Long Run

Like an angel who has descended, the dust rose along with the steps Ana took as she walked towards Natalie, gripping the attention of all the teenagers around. She clenched her fists in anger, she couldn’t help but feel that Natalie was up to no good. She knew Natalie like a mum knows her child, Natalie has always been an arrogant bully since they were kids and she only got worse by the day. Ana had never let her best friend be bullied nor was she going to let it happen especially by someone like Natalie. “Natalie, stay away.” Ana snapped as soon as she stopped in front of Natalie while shielding Nova who was about five feet away. “Or else what?” Natalie stood arm akimbo with a smirk on her face. She felt pleased to see that exasperated look on Ana who had always been known to be calm at all times. She resented the kind of bond Ana had with most of their classmates, Ana always seems to be respected and admired by all of the students but she, on the other hand, had not for once been r

Vel city, a town for all like they call it, is the only town with hills. One Ana was finding it difficult to climb while rushing. "Darn it!" She breathed, "if I continue this way, I may not be able to attend the event! I would only disappoint Nova." She sighed. "Why don't I carry you on my back instead? That way, we'll get to your house earlier." Ana shot him a side glance, scrutinizing as she appraised his back. Many beads of sweat had crowded his forehead and his breaths were heavy. "No thanks," she said, looking away. "You can barely carry yourself yet you want to carry me? I'd rather walk by myself." She walked ahead of him, leaving him ignored as he hurried after her more like a puppy than Spiky was. "But I can try." Lucas wasn't so sure of himself anymore. His legs could barely keep him balanced, not to talk of carrying someone on his back. Ana snorted as she increased her pace, she was almost close to the house. "Ana! Wait up!" Lucas said, pulling on his bag as he walked f

"What do you think is there?" Lucas sniffled, hiding behind Elias. "Just look!" Ana jumped, pointing towards the spot. A finger fell out from under a body whose back was visible to them. It was as pale as paper. Then another finger fell out again, right beside the first. Slowly and gradually, fingers the number of a hand popped out completely. They had a ghost-like complexion and looked shrunken in place. Ana recalled watching a movie with a similar incident and she felt like she'd transmigrated into that scene. Four friends played a dare game, challenging ghosts and suddenly, the house became dark with the lights flicking back and forth. A pale palm had appeared out of nowhere and then, a red-died bodied landed in the room from the ceiling but when they looked, the ceiling wasn't broken. It was a ghost. Frightened, she turned her head around and beside her were four, no two friends. Shaking the thoughts out of her head, she denied the possibility of a ghost appearing believing the

By the break of dawn, outside Ruby's house, Ana was dressed and was carrying a backpack with Spiky hopping around her. When she walked past Nova's house, she noticed the lights were off, indicating that Nova had left. She sighed and headed towards the city gate. They had all agreed to meet there before 6 am and just as they said, they'd already arrived when she got there. She subconsciously looked around and nodded, everyone was prepared. "Let's go." She said and Lucas pushed the huge gates open. The cool breeze that blew in made her eyes sting. On the top of the huge gate, was written; Goodbye Vel City. She couldn't put into words how she felt at the moment because the words resonated well with her. She has stayed here since she was little and now she is leaving with no hope of returning. For the last time, she looked back and she could see a vague image of the little her then, running around the lakeside while being pursued by her father. The memories came flashing before her ey

“Ana, take them away from here!” Elias yelled, his usually calm face was covered with worry, one Ana had never seen on him before. He held a sharp iron bar in one hand as he struck the incoming monsters. Beside him were Ben and Carson, they each surrounded a cracked opening in the wall with Ana and the others inside. Natalie was tending to the injury on Lucas' left lower arm. A wide cut ran through his elbow down to the base of his wrist. He was losing so much blood that Natalie was frightened as she trembled while using clothes on clothes to wrap his hand.Ana shook her head as she disagreed. “I'm not leaving here without you guys!” Everyone was trying hard to fend off the monsters' attack but Elias managed to secure Lucas, Ana, Natalie and the exhausted Nova, an escape route through the artificially made door created by Lucas. He'd been slammed into that wall by one of the monsters and both Carson and Ben had blocked him to buy him some time to recover. It was that same route which A