Somewhat Relieved

His breath was caught in his throat as he was dragged across the earth. He dragged his feet, trying to loop a foot under a root to halt them in their tracks but the effort was pointless. He'd stopped considering calling for help, knowing that no one out here would hear him. Of course it'd be best to save his energy, but he didn't think there was truly much left to save anyway after all that running. It was almost a joy to be carried away like this, except for the fact he was sure he was headed straight into danger and he'd never be able to find his way out. Still, you had to have hope and as long as it was him and not her, he was somewhat relieved.

[131 words]

Faults

17 June 2010

The trees almost swallowed him up. Almost, but not quite. We chased after him. We had to catch up. I didn't want to deal with the consequences if we didn't. The problem was, this kid wanted to be captured. He really did. He just didn't have the ability to stop. It wasn't his fault. These people were driving him into their world. One he hadn't asked for, or wanted. We had to catch him. Tell him everything would be alright. But would that be a lie? I couldn't be certain. Nothing was certain anymore.

[94 words]