Page 2 of Sexy Beginnings

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He will end up killing you if you stay.

I turn the knob and run as fast as I can. The rough gravel and rocks pierce my feet with each step. I feel like each movement is as loud as a crack of thunder. That’s when I see a light shine near me.

“She’s runnin’!” Someone shouts.

I’m dead.

I keep running.

I can’t be caught.

Fight or flight, my mind races. I run.

I keep running.

I can’t stop.

My lungs burn.

My body is on fire as pain shoots through me from head to toe.

I push on.

It feels like I have been running forever as my feet pound the ground beneath me.

My will slowly fades.

That’s when I see it.

My sanctuary.

My hope.

A warehouse that’s completely shaded in the darkness.

I need to hide.

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