With nothing else to do, I stood up and took a quiet, cautious step towards the compartment door. I glanced out the window, down both sides of the corridor, but my vision was still so restricted that there was nothing of interest to see. As my heartbeat pounded aggressively and an irrational fear started to overwhelm me, I took a second nervous and shaky step towards the door.
In a menacing flash of black shadows, something flew in front of me and threw the sliding compartment door to the side. My heart stopped, my jaw dropped in shock and I stumbled backwards into the room. With a fierce pounding, my heart beat returned and my rapid breathing tightened my chest. I stared at the darkness in the doorway, completely cold and frozen with terror and I watched as something emerged.
A pale, familiar face emerged out of the gloomy shadows and instantly his black clothed form was clear and free of the dark. His bright, amber eyes rose up to meet mine menacingly and a devilish smirk crossed his full, pink lips.
My hands flew to my chest as I struggled to find enough breath, and I stared at him completely amazed and in a mix of fear and relief. “M—Max,” I choked, struggling to say his name.
His mouth widened into a mischievous, white grin and his eyes glared at me with a dangerous intensity. “Kitty,” he murmured ominously as he took a step into the room. “I promised I’d find you, didn’t I?”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Felicity Beadsmoore is a dedicated writer who finds ideas for stories everywhere. Though she has a degree in creative writing from Queensland University of Technology, Felicity was bitten by the storytelling bug at a very young age. She currently lives with her family and a Bernese Mountain dog in a seaside suburb just north of Brisbane, Queensland.
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