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It was after her. She could feel the loud thudding it's feet made. She couldn't see anything though. All she could do was run. She felt herself trip over something.

"Ow!" She said quietly. She grunted as she got back up and brushed herself off. "Where is it?" As soon as she asked the question out loud, she felt herself being lifted into the air. She could tell it was something horrible. "Please! Don't!" She screamed trying to reason with whatever 'IT' was. She felt the breath of something horrible and nearly gagged at the smell. It began to squeeze her harder. She was going to die.

I sat up, my eyes filled with tears. I knew if I cried out, I would get beat, so I sobbed quietly. I adjusted myself on the cement floor and curled my toes into the blanket to keep them warm. Once I was somewhat comfortable, I closed my eyes.

I had barley gotten to sleep when the pots and pans sounded loudly.

"Up!" A voice yelled. I groaned and threw the blanket off of me. I got up from the floor and stretched, my back aching from sleeping on a hard surface.

"Mary," A girl named Margaret whispered beside me. "you gotta tell someone about these dreams. They keep all of us up at night."

"At least you're not living them." I said smacking her in the arm. "And shut up. I'm always quiet."

"Upstairs! Now!" A voice yelled from upstairs.

"What if we ran away?" Annie asked almost to herself.

"We would get caught, Annie." Margaret said.

"But we're special! We could outsmart them."

"We ain't special, Annie. We're different. That's why we're here!" Dani said quietly.

"Dani, you can provide warmth. I'd say, that's pretty special. Mary can make the weather do whatever and wherever she wants. And I can see far distances. That makes us special. We could totally outsmart them!"

"Look, we appreciate the enthusiasm, but...we're here for good. Nothing more to it. This is our life now." I said sighing. Stuck forever.

"Tonight." That was all Annie said before she ran upstairs. We ran after her to get our breakfast.

"Okay. When Margaret comes back down, we're going to make a run for it." Annie said. "Everyone ready?"

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Away from here. Anywhere is better." Dani said. Annie agreed quietly.

"I don't mean to be the one to do this, but...we have no idea what we're doing. This is not a good idea! What if they found out?"

"We'll be long gone before that." Margaret said reaching us. "They're snoring like fucking pigs now. Let's go!" Margaret grabbed her bag as she led us quietly up the stairs, stopping occasionally to make sure they didn't wake. When we all reached the top, we slowly walked into the kitchen warning each other of the different creaks the floor made. Margaret opened the door and let us all go before her. When I walked out, being the last one, Margaret closed the door quietly and ran after us. When we reached far away from the house where they couldn't find us, we yipped and hollered in excitement. This would be our new adventure.

"I can't wait till I can finally sleep in a bed again." Annie grumbled as she got in closer to me.

"At least it's not cement." Dani said.

"Shut up!" Margaret hissed.

"Why you so grumpy?" Dani asked.

"I heard something." Margaret said. Annie sat straight up.

"What's up, Annie?" I asked.

"We have to go!" She said quietly. "They're coming."

"Who's coming? The Mildreds? How?"

"No!" Annie said getting up and grabbing our bags. "The monsters! We have to go! Now!" Everyone got up and began running.

"Annie! What monsters?" I asked.

"Don't look back! They'll get you!" Annie screamed as she bolted past us. And what I saw next, I will never forget. Annie was being lifted into the air by something. I could hear it's breath. I knew exactly what it was.

"Annie!" Margaret screamed.

"Margaret! No!" I whispered grabbing her by the shoulder. "Come on! Let's go!"

"But what about Annie?" Margaret exclaimed as I began pulling her another direction.

"There's nothing we can do!" I said. "We have to find shelter!" We continued running until I saw a cave. I dived in, Margaret and Dani following.

"What the hell is happening?" Dani asked as she came in closer to me. I was grateful because I was freezing and her warmth made me feel better.

"I don't know, but that's what my dreams have been about." I said quietly. Margaret rested her head on my shoulder and sniffed.

"Poor Annie." She said.

"We're going to be fine." I said wrapping my arms around both of them. "I promise. We're going to be fine." I felt myself fall into a deep slumber.

I woke up feeling groggy. I sat up and played back the day's events.

"Guys, we gotta get moving." I said waking the other two up. "We can't be in one place too long."

"I'm hungry." Dani said sitting up.

"Once we found a town, we'll get some food." I said climbing out of the cave.

"But there are no towns for hours!" Dani whined.

"What do you suggest then?" I looked back at her angrily. "We can't exactly kill an animal. It would attract too much attention."

"We just have to keep moving." Margaret said. "Don't worry about food."

"What was that thing?" Dani asked. "The thing that killed Annie?"

"I don't know, but I'm pretty sure she could see them."

"Can you?" Margaret asked.

"No. And I don't think I want to."

"Are they after us?" Dani asked.

"Why would they be? And plus, we are out in the middle of the woods." Margaret said.

"I don't think that's any kind of wolf, Margaret. Wolves are nothing compared to that thing."

"What do we do?" Margaret asked.

"We travel by day, and find shelter before nightfall. If anyone hears something suspicious, don't scream. We have to stick together. That's the only way we're going to survive." I said. We began walking through the woods, the memories of the invisible creature in the back of our minds.

"I miss, Annie." Margaret said quietly that night. We had found another cave and were settling for the night. I placed my head on her shoulder as a comfort.

"Me too."

"Guys, shhh!" Dani said as she cocked her head as if to hear something. Something roared loudly in the distance.

"What the fuck was that?" Margaret said. We backed more into the cave as it grew louder and much closer. Dani whimpered as she sank into me hoping for some comfort. I couldn't give her any. I was just as scared as she was. I closed my eyes, praying for a miracle. My eyes shot open as Dani screamed bloody murder. She was being dragged out of the cave by her ankle. Margaret and I backed more into the cave as we watched the horror of our friend being eaten alive by an invisible monster. Her body was thrown to the ground. I held my breath in, hoping the monster wouldn't hear us. When we heard large footsteps walk away, we knew we were safe.

"Dani," I said crawling over to the body. When I reached it, it took everything in me not to scream. She had no eyes. Instead, were her sockets. There wasn't even a trace of blood.

"What are we dealing with?" Margaret asked as she crawled up beside me.

"Something terrible." I said. "Come on. We have to keep going."

"That thing is still out there!" Margaret argued. "It's going to get us if we go now!"

"It's going to get us either way!" I said. "Let's keep moving." We walked through the woods for at least another two hours.

"Do you even know where we are?" Margaret asked. I shook my head. Once we found some shelter, we both laid down, exhausted from the day. I closed my eyes and instantly fell asleep.

The next morning, I woke up and felt extremely alone. I looked around me.

"Margaret?" I called. "Margaret!" I stepped outside and searched. She was no where. Above me, a bird screeched. I looked up to see a rather large bird. It seemed to be looking at me, as if it were watching me. Odd behavior for a bird. I thought ignoring it. I continued calling for Margaret. Nowhere. The bird screeched again. "What?" I yelled back angrily. "Are you gonna come peck my eyes out like they did to my friends?" The bird flew down past me and into the woods out of view. "Good! Leave me alone!" I said after it. Alone. I was really alone. I felt myself drop to my knees in exhaustion. I put my face in my hands and cried. At this point, I didn't care if the monster came after me. I wiped my tears away and looked up. In the distance, behind a tree, I saw a woman. Her face was kind and her hair was black. It almost looked blue in the sun. She had on a tight dark blue dress that hugged her figure. She was staring at me. Scared, I turned around and ran in the opposite direction. Who was she? Why was she staring at me? Was she the monster?