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I ran as fast as I could. As far away from them as I could get, even though I could still hear their footsteps pounding behind me, and their ragged breathing. It was nighttime in the City and Satellite, and I was running over the highway towards Satellite, and I knew that if I wasn't careful, I would hear a D-wheeler coming after me. The highway wasn't for runners, after all, and as if on a cue, I could hear one coming up behind me. My eyes flashed as I gritted my teeth. I can't be caught. Was the single thought that ran through my mind. I looked over the side of the bridge. I was closer to Satellite than I was to the city by now, and I was over the water, getting closer every second. The Security officer on the D-Wheel put on his sirens and yelled: "Halt!" – and he only got to saying that much before I made up my mind, and vaulted over the side of the bridge and into the ocean far, far below me.
I heard surprised yells and the sound of the D-Wheel stopping as I curled myself into a ball, preparing myself for the impact of the water as the wind whistled by me. Then I hit it, and the surface of the water exploded with a splash, just after I had held my breath.
On the highway, four surprised Security Officers looked over the side of the bridge in astonishment, and then looked at each other in disbelief after witnessing the explosion of the water.
"She jumped." One of them said, and another shrugged.
"These people do crazy things." He said as if it explained itself as he walked back to his D-Wheel and got on. He put his helmet on and looked at the others, who were leaning against the walls, catching their breath. "If you're not back in the City in half an hour, I'll send someone to pick you up." They nodded, and the man sped off. A few moments later, they glanced over the bridge to the water below and shook their heads before heading back to the City at a walk.
Far below them, I was already swimming.