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Once we walked out of the door, the harsh whipping of the wind messed up my hair, blinding me with the constant hitting on my face.

It was weird, leaving the house after so long, in a way. I was starting to get used to how comfortable I was in the house.

I should have known though, really, that I wasn't safe in that house for long.

It was quite weird that I still didn't really know what was going on after so long but I mean, it's not like I was going to get out of this situation without playing through the whole thing.

See, walking from the ladder to the door, I realised that I could be fearful for everything that could happen next, or I could embrace it. I was never going to be able to get back to my old life, Jack made sure of it when he decided to shoot up my school.

So then, the next best thing I could do was enjoy the chase, right?

So as we were running into the woods, past the thorned bushes and plants that stood towering over us, I felt exhilarated. 

I could feel a kind of happiness filling me up from my heart and I didn't know what was going on, but I wanted to laugh. I wanted to scream, to let the world know that I was completely OK with the way things were turning out.

I just found the whole situation so funny. I could never go back to that boring lifestyle of mine even if I tried.

So while I was running through that wood, I laughed. I laughed and screamed with joy whilst Derek trailed me.

"Erm, Maya, are you ok?"

"Better than ok. I'm ready. For the past month, Jack's put me in such a bad place, you know? I mean, chances are, things will play out and it'll end in two ways. We'll all get out of this but then live lives full of boredom. The other way is that none of us get out of it alive, but at least the chase would have been fun. It's a dark thought but let's make the most of it, Derek. If this is going to be the last thing we ever do, let's enjoy it."

I stopped running for a second, panting from the run, and turned towards him.

He looked proud.

As he looked at me, he looked proud and seemed just as happy as I did.

"Ok." he said, and with that, I solidified what I thought.

He didn't think we'd get out of this either.

So we were going to enjoy our last moments.

"DILLEN, COME ON, COME FIND US." I screamed whilst Derek whistled behind me.

This past month had been too boring, nothing had happened and of course, I was craving for something to happen again.

So when I heard the cocking off the gun from behind us, I broke into hysterics with Derek as I pulled him further into the woods.

"Connor told me to find his cabin, he hid one and he gave me some directions. Let's find it."

So we ran, not knowing who was chasing us but in the end, did it matter?

Of course it did.

It had to be Jack, I had to show him how unfazed I was by all of this.

But of course, it was all fake.

In reality, I was shaking on the inside.

I was trembling so hard because I don't care what happens to me, I just want, need everyone else to get out of this alive.

So that meant, loosing Derek in the process.

I had to get away from Derek, I needed it to be just me and Jack.

With the way I had been trained up the past month added to how I could fight before any of this, I knew I could easily overpower him.

I wasn't the same girl that I was when Jack was holding Ocean and Connor captive, I wasn't just going to let him overpower me, oh no.

I was going to give him a challenge.

I know how he just loves to be in control, so I was going to give him a reason to fight.

"Derek, we need to distract him so we're going to have to split up. When I say so, I need you to run in the opposite direction to me, ok?"

"Are you sure?"

"Never been more sure, I need you to trust me."

I stopped running and turned to him.

Jumping up, I grabbed him in a hug. We stood there for a few seconds, listening to the footsteps that were trailing us get closer and closer.

I pulled away from him and looked up at him, catching his beautiful dark eyes.

"See you on the other side." I said as I pulled him down to my level, leaving him the quickest of pecks on his cheek.

With the new strength I had been working on, I pushed him hard.

I pushed him so hard that he fell down the small hill, landing at the bottom of the steep hill.

I knew he'd be fine, he'd been through much worse before if what he'd told me was true.

I couldn't exactly be there for him forever if he was dead, could I?

"JACK, WHERE ARE YOU?" I sang playfully whilst running again.

It felt so unreal, so unreal yet so good, knowing that whatever happens now will only put me in danger. They would have called off the attack at the house now, knowing I wasn't inside the house.

My next job was to find this cabin of Connor's.

I needed Jack to think he had me cornered.

Little will he know that I have a completely different agenda.

I probably should have asked Derek where Connor said this cabin was, though. Now I was just running into nothingness.

It's the thrill of the chase, I told myself.

I was finally going to out an end to Jack and his torments.

I just needed to wait a little longer.

Just a little longer.

Just until he came into my view.

Just a few more seconds...

...and there he was, standing confidently just a few more than 100 meters away.

It was game time.

I masked my victory with fake fear, making myself tremble and shake.

When really, on the inside, I was trembling and shaking from pure joy.

I placed a terrified on my face, widening my eyes and trembling my lip.

I waited for a few more seconds, pretending to be a deer in headlights before I saw a clearing.

A clearing with a cabin.

It was small, it was tiny actually, I would have definitely missed it if I wasn't looking close enough.

But it was definitely there.

So after making sure that Jack could clearly see me, I ran towards the cabin. 

As soon as I turned my back to him, I let the smile that was on my face before take over my facial features again.

"What's wrong, Cordero, not feeling as confident in yourself as you were when you were shouting for me to find you?"

I almost laughed out loud, if only he knew how wrong he actually was.

"Pl--please leave me alone!" I screamed, putting a false tremor in my voice as I ran.

I really wasn't lying when I said that Jack Dillen was stupid.

Now at the cabins door, I stood, my hand holding the handle.

I thought over my plan again, thinking about how once I do this, it'll all be over.

Everyone will finally be safe.

So opening the door, I ran to the furthest corner of the cabin, closing and locking the door behind me and sat down, practicing my terrified face.

 I finally put myself in the victim mindset, really trying to get in my role.

I was so ready.

I heard his footsteps outside the door, it was time.

Click. Click. Click.

With each passing second, I watched and listened in horror as my pursuer slowly made their way around the lock that was placed on the door. I was sure that by now, my eyes were bulging out their sockets as my body tried its hardest to blend into the darkness behind. The handle turned slowly, torturing me as images of all that could happen now flooded my mind, as if trying to mock me and my helplessness. As the door creaked open, my breath left my body as I tried to come to grips with the fact that this may be the final thing I will ever see. The silver, empty barrel of the handgun pointed right in between my brows.

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a/n: for those of you who noticed it, well done.

for those of you that didn't  notice it, shame on you.

(see the last paragraph? it's from the first chapter)

i'm literally so ready for this to happen, i've been planning on it forever.

what do you guys thinks Maya's about to do?

see, i'm evil so i don't think you guys know what's coming, but if you do,then congrats, you guys are the most observant of the lot (I've been leaving hints - very, very subtle ones, as to what's going to happen)

if you guys have already read the next chapter, don't ruin in, I beg you.

Have a good night, my lovelies <3

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