Shadow RuNNer!

A cold breeze slapped her round the face, she turned round but the woods were empty.1

Julie was 14 she lived in a small isolated village in yorkshire.That night she had walked out of her house, her father had raised his fist to her again but she had promised herself that would be the last time as she packed as many of her things as she could into her ting rucksack.She walked out the door and then as they had done many times before the tears slid down her pale sucken face, where was she gonna go all her family had turned there backs on her and her mother she was now alone with no where to turn.2

Julie walked slowy through the town kicking a coke can as she did.She slid her sleeve up and checked the time it was 1:04am soon she knew the drunks would start appering out of the pubs so she headed for the outer borders of the town.An hour passed it seemed like a whole century had been and gone so she decided to move on she headed towards the woods. The moon had settled on the top of the tree leaves she followed the path that lead down to the centre of the forest.Julie guessed she would be safe down there as everyone was mostly scared to go there in the day let alone the night so slowy she made her way do the pathway. She heard a nose she turned round and looked forward and saw the stream the sound of it echoed round the darkened forest. Julie sat on wooden bridge over the stream and pulled a stick through the waters ripples she lay down and shut her eyes as she did she heard a rustling among the tress.3

She looked around but knowone was there she thought it must be something in the stream so she shut her eyes again but she heard the sound again so she decided to go investigate she picked up her rucksake and looked round aty that moment a cold breeze slapped her round the face she turned round but the woods were empty.A shiver ran up her back she decided it was time to leave as she turned to walk back up the path that lead the way out a hand grabbed her shoulder she turned round to she a black figure almost like a shadow she went to push it away but her hand went straight through she gasped for air and she turned and ran she ran and ran but she wasnt running fast enough her heart beat seemed to echo through the words but everytime she turned round it seemed to be there. Julie ran down a muddy hill and tripped over a stump on the way down she landed at the bottom with a thump she looked up and she was at the bridge again the hand grabbed her and whispered "theres no place to hide its over for you now"4

Julie tryed to scream but it didnt come out so she shut her eyes and prayed she was dreaming.5

The next day julies mother went looking for her she headed down to the forest as she walked down the path a gust of wind seemed to slap her round the face and whisper help she headed down to the bridge but when she got there she fell on her knees and screamed there lay on the floor was the body of her daughter she turned round but all that wasd there was hers and julies shadow she gasped why was julies shadow standing behind her but the shadow drifted off into the tress shadows julies mum looked down and next to julie was write6

please do not cry 7

for i did not die8

for you will see me soon9

as im the shadow of the moon10

and everytime you look above11

rember you still have my love12