The Tainted (The Tainted Series Book 1) by Anna Hill

Author:Anna Hill [Hill, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Anna Hill
Published: 2015-04-29T05:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Rebecca walked out of the tree line at the edge of her clearing. Dawn had just broken and the sun’s first rays were beginning to light up the surrounding treetops, glistening off the edges of their outstretched branches. It was cold outside--cold enough that the morning dew on the grass was frozen over.

As she scanned the opening, she saw small clouds of vapor drifting up from the middle of the small field. Someone was lying there, yet from this distance, she couldn’t quite see who.

Rebecca cautiously made her way forward, but stopped immediately when she realized that no white cloud came from her lungs when she exhaled. Nor did the frozen grass crunch beneath her feet when she stepped forward. She held her hands out in front of herself to inspect them. She looked the same as usual, she even felt the same as usual, and yet something was off.

Movement in front of her made her suddenly look up. The figure in the grass was sitting up now. Rebecca studied it for only a moment before she realized she was looking at someone all too familiar. She was staring straight at herself.

This had to be a dream. Instantly, panic began to flood her chest. Every fiber in her body shouted for her to get out, to wake herself up and free herself from whatever nightmare this might be. But she fought against her instinct. Not tonight. Not this time.

Rebecca pushed away her fear, and once again began to enter the clearing. She approached herself slowly. She rarely had a dream outside her body, but when she did, watching herself never ceased to feel indescribably strange. Tonight, she looked more peaceful than Rebecca had ever before seen herself in a dream. There was even a small smile on her face as she watched the distant sunrise light up the horizon with soft hues of pink and orange.

She’d only made it halfway into the clearing when a strange feeling made her look off into the woods on the far side. At first, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. She was about to continue walking toward herself, when she caught sight of a small, but distinct, puff of white vapor coming out of the tree line. There was someone back there, watching.

Changing her course and picking up her pace, Rebecca headed straight toward the small white clouds of breath. Though she knew she couldn’t be seen, she approached her new target cautiously, apprehension filling her chest. She’d always been so certain that someone had been watching her in the clearing, and now she was about to find proof. Finally, she had a chance to see who it was.

Rebecca ducked into the trees about twenty feet away from where the person stood, and began slinking forward through the forest. The soft morning light cast dark shadows amongst the trees, almost fully hiding the mysterious figure from view. She could just barely detect it in front of her.

When she was only five feet away, she suddenly stopped.

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