Chapter 41: Narrow Escape

Chapter 41: Narrow Escape

Kathleen’s P.O.V

As I walked along the empty street, the sky opened up and the snow began to fall. A sudden flurry of white flakes drifting down from the sky. The streetlamps cast a soft glow on the snow, making it sparkle in the darkness, and distracting me temporarily from the fear in my mind. The air was crisp and clean, and the snow muffled the world around me.

I hugged my coat tighter around me, wishing I had more layers of clothing on me as the temperature began to drop rapidly with the advent of the snowflakes. But as the sound of footsteps continued on the snow that had already gathered on the ground, I couldn't help the fear that creeped into my mind once again.

I walked faster, almost breaking out into a sprint, but when my foot slipped slightly in the snow, I had to slow down once again, feeling my heart hammering inside my chest. The last thing I wanted to do was fall flat on my face when I didn’t even know if the person following me was just a pa