Aliana ran further and could hear a roar from the distance as the monster broke through the thread. She looked to Hatta worryingly their headstart was up.
We're All a Little Mad // OxO // Closed
Hatta's eyes flickered. "Come on. Keep running." he said calmly.
Aliana nodded once more and continued to run. She didn't understand how Hatta was so calm at the moment. She responded to him breathlessly, "Okay."
Hatta kept running. In reality, he didn't have a clue what to do, but knew that staying calm was better.
Aliana tried to burst into a sprint to catch up to Hatta but failed to do so. It was fine. As long as he made it out okay, everything would be fine. Aliana wasn't that important in the long run.
Hatta slowed down to match her pace, eyes flicking around.
Aliana looked to him and then back to the monster chasing after them, "Keep going. I'll be fine."
Hatta shook his head. "Nope. Come on." He replied.
Aliana resigned herself and continued on. Her voice was breathless and slightly strained, "Okay, but if something happens then you run okay?"
Hatta sighed, and nodded. "Alright." He replied.
Aliana gave him a nod and kept going as fast as she could, though it wasn't enough to keep a distance between her and the dog.
Hatta kept running along beside her.
Aliana was breathing heavy as she looked back at the monster. She didn't know how much longer she could keep running.
Hatta grabbed her hand and pulled her along. "Stop looking back." he hissed between his teeth.
Aliana nodded and kept going letting Hatta pull her, "I, okay."
Hatta continued running.
Aliana saw a crossroad coming up and pointed, "We, we should turn left."
Hatta blinked. "Okay." he replied quickly, and turned.
Aliana followed after and glanced back to see if the monster was following them. She felt her heart drop as she saw the dog round the corner.
(gtg to bed now. Good night!)
Hatta sighed. "Stop looking!"
(Night!)
Aliana winced and kept running. She was quiet and breathless as she responded, "Sorry. I had hoped… Sorry."
Hatta shook his head. "Looking back will just make it worse."
"I, sorry," Aliana repeated herself as she kept running. She didn't want to lose sight of the creature, but Hatta was right.
Hatta shook his head a little. "Stop apologizing and just keep running."
Aliana nodded and tried to burst into a sprint only to tire quickly going back to her earlier pace.
Hatta kept running beside her.
Aliana felt her breathing go ragged as she started to run out of steam despite being filled with both adrenaline and fear.
Hatta sighed softly, and pulled off his hat again. "Get in the hat." he said firmly.
"I, what?" Aliana looked at him quizzically, "Now?"
"Yes." Hatta replied. "It's safer."