Love Unspoken

Abigail bit her lip and kept quiet, jogging behind Landon. The folks chasing them were getting closer, their flashlights bouncing as they climbed too. They knew if they lost sight of Abigail and Landon before they hit the forest, catching up So, they kept on their tail, no breaks.

would be a nightmare.

Abigail's breathing was ragged, and her wound was killing her. She was dead tired from all the running.

But she didn't say a word, scared Landon might ditch her, making all her effort pointless.

Luckily, the forest was thick with underbrush and trees. After what felt like forever, those annoying lights finally disappeared.

She panted hard and asked, "Did we lose them?"

Landon was breathing heavy too. He nodded a bit and then remembered she couldn't see him in the dark. "Probably. Let's walk a bit more and then rest."

Abigail nodded, gritting her teeth, and kept following him.

For a while, the only sound was the rustling of the underbrush as they moved through it.

They ran until they could barely make out shapes in the forest. Finally, Landon stopped.

He exhaled and looked back. "They probably won't catch up for now. You okay?"

Abigail nodded, too exhausted to talk. She didn't care about the dirt and just dropped to the ground, gasping for air, her heart pounding like crazy.

Sweat covered her face. She leaned back against a tree, eyes shut, her heavy breathing drowning out the birds.

Landon looked at her without saying anything, scanning the area. Once he was sure it was safe for now, he sat down next to her.

After a bit, Abigail finally caught her breath. She pressed on her wound and turned to Landon. "Are we safe now?"

"Yeah, for now. But who knows after dawn," Landon replied.

Abigail's anxiety spiked again. By dawn, the forest would be easy to see through, and with more people searching, hiding would be tough. They'd have to get through another day of tension, waiting for nightfall. She never thought she'd end up living like a fugitive.

asked Landon, "Was it always like this when you were on

thought for a second. "I don't

you were, was

against the tree and looked at her. "Do you

and sighed, "Can you

scratched his nose

"It's

thrilling if you

caught?" Abigail asked, looking at him, waiting for his

didn't let her

calm tone

"I won't

a deeper meaning in his words, one she didn't

dare

"If you had to keep running with me like this, would

down, started racing again because of his question. "What

"Nothing," Landon replied.

and meaning another. When he finally said something sincere, she blocked it. She

overthink it. You wouldn't be

act like you

weaving them. "You find it thrilling now, but you'll get tired of it over time and regret it." "You talk as if I would actually agree to

weaving the grass in his

She turned her head away

day, year after year, even a lifetime, required a

was already bright, and Abigail felt sleepy. She

they stopped, she didn't want to run anymore. She was exhausted, with

Landon, "It's already bright. Aren't we

If we wander around, we might run into them. You should rest," Landon advised. Abigail stared at him. "If I fall asleep, you won't leave me,