Shadow I ran with my heart in my throat. The panic that was gripping me was threatening to bring me under. I felt my lungs seizing, the edges of my sight starting to fade, until I burst through the bushes and trees, and everything became clear and my eyesight sharpened. I skidded to a halt and looked around. Which way was the pond? Think, think, id*ot. How did she run in here so fast? I ran to the left, I saw the pond in the distance and I felt relief wash through me, until I remembered that Web said she had walked into the pond. I picked up my speed and came to a halt at the edge. I quickly ripped off my cut, and my boots. I didn’t want to get dragged down into the water too. I undid my jeans and shucked them off as fast as I could. I crashed through the water, not feeling the

