The corridors were dark. It felt like his lungs would burst out of his chest, but he couldn’t stop running.

He couldn’t stop now, not after everything, not with everything ahead of him.

He couldn’t stop, not even for the sword pointed at him. Still, it felt good to rest.

Kelly Jacobson is a student at Orion High School. Her favorite subject is English and she hopes to someday publish a book or two.