Jane was not sure how long she had been running. Time seemed to have evaporated during her sprint. Finally, she paused, and let large, exasperated breaths fall out of her mouth. Her cheeks ere flushed from running, and there was dirt smeared on her face--from when the giant bear had attacked her. 

She felt like falling over, but was not sure if she would be able to get up if another creature came to attack her. She turned around, finally. [i]The coast is clear[/i]. She smiled to herself--only momentarily--her smile, interrupted by a tiny female voice. "I don't know if this will work."--Jane could not quite make out what the voice had said. It did not sound harmful, but after the attack, she was not willing to find out.

Jane tried to catch her breath. She had just sprinted three straight miles, and--her leg. Her [i]leg[/i]. It looked blackened with blood. How much blood had she lost? There was dirt smeared over her scratch, as well. Sharp pins and needles started to pierce her leg. She grabbed at her leg, wanting the pain to stop, but fell in the process. Her hands touching her leg caused a sharp nerve wracking damage to her balance.

She screamed out in pain. [i]This is really painful[/i], she thought to herself. She let out small, tearless cries, breathing quick, deep breaths. She was so tired, and her leg...