Chapter 1 Part 2 when Past & Present Collide

I’m racing through the forest, my heart is beating fast and my breathing is heavy. It’s dark and cold.  Suddenly, everything around me becomes eerie. I can see blood dripping from the trees like heavy drops of rain. I try to wipe it away when it falls on my face, but it only smears. I trip over a stump sending my body skidding across the forest floor and I can feel myself losing my focus, but I turn over with the feeling I’m not alone. I feel this beast coming toward me with bloodshot eyes and I open my mouth to scream, but what comes out surprises me. “Malachi,” I whisper, rea