Chapter 48

•KINLEY•

By the time my bare feet touched the asphalt of abroad I was exhausted.

My feet were red with cuts and raw patches. I was filthy. My hands were still cuffed and my mouth was extremely dry.

The sun had gone down a while ago and I wasn't even sure if it was still night or early morning.

The road was empty with no sign of cars.

Grateful to be out of the trees, I sat down on the side of the road, wincing at the aches and pains running through my body.

The plan had been to walk until I was able to get to safety, but with the way my body was feeling I doubted I would be able to make it very gar at all.

I was exhausted and my feet hurt from all the walking and running amongst rocks and twigs. It was too dark to tell the extent of the damage done to my feet, but I could feel the open wounds.

I laid back against the tree behind me and let out a slow breath, trying to decipher what my next move should be. At the moment, the best idea seemed to be to stay in one place and wait for someo