The Girl Who Runs

A Post-Apocalypse Short Story

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The girl should know better, but October is her favourite month. Besides, the others are sleeping; she’ll be back before sunrise, before they’re awake.

She steps outside and the brown dog follows her. The air is sharp. Polished. Her pulse quickens and her quadriceps twitch. Instinctively, she breathes more deeply.