On the Run

'This is the sequel to The Sign of the Shooting Star. '





As I await the dawn,

I realize with a jolt, 

we were not just misfits anymore.

We

were

misfits

on the run

Prologue
Help.

Another one of our common words.

It saves lives.

Many lives.

But not mine.

My killer is closing in as we speak.

You might not make it out alive either, stranger.

Chapter One
The cold wind ruffled my fur. The smallest pieces of the sun rose over the mountain peak.