Petrified, Emily froze on her path as a ghostly paleness came over her face. A Bear! Why did this
happen to her?
Without even a conscious thought, Emily turned around and made a run for it. She could feel the
ground tremble as the bear's paws thumped behind her, roaring viciously.
Emily ran like there was no tomorrow. Driven by fear, she forgot about everything, as the bear chased
after her.
"Pah!" Emily accidentally stumbled on a stone and fell straight to the ground. When she jerked her
head back up, the fierce black bear had caught up to her. With teeth, sharp as white daggers, the bear,
brandished its claws, ready to maul her at any moment. Emily shuddered.
"Roar!" The big black bear locked its blood red eyes on her, waiting patiently.
Before she could react, the bear was already coming at her at full pelt. It was a close call, but Emily
was lucky enough to find a slope behind, that she could take advantage of. Without wasting another
second, she curled up into a ball and rolled down the slope.
In the end, the savage bear watched with disappointment as its prey suddenly disappeared before its
eyes.
The slope was not very high, so Emily just rolled for a while before coming to a stop. Although her body
was covered with slight bruises, she staggered to her feet and hid behind a big rock. She was in a lot of
pain, with her heart pounding in her chest so hard that it almost leapt into her throat.
Why was this happening to her?
A few minutes later, Emily popped her head out from behind the big rock to take a look around. When
she was convinced that the coast was clear she breathed a sigh of relief.
Relieved of her fears, Emily still couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong. When she
gradually turned her head around, she had a panic attack.
The bear had founds its way down to her. This time, when the bear came at her, she didn't even try to
move.
Fear had gripped her whole body, incapacitating her. This was the most desperate moment in Emily's
entire life.
The first thing that came to her mind was Jacob's face. Every time she was in danger, Jacob would
come to her rescue like her guardian angel. Emily wanted to wail for help, but it wouldn't do her any
good.
Emily knew that this time, no one would come to her rescue!
Emily closed her eyes in despair and reluctant acceptance, as the bear jumped at her. Her face went
white, as the the blood drained from her face.
"Bang!" Out of the blue Emily heard a loud banging noise.
Panic-stricken, she squinted her eyes open to see. Engulfed in complete darkness, she could only see
a tall black figure in front of her, but could not make out the person's face. She watched as the black
silhouette attacked the bear with a big rock.
"Roar!" After being hit a few times, the ferocious bear turned around angrily and turned its attention to
the black figure. With its giant paw it tried to clobber the person.
Fortunately, the person quickly evaded the bear's vicious attack, as they soon began to tussle with
each other. In truth, the bear was the one attacking while the black silhouette was defending itself, by
evading its attack.
Besides, the bear was almost twice the size of the man. Needless to say, the man was at a
disadvantage.
Emily, watched from the side, trembling with fear. She lifted the big stone when she had found on the
side. With all of her strength, she threw it towards the big black bear.
To make matters worse, she accidentally hit the man instead of the bear. Immediately the man groaned
in excruciating pain.
"Sorry! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!" Emily exclaimed. Flustered, Emily was clutching at straws, unable to
come up with a proper solution. Guilt-ridden, she started to worry about the man.
Once again, the big black bear turned its attention to Emily. Its cave like mouth, exposed its slithering
tongue, salivating at the sight of its tender and delicious prey. It ignored the injured man and swooped
towards Emily.
Emily was almost certain she was a goner for sure. Fortunately, she got yanked by a big hand from
behind just in the nick of time. The man dragged her with him, as he tried to escape.
"Ah!" Emily screamed out in pain, after spraining her ankle. However, before she could react to the
pain, the man carried her on his back, and ran like the wind.
The persistent, hungry animal ran after them, reluctant to give up on its hunt.
Overwhelmed by the adrenaline rush, Emily wanted to throw up, but she forced herself to keep her
insides intact. She firmly held onto the man's broad shoulders.
With each passing moment, the bear was already catching up, while the man was getting slower,
having depleted most of his strength to exhaustion.
Out of pure luck, the bear's sharp paws missed her cheeks by a hair a few times. In utter shock, Emily
gasped for air, unable to breathe.
"How, how about putting me down..." Emily stammered. With the wind howling beside her ears, she
vaguely heard the man said "No!"
Meanwhile, the bear was starting to get tired. In a final attempt to catch Emily, the wild animal sped up,
gaping its dreadful mouth at her.
Emily struggled and strove to restrain herself from screaming. The next moment, the man jumped into
the river, with Emily on his back, causing a huge water splash.
The cold water rushed into Emily's nose and ears, as she felt like she was going to suffocate once
again. Luckily, when she was struggling to keep herself afloat, the man dragged her body and held her
tightly in his arms.
She grabbed onto the man desperately, as if she were clutching at straws that could save her life. The
man held her head and pulled her face to press his lips against hers. He blew air into her lungs to help
her with the breathing.
After Emily came to her senses, the man continued swimming towards the shore. Whenever she failed
to hold on, he would blow air into her mouth. He repeated this process again and again.
After a while in the water, their body were starting to get numb with pain. Fatigue was slowly
overwhelming them as they struggled to carry on. Finally, the bear gave up its prey and ran away.
This time when the man pressed his lips to hers, it wasn't to blow air into her lungs. This time it was a
real kiss. His tongue slithered in her mouth, touching her and tasting her sweetness.
The kiss lasted for a long time. Emily gradually lost her consciousness. Almost senseless, she couldn't
even tell just how gently the man was kissing her. He kissed her lips with an intense sentiment of love
and tenderness.
When Emily opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on a thick bed of grass. The full moon
hung above her head. She assumed it was almost midnight. When she moved to her side, she felt the
presence of a man lying next to her.
"Jacob?" Emily tried to wake him up, but he did not respond. She touched his face, only to find that it
was cold. Almost as cold as a dead person's face.
Immediately, she started panicking. She hugged the man firmly and cried out loud,"What's the matter
with you? Wake up, Jacob! I'm so scared. Please talk to me!"
All of the sudden, the man twitched as his body stiffened for a moment. He slowly reached out his hand
and embraced the trembling woman.
"You're awake!" Surprised, Emily cried out in joy, relieved to see him come back to his senses.
The man coughed hoarsely and said,"I...am..not Jacob... I'm Jack."
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