Teri could hear the twigs snapping beneath the soles of her shoes as she ran through the woods.
This wasn’t her usual morning jogging route. She was following someone, a mysterious someone, the new boy at school. Ever since they’d bumped into each other on the first day of school, she had been having a weird vibe about him and was determined to find out.
Quickly, she hid behind a tree as he stopped, looked around before jumping through the hole among the branches. The moment he’s out of sight, she ran to the hole and peeked. He was gone.
This story was originally posted on March 9, 2017.
Written for 100 Word Wednesdays, where we are given a photo prompt and we are to write a 100-word story.