"Chase" by James Nam 남기웅
James Nam Masters Writing 2 Aaron Teacher Chase I hit the ground. The crash made a small sound that echoed around. My hands were touching a soft, cool substance. After emitting sets of coughs, I drank air with my mouth. The pace of my breathing became slower each moment while I tried to calm myself down. After a few seconds, I was able to pull myself up to a sitting position. I opened my eyes. My sight was just a series of blurry images which I couldn’t figure out. I rubbed my eyes and tried again. The soft, sticky substance that was sticking to my fingers moved onto my eyelids. I cleaned the substance with my arms and wrists and got a clear vision. I looked at what I was sitting on. Dirt, just plain dirt with specks of grasses it was. I shifted my gaze upward and saw light. The light was quite dim; making it almost unable to see what was around. The lights blinked and made small cracking sounds. It was coming from a streetlamp. I stood up. Pain reached m...