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    No Escape
    No Escape
    No Escape
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    No Escape

    By M.J. Ferguson

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    Adelia falls asleep one night only to find herself in a dank, dark cellar when she awakens. She is stalked by an unseen malevolent force. Is this a horrible dream or her new reality? Will she survive or will she find no matter what she does there is no escape?
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    Please note: No Escape is intended for mature audiences due to graphic violent content and non-consensual sex.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherM.J. Ferguson
    Release dateAug 7, 2015
    No Escape
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    M.J. Ferguson

    West Virginia native Miachelle J. Ferguson writes as M.J. Ferguson. M.J. developed a love of reading in the first grade and her voracious appetite for great stories and amazing characters has grown. M.J. discovered her love for writing in the sixth grade and honed her short story and poetry skills through college. M.J. writes about complicated people and relationships, intriguing stories and psychological thrillers. She still lives in West Virginia surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, family and friends. M.J. is a member of a local writing group The Wicked Wordsmiths of the West. You can contact M.J. on Facebook under Miachelle Ferguson or her author page M.J Ferguson Author, Twitter @MJFerguson13 or email her at mia13692000@yahoo.com.

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      No Escape - M.J. Ferguson

      No Escape

      Adelia stopped to catch her breath. She clung to the tree in front of her, the bark biting into her palms. She took gulping, gasping breaths her lungs burning and her heart racing. The forest floor, covered in leaves, twigs, rocks, and things she didn’t want to think about, dug into her bare feet. She tried to block the pain out the best she could. It didn’t matter how bad her feet hurt or her lungs, she had to keep moving. She couldn’t stop no matter what. She didn’t even know what she was running from. Adelia only knew she had to get away. She took a few deep breaths, trying to slow her breathing down. She knew the panting breaths she was taking were too loud. She had to be quiet or it would hear her.

      Though the night was muggy, stifling even, a shiver ran through her body as the sweat clinging to her began to cool causing her skin to feel clammy. What was left of her tattered dress clung pathetically to her body in places. Her hair was in matted clumps on her head, stray pieces plastered to her face. She straightened from the tree and used shaking hands to brush the hair off her face.

      Adelia had no idea where she was. All she knew was that she went to bed and when she awoke she was in a dark, damp room. A bare mattress was on the filthy floor. She could hear the slow

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