The world became a haze of red, the sky a blank white. Jen heard a ghost of a breath behind her. The horse's movements became unnaturally slow. Jen whipped around in her seat, and she beheld her stalker. Without thinking, without comprehension, she willed him back, away from her. Shockingly, the stranger was repelled into the dark recesses of an alley beside the dirt road. Suddenly, the world was restored to its former reality and the horse picked up speed.
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