[ cw ] write about the strangest/scariest/saddest dream you 've ever had in less than 200 words .

The night was as thick and terrifying as any I had ever seen before. All I could hear was the scream of the wind past my ears, the pounding of hooves, huffed horse breaths, and the pounding of my own heart. 
 
 The woods were closeknit, and my path was barely visible, hidden under a thick layer of bracken. 
 
 `` Faster,'' I whispered as I dug my heels in. Safety was close and yet so far away, calling to me. He would save me; I knew it with all my heart. 
 
 All I had to do was outrun the demons at my back first.
