NYC Midnight short story challenge 2019 round 1 Heat 18 - Action/Adventure / An eclipse / A fugitive

 Eclipsed



“If I make it out of here Mike,
our friendship is over!”


Winny gritted her teeth and pulled
herself further up the hill.



She reached for the next sapling,
sandals slipping on the dried grass pulling her back down and tearing
off another glittering fingernail. She cradled her hand under her
body for a few minutes while the pain receded and pressed her face
into the grass.