Day 38 Mulling Over Life And Writing Prompts

Day 38 of the daily prompts:

Shadow

She felt like something crawled behind her. She glanced yet again at the street where she had come from. There was only the dark display of the street lights and the shadows beyond the halos. She swallowed and continued down the road ahead. A few more blocks, and she would be home, and then everything would be fine.

There it was again, as if nails were scraping against the road. She hurried her steps. The sound became louder. She began running, her br...