I am running... I am running for my life...
I don’t know where this path leads me but I know I am just
running like hell. My legs are moving faster than I ever know. Before even I
realize where I am heading to, I started hanging in the air catching a rope on
the side of the walls and jump onto a bridge... Gasp..! Suddenly I sense that I am being followed. A black creature is
following behind like my shadow. They call me a dangerous guy but right now I
am in danger.
I continue my run without another thought. Wait. I know this
place. I have been here before. Déjà Vu..! Yes, it is the same old ruined
castle where I was burned to death, drowned in the brook, and... Now I feel
like I am here for the umpteenth time still looking for my way out.
I am trapped. I want to sit and think straight but I couldn’t
stop. Even in my fierce run, my eyes shine at the sight of treasure and
opportunities spilled everywhere. With some hope to live, I managed to grab them with my widened eyes even in the midst of my horrid run.
Being clueless where I am heading to, I carelessly trip over a
huge root of the tree that is probing out. Ouch!!
Is this an eerie nightmare I am struggling to wake up from? Or am I dead and my
spirit wandering in fear? Or am I running away from the darkness of death? I
wonder what’s happening to me. I am confused with the strange trail of events.
I sense the hot breath and hear the shrill animal cry right behind me. I
have no guts to turn back. I am scared to die one more time.
While my mind wanders everywhere, my body is tirelessly running
here. Whenever I turn a corner, I sense the déjà vu and then I am confused
which way - left or right? I don’t know if I choose the right path but I run
like what I am told. Yes, I can sense now there’s someone out there watching me
run and drives me crazy. But who is that? Why do they want me to do this? Wish
I can stop and take a breath but my legs are unable to cooperate. If I try, my body
screeches over the uneven floor and the creature’s hot breath feels even closer.
Is it a parallel world? Is it my avatar? Is something wrong with
my brain? When I jump over the broken bridges, I witness the fiery flames and
rotating wheels of sharp knives are waiting to kill me. I slid under the low
arches that are trying to stop my move. But if ever I stop, I know clearly that
I will be dead and gone. So with zest in my heart, I keep running without
taking rest.
As the creature nears me, out of nowhere I jump in the air slicing
through the wind, narrowly escaping from death. Just a miss! The only thing
that rings my mind is - Live longer. I find shiny things floating in the air
where I jump to collect them out of curiosity and sees that strangely my body
can absorb them like as if I were a mutant. Now all those precious things are flying over while my body sucks them without an effort. I get a new
boost in my body and feel rejuvenated. I never felt lighter like this before and I am
amazed that I even pass all the obstacles in front of me with carelessly easy.
Yet I am still scared. Does that mean I am dead already? Am I in hell where the
devils chasing me? Or am I watching my spirit running? I wish I end this
nightmare but its not that easy.
With my mind silently screaming, at such a faster pace I'm
surprised that I neither trip over anything nor followed by that creature. Is it hiding? I am still trying to solve this puzzle. Every time I think I found the way out, more mysterious pathways
appear magically out of nowhere. I wanted to scream in frustration and fear,
but strangely my mouth is sealed.
Then it strikes me, so clear and undoubtedly true that someone
else had put this in my head. It is not alone what I see but there’s something
more than that. Someone is driving me go nuts. Whoever it is, they wanted me to
experience the darkest fear of my life. How am I going to come out of it? I
forget everything and get lost in my train of thoughts again.
‘Hey Dude, Wassup?’ someone called me from behind.
Crap, before I
realize, I trip over the tree root with a loud, guttural cry and then the creature was upon me crushing me down to death... I go into a state of unconsciousness
where I feel no more pain... All I see is some emeralds shining brilliantly at
me. I wish they can save me.
I jerkily turned as I came back to my senses. ‘Hey Scarlett’, I
hit a hi5 with her.
My dangerous endeavor is over now. When I gain my conscious
back, I find my clothes have changed and my hair now held up in a ponytail and
here I am carrying my backpack. I am not the Dangerous Guy they call me but turned
out to be her - Scarlett Fox, running with the fastest legs in the Far East corner of the castle. But who am I really? Dangerous Guy or Scarlett Fox? I looked at me
weirdly but whoever I am... ‘I cheated
death’, I exclaimed silently. Whatever form I take, I still have to run for my
life. Then it starts all over again. I'm not really going anywhere. I run
through the maze again, pressurized with the creature’s hot breath right behind my
neck. I dare not to stop this time. A wave of fear goes through me, and I focus
all my energy on escaping the death one more time... Tirelessly I start to run
again, now that I am back in this never ending loop -
I am running in the Temple
Run ...
And yes I run... I run for my life...
Shaa.. What a speed! What a run! I had this run
lola run experience in my Dell Venue 8. With such an easy ride
in that smooth and bigger screen, Phew that creature indeed looked scary. My leg..
er.. my finger felt no pain and with the smooth touch, I had not experienced much of a
sticky moment. And that’s how I managed to cross my previous records which I
scored in my phone. Because of this clear screen, you can say, I became
an expert in swiping, sliding, jumping and especially running... across the
screen. If only I can run this much in real, I’d have become slimmer and slimmer by now. Anyways, it was super fun and also encouraged
me to become even more glued to it.
Today, I would have crossed my previous high score
if not my cousin Sarah disturbed me and grabbed Thee Tabellet to play her
Ruzzle, a word game where she beats all her previous records swiping the scrambled
letters to find the most number of words in less than a minute or 2. Because of
its high
resolution and decently smooth screen, now we both become an addict to it and there she starts playing Ruzzle, while I am looking at the clock and waiting
for my turn to run... Run or Ruzzle? Grrr.. :-/
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Ha ha. Would have never guessed it was Temple Run !
ReplyDeleteyou seemed to enjoy this read Ash.. I m so glad. :D
DeleteReally good, Meera! Great description.
ReplyDeleteMy kid loves to run in Temple Run :) She loves Ruzzle too!
yeah both are bit addictive games.. thanks a lot Anita :)
DeleteLoved the description Meera! I love playing Temple Run too...Will try this Ruzzle now :)
ReplyDeletehope you'll enjoy that game too. thanks Bushra :)
DeleteLoved your post! Any time lag on the tab while playing?
ReplyDeleteLike I said it was a decently smooth run without any lag, Rohi. Thanks for dropping by. :)
DeleteTerrific read! All these explanations for "Run Temple Run"... lol.. you got me!
ReplyDeletehaha.. yeah.. am glad you enjoyed my little try :D
Deletehahaha.. lovely description.,, and hilarious title :D ..
ReplyDeletelol thanks so much Ankur :D
DeleteHahaha....temple run is one game I never get bored of. . .the display indeed looks very bright
ReplyDeleteglad you enjoyed the read, Akash :)
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