Natalie's POV

My pace slowed down on it's own no matter how hard I tried to push myself, and I had to lean on a tree and gasp for air every ten seconds. I was exhausted. Body, mind, soul and every possible way. I was drained. My head was spinning wickedly, my legs were hurting, my stomach was squeezing hard and I was close to falling apart.

Everything was going wrong with my body. It was so dark that without the flashlight I could not see my hands in front of me and I was shivering so hard that my teeth clattered violently. My chest was constricting from how cold...