Here is my entry for the contest. Thanks for the challenge! @whatageek

The shadows grew longer, as she walked along the beach road to the cottage, at the top of the hill. There was a chill that ran the length of her spine. The sound of silent but steady footsteps, could be heard following her, closing the distance that had protected her, for a while.

She felt the thumping of her heartbeat, in her ears and sudden adrenaline, rushing through her veins. Never had she be followed, or stalked in her life. There was always a first time.

Breaking into a fast run, she abandoned herself to the wind and fled like a horse at full gallop, the wind in her nostrils, heading for home.
The faint glimmer of the sun disappeared over the horizon and the twinkling lights of her home, beckoned to her, through the trees.

She was safe at last, grateful to be alive, and shivering, she quickly bolted the door behind her.

Credit - My own art and blog.