3 NOV 2017 AT 8:02

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Here is an excerpt from the first chapter of my NaNo novel:

' She had no idea why she was doing what she was doing, or what was motivating her to do it. All she knew was that she couldn't stop, couldn't take a breather. She had to keep on moving- that was the key to survival.
It was dark, she had no shoes on, and the road was filled with stones.
It had all started with that video.
She saw that video by accident. She saw the other video.
And something snapped within her.
She took a knife from the kitchen, hid it in the waistband of her jeans, and went to confront him. She asked him about the videos.
He laughed at her. He said he'd enjoyed making them.
That was when she completely lost it.
She attacked him by hitting him. He hit back, shoved her backwards and raised his hand to hit her again. That's when she buried the knife into his shoulder, and using his cry of pain, pushed him backwards. Then she kept on twisting the knife in the wound, watching him squeal like a stuck pig. But he was strong and well built- he hit back with one hand. That's when she saw the beer bottle he was drinking from.

- Prachi Percy