Chased

I wanted to write something that is very different then what I usually, and I think I manged it.
 

       The muffled sound of a twig cracking under rotting jungle undergrowth alerts me to another presence. And again.  The sound is coming nearer. My breath quickens. Within seconds I have analyzed my options: stay and hope it passes or run for my life. Crack. As quickly as the sound came my decision was made. Before the thing can come any closer I bolt from my hiding place.  Emerald foliage flashes before me as I sprint between thick tree trunks. Heavy foot falls pound behind me as I run in a panicked frenzy. As I run I weave between the rough tree trunks listening with all my might for the sound that the unseen creature is gaining. The predator’s gait begins to get closer and closer. And all the while my muscles begin to burn for the exertion. I know I have to keep going but I don’t know how much longer I can keep running. A flash of sun light shoots down from the thick canopy and temporarily blinds me causing me to stumble over a protruding tree root. For a moment I’m down in the leaves and mud and the next I’m up and running again. But any advantage I had at the start of the race for my life is now gone and I can hear the beast drawing nearer. Then all of a sudden I hear the animal leap into the braches and the foot falls stop…. Hesitantly I slow my fevered pace; all senses alert. The only sounds that can be heard are the normal calls of the jungle animals, the parrot’s and monkey’s calls competing for dominance. Panic and fear spread through my heart like icy poison. A rustling of giant leaves is the only warning I get before a large black form launches itself from the trees above and lands on me. Blackness.