Just like my picture, I feel like I'm running. Running out of time, running out of options and running out of hope. Like everyone else on this blog, I'm searching for something, someone. My name is Sam, short for Samantha and yes, I'm looking for my mate.

I didn't plan for the events on that day. I wasn't even prepared for it. My day started as it always does. My mate and I woke up early to take our 3 mile run on the beach and as always we reward ourselves by watching the sun gloriously rise. That morning was like any other morning but something was right. Something felt out of place. Once we got on the beach, we both felt a stab of pain and then a dull ache. So instead of running, we laid on the moist soft sand to rest and wait for the sun. We talked about our mornings and how we are lucky to enjoy this time together. We joked about being separated and how sometimes it would be great just for some time to be apart. I wouldn't have joked about that knowing how it would foreshadow my future.

Time passed and the sun starting making its glorious climb to its full brilliance. I looked over to my mate to caress that moment and just as I did, horror overcame me. Charging right to us was a beast. A hairy monster with four legs and large teeth. In a blink he was at our side. He scooped up my mate with his mighty jaws. I was paralyzed with fear. I couldn't move or scream. I was frozen, pathetic and in shock. I felt I was under a spell. The beast took my beloved and ran into the ocean. The monster threw my mate into the waves and pranced around howling with laughter. It looked like he was enjoying himself and then he looked at me and my fate was sealed. With one mighty leap, he scooped me up and threw me viciously into the waves. I struggled to stay afloat searching for mate and trying to stay above the waves.

That was my last vision. I have no idea where my mate is. I am so desperate to find my other half, my soul. I am so lost. So, I'm running out of time. For with every second that passes by, I am further away from my soul. Please help me so I can once again watch the sun through the eyes of my beloved.