The Pinkaboos #1: Bitterly and the Giant Problem

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The giant was slow but his strides were long and he was catching up fast Molly ditched her bike ran behind a tree and held her breath Her hands were shaking as she clasped them together She could feel the giant looking for her shaking the earth with every powerful movement He picked up a large rock nearby looked beneath it then threw it back down Molly started to climb the tree she was hiding behind She was good at climbing trees even though her mom and dad warned her not to She put one leg up on a branch and hoisted herself up keeping an eye on the giant who had begun pulling apart some bushes behind her Molly reached for another branch and pulled herself up more She angled her foot onto yet a higher thinner branch which made a loud snapping noise when she put weight on it She stopped She held her breath and turned to look at the giant The giant had stopped looking in the bush Molly’s heart sank as she realized his eyes were locked on her You be lunch he boomed Molly tried to scramble down the tree as fast as she could but she 2