the forest is dark and eary, the leaves block out most of the sun leaving the forest floor covered in shadows, and the undergrowth even more spooky.
my eyes dart everywhere and my ears are listening for every little sound, my grip on my knife tight like if I let go something bad might happen.
sammy notices me on edge and smirks.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiB3WhSLp62
“whats wrong desert boy? not your hunting grounds?”
he grins like he thinks this is funny…
I don’t answer right away. I just keep looking into the trees.
“nah…” I finally say, my voice a little low. “just feels wrong.”
greg sighs.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRzbACd7VJL
“look kid, it’s your frst time here. your gonna be on edge, but nothing is gonna happen.”
he says it like he’s said it a hundred times before…
lilith leans in and whispers to harrow,118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxsgrQd3dAW
“why did you have to bring the kid.”
I roll my eyes.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLGlMkRh74x
“I can hear you, you know.”
sammy lets out a short laugh.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrd4N8mc269
“oh yeah, he’s gonna fit in just fine.”
then I see it…
a small scorpion crawling up the side of a tree.
my heart starts racing. before I even think, I move—knife down quick.
stab.
the thing drops to the ground, twitching. Everyone just kinda… stares at me.
sammy blinks.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA8vHM6JO6c
“…you serious?”
I look back at them.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn75EASGESv
“what? those things’ll kill you.”
greg lets out a breath and shakes his head.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvzRC0ofumH
“kid… this ain’t the desert.”
sammy laughs.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZgZvnfA30t
“man really just declared war on a bug.”
lilith whispers to herself.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMyh2nPkqgo
“god i hate this kid.”
harrow says in a stern voice.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6tr57qYKJe
“thats enough lilith.”
I get a bit upset and walk a bit ahead trying too cool off. something jus doesn’t feel right too me but i’m starting to think it’s just in my head.sammy comes up and we walk in silence for a bit, a slight smile touches my face. the silence is defening.as we walk there is some smoke in the distance, I slow down… sammy sees it too.we move forward quiet, low, careful.then—a war cry cuts through the trees.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy723LBHc1t
my stomach drops. I know that sound.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDwDsXGUlq
sammy freezes beside me.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelfGHXKEsc
this ain’t forest people…118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzeVsIdIYq
this is desert.
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