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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4ONXUUSil
“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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBVVjGzcS2n
“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,170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZsXGXcnqS
“why did you have to bring the kid.”
I roll my eyes.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZXhffgnPY
“I can hear you, you know.”
sammy lets out a short laugh.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzF4m8crpd4
“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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPL7109yNRT
“…you serious?”
I look back at them.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Dq9wIo7XB
“what? those things’ll kill you.”
greg lets out a breath and shakes his head.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRtKQbQ7tPU
“kid… this ain’t the desert.”
sammy laughs.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2YekmJKyys
“man really just declared war on a bug.”
lilith whispers to herself.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb7e5JeGmF5
“god i hate this kid.”
harrow says in a stern voice.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQE46nThk54
“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.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2prVhQ9r2M
my stomach drops. I know that sound.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOprSY4STCG
sammy freezes beside me.170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCy89oSDEyX
this ain’t forest people…170Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnGUOI19Jb
this is desert.
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