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.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcqEvaE6Du5
“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.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYhhZENRmo
“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,115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZpWqiZhUgq
“why did you have to bring the kid.”
I roll my eyes.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaU3JfXRfKX
“I can hear you, you know.”
sammy lets out a short laugh.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz6IlA7Y1e
“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.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2CzI1d9TDT
“…you serious?”
I look back at them.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9zbD82BDL
“what? those things’ll kill you.”
greg lets out a breath and shakes his head.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiQ4Kl6RZ9
“kid… this ain’t the desert.”
sammy laughs.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PWfl7AvCY
“man really just declared war on a bug.”
lilith whispers to herself.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyvPtgFxnT
“god i hate this kid.”
harrow says in a stern voice.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67QwM7zqFc
“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.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbexzoqoX9
my stomach drops. I know that sound.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe44pYEoJxd
sammy freezes beside me.115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa3J4t1mKQ6
this ain’t forest people…115Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIprDvwoc4g
this is desert.
and then Add to home screen.