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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOLzCiXWj3y
“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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHSe1z5BIpg
“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,174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAbNiu7H11
“why did you have to bring the kid.”
I roll my eyes.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBcYwHruw6z
“I can hear you, you know.”
sammy lets out a short laugh.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCa33G8rUtD
“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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRdQBIaUmDV
“…you serious?”
I look back at them.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYSAxZHvsE
“what? those things’ll kill you.”
greg lets out a breath and shakes his head.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs0DTXTEfaw
“kid… this ain’t the desert.”
sammy laughs.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqEgOaUiyE
“man really just declared war on a bug.”
lilith whispers to herself.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZg21EgYOVx
“god i hate this kid.”
harrow says in a stern voice.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGdFP9l6nR
“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.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Q8NmSDl1P
my stomach drops. I know that sound.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgX2QAF2uMJ
sammy freezes beside me.174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJWHGyBeILz
this ain’t forest people…174Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmTR2HnqqUo
this is desert.
and then Add to home screen.