and treacherous, littered with loose rocks and tangled r

stopping for the tenth time. "And

ed and fussed over her, wiping her brow with a handk

a heavy load of firewood strapped to my back, and I

ike called out. "We'

p every ten minutes, we' ll never make it to th

aren't used to this kind of... exertion," she sai

at the camp," I retorted, before

icult, but I didn't care. Let them think what they

h up to me, leaving Ethan a few paces behind.

don' t you?" she hissed, her

her and ke

uel, calculated strike. "He told me. He said he wishes

hit their mark, a direct shot to my most vulnerab

ripping with false pity. "A sense of duty. But he can' t stand the sight

a terrifying sound ripped through the jungle. It was a low, gutt

yone froze, their f

" Sarah whisper

iam yelled, pointing to a large outcrop

bbed Tiffany' s arm. "Come on!" I hissed, pulling he

red, her legs refusing t

r this time. It was a pred

cks, my muscles screaming in protest. We scrambled behind the large boulders just as a massive, shadowy creat

Tiffany, in her panic, stumbled and knocked over a loose

. Its eyes locked onto us. It let out another

Liam

rabbed Tiffany' s hand again, pulling her along. "This way

thes. Behind us, we could hear the creature crashing through the jungle,

as M

round, the creature standing over h

a sound so loud and shrill it completely drowned out any othe

as too late. The creature, distracted from

legs felt like lead. We finally stumbled into

weren't being followed, I knew I had to go

ordered Tiffany,

e!" she cried,

ff. "I have

l there. Or what was left of him. The sight was sickening. His body was torn and ma

face grim. Tiffany looked at

ded, unabl

lence. Sarah was already there, crying hysteric

em, she burst into tears

t was all her fault! She made a noise, she led the creature right to

e truth, turning my actions into a crime, making me the villain in a tragedy she had helped create.