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.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iaCRH2ZIP
“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.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVjCfVilMU
“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,72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIGtuHgyQJ6
“why did you have to bring the kid.”
I roll my eyes.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCK0kKhoOe
“I can hear you, you know.”
sammy lets out a short laugh.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡogXvYrmWpD
“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.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ06QMzvuIch
“…you serious?”
I look back at them.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡop6LdYT18X
“what? those things’ll kill you.”
greg lets out a breath and shakes his head.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKNh1t1XrhV
“kid… this ain’t the desert.”
sammy laughs.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡghRAiUuB88
“man really just declared war on a bug.”
lilith whispers to herself.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKAb4DurQDb
“god i hate this kid.”
harrow says in a stern voice.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1bZJjkRndM
“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.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbwqTBZYJmS
my stomach drops. I know that sound.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2dsY46eEzE
sammy freezes beside me.72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQg28dpPRNo
this ain’t forest people…72Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqpXhyV9gh
this is desert.
and then Add to home screen.