The man had taken the woman under his wing as she didn't have anywhere else to go and it was easy for the man to notice that she had been following him around ever since. Conversations between the two are often short lived for both of them currently possess very limited knowledge in the English language. Yet it didn't stop the woman from trying to learn more about the man.
"Excusez-moi monsieur," She attempted to grab the man's attention. (Excuse me mister,)
The two were trekking through a dense forest that had tall trees casting large shadows across the area and moss covered rocks scattered around as the forest floor was covered with dry tree leaves, "Why your job danger?"
The man who was walking in front of her turned his head back to look towards her before looking back at the terrain in front of him. "Because I need payment to live." He responded before things returned back to silence between the two. It wasn't really the answer that she expected for she already pieced it together herself that the job the man has, a scavenger, is to make money but she wants to find out why it's so dangerous.
The silence didn't last long until the sound of a gunshot and the whizz of a bullet that hit the tree nearby next to them.
"блять." The man quickly crouched down and took cover behind a nearby tree as the woman swiftly followed suit. (Shit.)
"Откуда, блядь, это взялось." The man muttered to himself as he took out his rifle. He was unable to find any sightings of other humans anywhere as he carefully analysed the area around him for the trees blocked out light from reaching certain areas. (Where the fuck did that come from.)
It wasn't until the woman who was crouching behind the tree tugged the hem of his jacket.
"People, sound, closer." She shakingly said loud enough for the man to hear as she pointed towards a specific direction. She quickly moved away from the tree where the two were hiding behind and moved towards a giant moss covered rock not too far away.
The man watched the woman with confusion, he didn't hear any sound of other humans traversing the area. Yet he followed the woman to the hiding spot nonetheless as he held his rifle.
The two stayed silent for the next few seconds before the man started to hear the sound of rapid footsteps and leaf crunching by a group of people who happen to be scavengers.
"Черт, клянусь, я видел, как здесь что-то двигалось." One cursed as they looked around the area and with a firearm at hand from which the bullet had came from that whizzed past the man and woman. (Damn, I swear I saw something move around here.)
"Наверное, это был олень." The other responded as they approached and patted the tree that the woman and man had originally hid behind. (It must have been a deer.)
"Либо так, либо ты сходишь с ума." Another complained and whacked the back head of the one that was still holding onto their firearm who then winced in pain as two other scavengers approached the group of three. (Either that or you're losing your mind.)
"Поторопитесь, иначе мы не успеем прибыть в пункт назначения до завтра." The one holding up a radio stated as the others nodded. (Hurry up or we won't arrive at our destination by tomorrow.)
"В следующий раз, когда вы увидите, что что-то движется, выстрелите ему в голову." The other said coldly as they stared at the one who was holding the firearm. (The next time you see something move, shoot it in the head.)
The woman and the man remained still and stayed at their hiding spot as the group of scavengers continued making their way past the area. The woman was breathing heavily as she could hear her own heart beating rapidly for she was scared of getting caught in her now much larger form compared to what she was used to.
Waiting for the coast to clear, the man who held onto his rifle noticed the woman who was shaking in fear. He gently placed a hand on her shoulder as a way of thanking her for saving both of their lives.
The man wondered if the woman had some kind of ability to hear or sense the direction and movement of others from a very distant range or that his hearing was starting to have problems. Why she was so frightened that she practically bolted to a safer place. But at least it saved the trouble of bloodshed for now.
Once the coast was clear, the woman had calmed down and let out a sigh of relief. She then noticed the man had placed his hand on her shoulder and it had reassured her. She looked towards the man, who had pulled his hand away, as she simply smiled at him before quickly looking away out of the second hand embarrassment that had suddenly erupted in her. Isn't it odd to be embarrassed for something like this?
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Rose Tinted Tears
Romance"There are looks that are hard to forget, Looks that you're ready to drown in forever. I dove in. His was special. He had the look of those cursed people who can't cry anymore. These people who are there in front of us but Who in the depths of their...
