Early Bird (Erkenci Kus)(Part 2)

94. Finding Sanem

"As if you've always been all cool... Bah, I wonder how many friends you actually have..." Sanem scoffs, stepping over branches and leaves.
"Stupid..."

"Head northeast."

Sanem stops and stares at the watch.
"Northeast?" she frowns and looks up. "Where's that?" She starts walking again, her face scrunched up. "Uhm..." She turns to her left and looks behind her. "No, I don't think that's the way." She turns back.

"In 20 meters, keep straight and - "

"Ah, see, I'm on the right track. I know which way I'm going," she snorts, walking again, her mind back on Gamze. "Not a Bambi anymore but she was on this mountain like - Ah!" she squeaks, tripping over a branch.

"You're moving away from your goal."

Sanem kicks at the branch with a growl. "Stupid branch...went to mountain climbing classes or whatever..." She turns and keeps walking to her general left. "Went diving in the blue ocean with sharks..." Her sleeve gets stuck and she moves the low twigs out of the way. "What are you, huh? What? A diving goat?"

"Turn around and head northeast."

"You hop from party to party like a DJ because you read a book on forests and camping and thinks that will make him notice? Pssh...Well, I played hide and seek with him in the forest, honey, we'll see who's more courageous - me or you!"

"Turn around and head northeast."

"You're moving away from your goal."

Sanem stops again and looks at the watch. What?! But I've been go -

"Turn southwest then head northeast."

Sanem glances around her with wide eyes. "Southwest?" She huffs and lowers her arm, frowning and trying to figure out where that was. She looks left and then right, staying in one spot. "Where is Southwest?"

"Turn southwest."

Sanem turns to her right.

"Turn southwest."

"I'm trying! There is no southwest!" Sanem yells into the watch, then growls and starts to walk, heading to the right.

"Turn onto back onto the path to the right."

"There is no path to the right!"

"You're moving away from your goal."

"Maybe she means left," Sanem mutters and turns to her left.

"Turn onto the path."

Sanem starts walking to the left. "I know where I'm going. My int - "

There's a crackling sound and Sanem breaks off midsentence, stopping dead and bending to lower herself behind the bushes.

"What's that?" she whispers, her eyes flitting from side to side in fear. "Is that a snake?" She spins and then jumps up, starting to run and trying not to fall down.

-

Can spends just ten minutes on gathering the flags, using the watch and moving from tree to tree with no problem. They had good hiding spots, it was a productive challenge but not for him.

He didn't care how far Fabri was or where he was, all he cared about was finishing and handing Fabri's ass to him when he wins.

He wasn't a bragger but with this kind of thing, he was rarely beat. He spent a lot of time in forests and woods and jungles. No one could tell him anything about navigation.