Felicity's brows furrowed, "In time for what?" She asked not missing how his eyes skitted to the woods behind her before landing back on her own. Deep golden eyes bore into her before he tilted his head to the side.
"For nightfall." The man replied...
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"Stupid cell phone," Felicity shoved the useless piece of technology into her backpack after
figuring out that she had no service.
Huddled in the middle of dense Illinois forest she had somehow gotten herself lost. "So much for being a human compass," she mumbled to no one but the birds and breeze. Before his passing her dad would take her on trips just like this for her birthday, camping and hiking was their time alone.
Felicity turned twenty-nine today, her dad forever sixty-three. But she had been determined to go camping, against her mother and brothers' wishes she wasn't going to let the death of her father stop her from their tradition. So she packed up her bags, loaded them in her shitty car and drove until she couldn't see city buildings.
Now standing over her overstuffed backpack, with her dead phone and stubborn resolve to prove everyone wrong. She was fucking lost and it was getting dark out.
"I don't like this. I don't like this. I don't like this at all." she uttered in a singsong-voice as she looked around, trying to figure out which way she came from, only to realize once again that she was clueless. She walked around a few times, thinking about what to do, only to come to the conclusion that she had no other choice than to walk around and find her way out. What did her dad always used to say?
Fuck around and find out.
And that was her plan. At least after she got lost and her phone gave up on her, that was.
Felicity grabbed her huge backpack and started to walk back the way she came from. The beautiful nature of Illinois made her somehow relax and calm, and all of a sudden, she wasn't scared to find her way out anymore. The huge trees, the birds and the fresh air had a calming effect on her, which she was sure was due 99% because of the memories of her dad and their special day. She really missed him. Although she used to hike a lot, it was never the same as with her dad.
Golden rays of sunshine streamed through the minimal gaps in the trees as if to illuminate a pathway through the never ending nature-scape. Felicity tucked her dark hair behind her ears, letting out a sharp breath as she navigated.
"Thanks, Dad," she whispered with a soft smile finding a home on her lips.
A small chill vibrated through her bones but she shook it off as the sounds of the forest echoed around her. She knew this forest. Her dad's voice in the back of her mind told her everything would work out and she had to believe him.
Felicity pushed her way through branches keeping a careful eye on her footing as she made her way through the lit pathway. Every once in a while the overwhelming sense that she was being watched would creep up her spine. She chalked it up to being in the woods alone, animals she couldn't see hiding within the brush but once a golden ray would hit her skin, a wave of comfort would crash over her making her trek a little easier.
