THE IMMORTAL'S FRIEND

Chapter 11: Lake 1

After Galen stopped crying, we continued to walk to look for food to eat.

He asked me what I wanted and I answered him wild berries so we searched for it together and we found it in no time.

I like wild berries because they are refreshing with their sweet and sour tastes.

I like all types of berries such as blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries. Mom always brought that to me when I was still in the hospital. I love and enjoy eating it.

We picked a lot of wild berries so while on the way back to the cave, I couldn't stop myself smiling. I'm so excited to eat it.

I was walking in front while Galen was at the back.

I didn't notice the mud on the way so when I lost my balance, I am sure that I was going to fall there, but Galen was quick to hold my hand to catch me. Though he succeeded in holding my hand before I fell down on the mud, he also lost his balance after a few seconds so at the end, I only dragged him to fall down with me.

We both fell and rolled on the mud, getting our clothes and body dirty. The mud was sticky and it felt uncomfortable on the skin.

"I'm sorry," We both apologized at the same time.

We didn't expect that we'll both say it simultaneously so we looked at each other for a second before we laughed.

He stood up first and offered his hand to me to guide me to stand.

"All the wild berries are dirty now." I said with a frown while looking at the berries on the mud. It was because it rained hard earlier that the mud became stickier.

"We can just pick another berries again." Galen speaks, I know he only said that because he wants to cheer me up right now.

I shook my head.

"No, I think we can just catch a fish to eat later and just give up on those berries. We still need to clean ourselves." I told him.

I do like to eat berries but we can just pick some again tomorrow, it's starting to get dark so instead of going back there, we should just take the time while it's still early to search for a lake and clean ourselves.

"Do you know if there's a nearest lake from here?" I asked Galen as I felt itchy because of the mud sticking on my skin.

"Yes, there is a nearest lake here, we can actually get there in just a few minutes if we run." he answered.

My eyes sparkled in delight.

"Really? Then we should hurry up and go there!"

I hold his hand to drag him to the lake while running. He allows me to do it while he tells me the way.

My mouth hangs open when we finally arrive at the destination and look at the lake in glee.

Seeing its water made me want to jump on it already so I could remove this dirt on my clothes and body.

"I'll take off my clothes now," I informed Galen and didn't hesitate to raise the hem of my shirt to do it, but he quickly held my hands to stop me with a surprised look on his face.

"D-Do you really need to remove your clothes?" he asked in disbelief.

I nodded my head up and down.

"Yes,"

"You can jump on the water without removing your clothes. Your clothes are dirty too so you don't need to leave it on the ground." he stated.

I shook my head twice.