My Escape from a Lie

Chapter 3

After reaching a soft part of the dirt ground I made myself comfortable. It felt weird having no light pillow supporting my head. It was only two days since me and Miranda had escaped and we were already separated from each other. Not knowing whether she was okay or not gave me horrible nightmares it caused me to have insomnia staying up for a couple of days. Though one day as I was walking along an old trail I heard someone's voice that sounded very familiar but I could not remember their name. Out of curiosity I went off trail continuously looking around and putting my hands around my ears so that I could get a general direction that the strange voice was coming from. One thing that I concluded was that this voice I was hearing was definitely real as it echoed through the forest and it wasn't a male voice.

It was confusing my mind every time I took a turn. In case I got lost I made sure to leave stuff that would lead me back to the last turn and to memorize each place profusely keeping a mental image. Then suddenly the voice started to get louder and closer that meant that I wasn't far off. I did not check where I was stepping stumbling down logs and rocks and landing hard but kept on getting back up. Scars covered my back and knees but the pain was minimal.

" Robert! Hello anyone there?" As my vision readjusted I knew whoever it was was completely lost but I couldn't understand why they were calling out my name.

" Who are you, what are you looking for?" I responded.

" My n...ame is Miranda".

"Miranda it's me! I see you look for the waving arms."

She definitely seemed dazed and confused since we hadn't seen each other in a few days. Once she had made it in over towards me we embraced each other into a tight hug she squeezed me very hard I almost passed out. After that I lead her to my humble abode and explained that I had found a map leading towards a town only 40 miles away from where we currently were. I can't remember vividly but I did see  something out of the corner of my eye at around 2:45 am though I did not have the motivation to get out of my comfy and warm tent that me and Miranda shared. I couldn't get to sleep and decided to get out of the tent to look at the stars avoiding Mirandas side of the tent knowing how tired and hungry she was it wouldn't be a good idea to wake her up at this time.

Taking quiet steps around the campsite I turned around to take a stick and light it on fire to see the dirt and rocks around me. As I walked closer and closer towards the direction of the shadowy figure my face began to sweat a lot. My hands felt greasy I called out for the person to show their face or else I would light the place on fire. Suddenly I saw the face of one of my classmates which completely shocked me and caused me to lose my footing.

" What? How did you escape Matthew" I asked in a soft yet tense voice.

" Robert! I could ask you the same question. How long have you been out here last I heard of you was that the dictator and the military confirmed that you and Miranda died though at times he did seem extremely nervous and concerned with more protection." Matthew responded in a fast and relaxed tone

" Listen at least your safe, did anyone follow you and did any guards see you?" I questioned him.

" No I snuck through a different way. So uh... I imagine that's Miranda that's in the tent. I didn't bring a tent because it would have been obvious what I was planning." He said in a nervous voice. 

I allowed him to take the tent since sleep was one of the least of my worries because I had frequent nightmares. It was horrible I kept on seeing my parents executed right in front of me in my nightmares and it wouldn't go away. Eventually I was able to get some sleep though it didn't matter much because we still had a long trek ahead of us.

( Sorry on vacation I'll try to update you guys so please be patient).