Her Wolf ✔️

Chapter 3

Everything was silent. Not one voice was heard.

My eyes slowly flickered open and I assessed the area. I was still inside the helicopter although the engines were not on.
"Janice?" I called into the deadly silence. A groan came from my right side. It was Janice!
There was a pain in my left leg but I ignored it and quickly crawled over to Janice's limp body. Blood was all over her stomach and there was a large gash going down from her forehead to her chin.

"A- Avery..." Her eyes opened and looked up at me. She tried to lift a hand up to touch me but it dropped back down to her side.

"No- Janice, come on!" I wailed as her eyes started to close. Grabbing her hand, I started to cry. She was going to die. Although I was young, I understood the seriousness of her injuries. I couldn't help her.

From what I could tell, the pilot was also dead. My heart beat faster as her chest slowed down and then, didn't rise again...
"Janice... I'm sorry!" I cried. A crack of lightning flew through the air again and I jumped. Then I looked away from Janice's body to see that the helicopter was on it's side in the middle of a deep forest.
No! I was lost.

What if I can't get home? I thought. A shiver went through me and I felt eyes on the back of my head.

"H- hello?" I called into the darkness. No answer.
I suddenly felt so alone in the midst of the storm. My little mind raced at all the possibilities of what might happen to me.
Tears fell down my face and I limped outside into the rain. I had to climb over the side of the helicopter. Hanging around with two dead bodies wasn't appealing to me.

I was cuddling my legs beneath a tree, hoping nothing would hurt me while I was there. Crying softly to myself, I tried to block out any creepy noises or thoughts from my ears.

After a while, in a soaked form, I fell asleep. It was uncomfortable, sleeping against the hard bark of a tree but I soon got into a position allowing me to relax.

When I woke up, my leg felt a lot better. My dress had been pulled up a little, revealing the injury wrapped up.
I'm not alone. Am I? My mind started whirring at what happened and I started looking all around me to see if someone was there. Even though I seemed alone, I still had that same odd feeling of being watched.

"Is anyone there?" I asked, my voice cracking at an attempt to hide my fear. The only reply I got was a rustle in the bushes nearby. I jumped out of my skin and yelped loudly.
"P- Please don't hurt me!" I whined at the bushes. I edged closer and closer, trying to get a better look.

I gingerly pulled back the bushes to reveal a deer. It bucked when it realised I was there and bolted away into the forest.

I'm going crazy...

I wandered further into the forest, away from the helicopter crash site. It just brought back the memory of Janice dying in front of my eyes every time I looked at it. I blinked several times and rubbed my eyes.
Don't think about it Avery! I thought to myself and lifted my chin up boldly. I forced my legs to move themselves so I could walk away.

The further I walked, the hungrier I got. I didn't know how long I'd been or if anyone was looking for me. I really needed food though. That's what made me carry on walking. If only I were closer to the town, I could get something to eat.

Howling pierced through the air after a long period of silence. I froze in my position. Wolves?! Wolves were in that forest?! I started running. My energy was low and I was panting after a while.

I was trying to get away from it but it seemed to be closer after I stopped running. My heart raced faster than before. There was only one howl in the air so maybe I wasn't in danger of a whole pack of wolves after me.

In the end, I gave up running. What was the point?
You can't run away forever after all... A voice said in the back of my mind.

"If you're going to kill me, do it now! I don't care!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. Who actually did care about what happened to me? Vivian? Kristy? Hell, even Brandon?!

Abruptly, I sat down and cuddled my knees for warmth. If only someone cared that I was lost and alone out in the forest...

The thought of sleep crept into my mind and my eyes were threatening to close. Just as I was about to fall into unconsciousness, a silhouette appeared in front of me.

"Why?" It questioned, "Why don't you care?"