The Boy

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"My name is Zac" he replies shyly.

"Well then Zac" I say "Well then Zac what?" He replies
"I have no idea"
"Follow me" So I follow Zac towards wherever he is going.

After about ten minutes I spot his destination. A tree with a rickety, old tree house. He starts climbing the tree with ease. I follow and it seems that it's harder than it looks. After abou four minutes of me trying to scramble up the tree, Zac comes and helps me up. "Thanks" I say
"Your welcome" He quietly replies before dissappearing into the tree house.
"How long have you been here?" I ask
"Six years" Zac answers.
"How old are you?"
"Fourteen. You?"
"Thirteen"
After we have finished talking I set up my sleeping bag and supplies before the night comes.

THE NEXT DAY

"Rise and Shine!" Zac tells me as I wake. I go off to have breakfast as I see Zac jumping out the doorway and into the wilderness.
"What are you doing?" I scream at him.
"Hunting. What else?" He jokes. So he runs off to hunt. I figure that I will have to occupy myself for who knows how long while I wait for Zac. So I look around. It's a pretty big house, a lot bigger than it looks. As I wonder around the place. I know I shouldn't be snooping around but I discover a few things about Zac. His parents were killed in a car accident and his brother...
Suicide.
'He is actually a pretty lonely guy' I think to myself.

LATER THAT DAY

(Zac)

"I'm back!" I exclaim

"Hello? Anyone? Lily? Please no, no this is not happening Zac calm down!" I sob "Unlike your brother, she wouldn't commit suicide if she was as brave and strong as she was to get into the woods" I say to myself in an unconvincing way.
"Lily?"



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