Chapter 3: Fire

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Last night, you had made a big mistake by sleeping in the water.

You woke up under the water struggling to breath, and because of this, you had swallowed a whole lot of water.

You crawl out the pond and start choking, lying on your stomach and almost dieing.

Luckily you did not die and you got up and started walking to go find your food that you had left next to some nearby rocks.

You feel a whole new emotion, one that feels like your brain is being compressed inside of your skull and all you want to do is punch a tree. You did just that and it hurt.

After you had punched the tree, you noticed a few twigs and leaves falling from the branches.

You pick up the twigs and carry them with your trusty stone.

***

You had searched and searched for your food but you could not find a single bit of it, and this new emotion came back again. You didn't understand why, but you let it go.

Tired and beaten, you plop yourself down next to another tree and start playing with the twigs. Breaking them, drawing in the dirt with them, rubbing them against each other...

..."OH MY GOODNESS! WHAT IS THAT?"

You watched as the twigs started glowing a bright orange and yellow, you noticed how it made light and heat.

Scared, you drop the twig on the other twigs and slowly but surely,  the twigs all catch alight and you watch in amazement.

Eventually you get bored of it and lay your head down on the dusty old ground, and fall asleep right next to the fire. Knowing you will not get cold.

Not so clever...

***

Yet again you wake up in a horrible situation...

Your hair has caught alight and you are running around making a terrible screeching noise from your mouth.

Your head is burning hot and you swipe at the flames on your head, burning your hands in the process.

At one point you headbutt the ground and stay in a "head stand position", the flame goes away and you stand up, feeling queasy.

I'm sure you would scream if you saw your head; almost no hair was left and your head was red and sticky - you did not look attractive.

Somehow you fall back asleep, (feeling horrible), and wait for the next day.



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