One Mystery One Life

# chapter 65

We got off the truck into the other side of the forest. The redwood forest. This forest contains of a few giant trees in some places and the rest of them were the usual Oak trees and softwoods. Alex looked at me and smiled. She walked up to me and kept her hands on my shoulders. "We have to take that information out of there. " She told me. She had explained the layout of the forest to me earlier. The place where the data is, is surrounded by multiple types of itchy trees and traps of course. The forest was consistent with special kind of poisonous plants and thorny weeds.

The forest is a complete hypocrite. Oaks and softwoods are the traitors like the candy house in the 'Hansel and Gretel'.

I stood in front of the rail and looked down. It's not that deep. I took a deep breath and jumped in. When my foot hit the ground it seemed like Alex had shouted something. "Take care." She said. It made me think that she was going to ditch me, but I kept the thought aside and moved my foot. Ouch! My feet hurt, they'll recover in a few seconds though.

There was a fear of Alex leaving me behind, in my heart. And I knew I had to keep from acknowledging it, if I want to know the truth. I shook my head and put my NVG's on and started seeing everything in different colours and hues. I breathed in and walked a few steps. It seems dangerous. Not that I haven't done this before. It is just that I am not familiar to this forest. The rest of them feel like home to me. I thought about climbing the trees to see me way but eventually ditched the thoughts. I have to go in and take the help of my compass. I am pretty sure this one's accurate. Fingers crossed on the quality of the compass.

I have to give Alex and myself the benefit of doubt as I don't have any other option; I did it for the boss and why would it hurt if I do it for Alex now. And for the few seconds I have been here I have seen a multiple creatures including snakes crawling around. That gave me shivers. Few creatures is okay but many is the perfect storm.

I started with walking slowly but sped up as I reached where the moon doesn't watch me. This is turning out to be scary. Jacky relax. I told myself and walked. We better get over with it fast. I did not run as it would call the attention of the creatures sleeping in the dark. After a while I gave up on that and started running. Before morning. I have to complete this before morning.

I stopped. I don't even have the option of running the trees are too leafy as compared to the other one. I wish I could do what Alex had done before when I chased her. The tree to tree jumping thingy. I sigh at the dreams I was seeing in the dark. It's better to do what you can do rather than wish for what you can't do.

I walked slowly without making much noise and avoiding the creatures. I constantly felt that I was being watched. But it could be anything. A gorilla or a monkey on the trees. It could be Alex too. You know the test of faithfulness.

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Hours passed and I am getting deeper and deeper into the forest but could see no gain. I let out a sigh and reached into the small bag I was carrying. Canned food here I come. There were some stillets though. I love them. I quickly munched on some food and got up again. Nice.

I think I heard a few leaver crinkle. Not under my feet but somewhere far away. It was in a sense that I could get that it is no animal. It is some human, obviously. I bit my lip and thought for a moment. Best catch is to climb a tree, try what Alex did if failed run. I thought. Or I could just shoot the from a tree. I choose the opposite side of the tree to climb just for safety.

A thud. Someone fell. Far away from here. The second thing I hear is a bullet. It did not come to me. Was it Alex? I don't know. But what I know for sure is there are more people here. My heart thumped and I raised my gun. The one with real bullets. Were in the middle of some wild forest and if I use tranquilizer it won't last for long.