The Nest

NINE

Sevens POV:

I sling the back legs of a red deer around my shoulder laughing out loud as Teri the huntress girl I work with cracks another joke. " okay come help me with the meat while it's still fresh girly", I say to her when along runs Jim, Lanas Jim and then followed by Lana, I don't even think she saw us she was heading away fast. " speaking of fresh meat aye Seven", she gestures to Lana who swiftly strides past up the hill, I glare at her, maybe shes been taking her jokes to far but I laugh anyway to not seem like I care.

We carry our kill a little further until we get to our butcher cave over hang the coldest place we could find in this whole area for hanging meat. I start skimming the animal while Teri collects the good bits like the back steaks.

Once we are done we head back to mine with a few of the good pieces of meat to marinate them, we do this every time we get a deer it's like our treat.

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I'm lying in my bed writting in my book like I do every evening before the sun disappears, writting about my thoughts.

My tummy rumbles so put my journal away and head to main square, I haven't really seen Lana today I guess she's still adjusting I don't really need to worry about it

I hand in a token for two decent sized baked potatoes, one carrot, and I slice myself off a few hunks of meat because I'm too lazy too cool up my own I had a big day.

I take s Seat on one of the carved out logs around the fire and eat up my meal, it's so good because I'm so hungry making everything taste gold. A few people sit around me having the usual chatter, the night creeps on and people head away.the rain decides to join us tonight.

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Lanas POV:

I was cold and I was wet but still am hungry.
I can't remember how long I was wondering for but surely a few hours past, Jimmy is my only company but that's okay.

I felt rain in the air that's when I started to worry and started running not sure which way I was heading when I slipped down past a punga tree into a small Tomo underground hole thing, I was so scared that my tears stopped coming out but the cave was dry and the further I crept in the more curious I was, so I turned on my solar torch and observed everything. That's when I made a fire torch to have a brighter view and heading down a small tunnel.

I don't know why my fears hadn't kicked in yet but I seemed to just feel numb, then there was a rock in my path leaving me very very curious so I scratched around for a good 20miniuts when I found a little ledge and manages to crawl over the top and I had to make a sling with my jacket to get Jim over, then on the other side was a little water hole that seemed to glow.

Next I found myself stripping into my underwear and diving under leaving everything back on the ledge. I swam and kept swimming when not after too long I popped up again and crawled onto a sandy little room with a small peep hole shinning light down making the water look blue. I stood up feeling a shiver as I creep between a small gap and on the other side of the gap was a room of carved walls and dreams that seam to have been forgotten.

I turn around as I hear a noise, it's Jim dripping wet with a big doggy smile, I go back for my belongings That I wrap in a dry bag luckily I own a lot of camping things.

I head back in a sit down, I wonder what the time is out there?

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Sevens POV:

I get woken up by Zita every morning before the sunrise, well every morning except for Mondays and special occasions.
She just taps on my door a few times then with a soft voice calls my name until I reply then heads off, this morning I was already awake like I sometimes am just not able to sleep overthinking thing so I will usually just lay here staring up into the darkness of my hut.

I think about my past, my amazing mother who would bring me hot water bottles to warm my tummy if It was sore, who would bring me nettle tea to help my immune system when I was sick, who would cook me dad and my little sister the best casserole with delicious dumplings steaming hot. She used to hold my hand when I couldn't sleep, then there was dad who did everything for me I still remember the day he got sent away to do scans around the place to see if we were still safe to live on these lands, he never came back.

Then there was Niki my little sister....

"Sev good morning", Zitas soft knock at the door. "Morning", I get up put on a pair of shorts and my deer antler bead necklace, I open the door and hand Zita a small bunch of my home made jerkey with a smile and we chat for a minute or too, I usually give her something for doing the morning rounds and just because she is real nice and good to talk too.

She leaves and I grab my knife and put it round my waist as well as a small bag with snacks on my belt too, I grab my spear as I head out the door to main square of the village. There I meet Teri and Lacey's boyfriend Zepp under the wooden beam that says THE NEST, it's a good meeting point.

We talk about the plan of today and decide who does what, considering that we have a lot of meat I end up staying behind to process it while Zepp and Terri go to check the traps and see what's out there today.

Once the sun is finally up I decide to see if Lana is awake yet, I arrive at her rusty car makeshift home but she isn't there.

Sorry this ones kind of short but I needed to post something before I go away❤️ i promise the next chapter will be longer and explain more

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