Lost in the brush (collab story)

Chapter 1 (Skyla)

I let the water from the stream cool my feet as I laughed. Spending time with my best friends on a hot summer evening was one of the nicest feelings in the world. As Grace made a joke about her crush, Tyler, I found myself paying less attention to what she was saying and more attention to how lucky I was to have these close friends in my life. 
"It's getting kinda late.." Klara frowned,  she glanced at me for approval "You're right," I confirm "we should get back to our campsite before it turns dark."

Ducking under fallen trees that were once the warriors of the forest, we eventually managed our way back to our setup area. A twig snapped to our left and all of our heads shot in the direction. To our surprise there had been a deer eating berries from a nearby bush. A deafening silence fell over us as we admired the beautiful creature. It's large black eyes almost seemed to sparkle at us as the creature sauntered back into the forest.

"That was so awesome!" Grace mused, she went on to explain how she had never seen a deer that close before. "That's why I love it out here," I chimed in while sitting down on a log we set up around our makeshift fire pit, "you can truly connect with not just yourself, but other spiritual beings" 

"Wow that's deep" Klara joked, I shot her a glare "shut up, I love you" I said teasingly. "Well, we should probably start a campfire or something?" Grace looked around the area "I'll get some wood"

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