East-Side Girl

Chapter 14

*Most of this chapter takes place in a forest also shorter chapter.*

As Mio went upstairs all I could think about was what that just was and why was Mio acting that way and why did he not have anything to say to me with being so worried for him, normaly he would tell me to fud off and get out of my face today however is a different case. Maybe tomorrow will be different than today, Not excited to see the rest of today seeing as it's only four in the afternoon it was too early to sleep so I guess i'll just go for a walk and see where that gets me. I was walking in the woods by the house, it's so quiet and peaceful it lets you go back in your memories and think about how you got here honestly I want to remember the past well enough that I can call out the memory by any way I want to and at any time but at the same time I don't think about the past very often most times it's about the present and the future.

As I walked along the trail I gazed all over the area, all I saw was a umber-brown, ancient forest. It reeked of age. Its woody incense was from centuries of snapping branches crashing to the forest's floor and rotting silently. The composting, organic smell rose up in waves like a miasma. Every sprawling tree we passed under reminded me of a watchful guardian, a silent sentinel of the groves. We decided to venture deeper into the tangled heart of this primeval forest. We hoped that it would reveal its dark secrets to us.

The further we went, the more mystical and spellbinding it became. Huge roots spread-eagled the ground, twisting like the great backs of sea dinosaurs. The foliage became thick and lush, forming an arch of fairytale-green above our heads. Arthritic boughs, gnarled with age, dripped their bounty of nuts onto the path. Briars, brambles and berry trees flanked the trail, making it impenetrable on either side. Shuffling noises came from deep in the interior, deadened by the cunningly woven web of leaves. A troupe of shambling badgers crossed the winding trail in front of us at one point. They were finishing up their early morning foraging and looked startled to see us.

We arrived at a wide glade, where the trees fell away, revealing the bespeckled sky. The last of the morning's stars were glinting like silver pin pricks, luminous and bright. An ore gold moon hung quietly in the distance, casting a honeyed sheen over the trees. We sat down with our backs against a lightning blasted tree trunk and watched it fade away. As if on cue, an avian aria erupted from the knot of trees. The solitary songbird was soon joined by his beaked companions, creating a symphony of song. The heart haunting melody was an elixir for the soul. The sap sweet fragrance of the forest washed over us and we were seduced by its comforting goodness. We placed some stinging nettle leaves into the broth we were brewing and it added a tingling, chlorophyll flavour. When we were leaving, I risked a glance over my shoulder. The forest glade looked freeze frame perfect in the enhanced light of the full dawn.

I looked out at the scenery and was at awe for what I see, so in awe that my phone ringing startled me and when I looked at the time on my phone and who was calling I had been gone for three hours and now I had one really pissed of Shark and Connor calling me in unison. I looked at the call and gulped, answered then with in seconds pulled the phone away from my ear so fast that I could hear a pop sound come from my arm. Even though the phone was a good distance away you could hear Shark and Connor on the phone yelling at me and then saying to stay where I was they're on the way to get me. So being me I did what they told me to do and got home a hour or two later with those two but the one thing I didn't know was going to blow up on me when we get back to the place we lived.