In the forest

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"No need for panic" you continued saying outloud as you were walking through the forest. And it was a nice forest, charming. Green, daylight, birds singing...you saw some rabbits...it was not cold and not too hot...early summer? You heard a woodpecker

But...the forest lost it's charm as time went on.
You started to feel hungry, and then you also wondered if this was real at all. Perhaps that old man had hit you in the head and you laid there in the bookshop, on the floor...but why would he hit you in the head...and why did you have the copy of the hobbit book with you.

No! You needed a rest, you sat down with your back against a large tree and pulled out your backpack...was it something in it that you could eat?
Pencils, notebook, tampons, some painkillers, lighter and just a change of clothes...a sweather, socks, bra and panties...no trousers but you had your black "armytrousers" so you would not freeze...or would you? Sun was setting and it would be dark soon.
A fire! Perhaps...but would you dare? "Maybe something will find me? Maybe I should climb up in a tree or maybe hide in a bush?"
"I'm hungry..." you sigh. It was dark now...but you continued walking there was little else to do.

And then...you heard voices...and you saw a light between the trees, probably a fire...you stopped and held your breathe.
"Is there somebody out there?"
A mans voice... quite near you...somewhere to your left.
"Na, don't think I heard anything, the ponies a calm".
You tried not to make a sound and walk away but you tread on a stick.
"Who's there!"
And you ran! But someone or something was after you and you just took flight not knowing where, branches hitting your face until you felt two strong big hands grab you and an arm go around  your waist and a voice saying " Oh no little rabbit, you've done with running for tonight".

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