Lost in woods

Night in forest

Everything was the same green and brown blur, normally Bethany Summers wasn't against spending time in woods, but only when she knows where she is... not like right now, when sun is setting and darkness is slowly creeping into the forest. Trees were thickly growing one close to another, that it was pretty challenging, not to trip on the roots. Benjamin Morris was just a few steps in front of her, doing his best to not fall as well. "Jimmy, admit it! We're lost." she shigh looking around her.

Normally she would enjoy the scenery, atrament green trees, changing their colour to denser shades as sun left the horizon, first nocturnal animals making their way out of their homes, somewhere near them, probably on their right side was a running river and deeper in woods owls start hooting. Crickets got their concert ready... Then one big lightning crossed the sky and soon their ears were invaded by the sounds of raindrops bumping on the leaves of trees and needles of the pines. "Beth we can't stay out like this... we need to find a place to hide." Benjamin sigh, giving up his search for the camp site. Why did they go out in the middle of the night to search for fireflies, which only got them lost in the unfamiliar area with thunderstorms raging above them? "Jimmy, how much water do you have there? God knows how long we are staying out..." Bethany asked him, hugging her arms together as the air around them got a lot colder... for early May it was pretty cold at night especially in the forest. "Well we have three quarters of that 2 litter bottle, one small french baguette and two oat bars." he said looking through his backpack. "One torch light, some bandaids... oh and antiseptic spray." he finished closing the backpack.

Time was flying by and the rain wasn't getting any lighter, Bethany wasn't easily scared, but sudden thunders and nightlife of this forest was creeping her out. Not to mention the clothes that started to get wet and heavy. "The city was north from the campsite, we should head north, maybe that way we find-whoaa..." one root of a big old tree was slightly higher than she calculated and she tripped over it falling on the ground. Benjamin was immediately by her site, searching for those bandages he had in his backpack. Along with it he got the antiseptic spray and sprayed some on the scratched shin on her shin. She hissed upon the contact with the liquid, then he put the bandaid on and softly kissed her on the lips. "Careful sweetheart." he said softly brushing his thumb on her cheek. "Does it hurt much?" he asked, but she shook her head, jolting back up on her feets. Some scratch isn't going to stop her from getting out of this mess...

Their search for shelter went on, like it was eternity. Their food and water supplies were gone and Benjamin's phone died. Bethany's isn't going to last long either, only 35 presents left... "Look Beth, a shag!" Benjamin said relieved upon finding some sort of shelter, but Bethany wasn't thrilled to go in. "Jimmy I don't like this... there's no driveway nor any path to the shag, it looks vacant... I don't think we should go in..." she said "C'mon Beth, I know it looks shady, but do we have other choices?" he came to her, pulling her body closer, hugging her tight. "I know, but..." she looked deep into his chocolate brown eyes, that sooth her worries a little. "I'll protect you." he whispered, leaning down, giving her a long soft kiss on her plump lips. Another thunder growled through the rainy night, which ensured Bethany that taking the shelter in horror looking shag is much better than staying in the rain, waiting till the thunder hit a tree that would fall on them...