The Escape

Found?

Jesse's POV 👦:
Snap! I freeze mid-step. There's no branches under our feet. Lindsey realizes and stops too with a look of panic and relief on her face at the same time. She probably thinks it's Malory but is scared it's not, I know I am.

"Linds" I whisper. "Did you hear that?"

She nods her head. "What was it? She asks quietly.

I have no idea. I'm a little scared though. We're in the middle of the woods, it could be anything. Of all the times I've come in here though I didn't come across too many animals and most that I did we're friendly or just avoided me. I don't know why but they did. I'm hoping if this is an animal, it'll do the same.

I shrug. "I don't know," I say quietly. I look around. I don't see anything. The sound came from the left I think. It looks like there's a slightly overgrown path over there. We should check. Even if it's not Malory, whatever it is, it can't sneak up on us if we're going towards it. I turn to Lindsey to ask what she thinks. I don't even have to ask her. She's already looking at me when I turn and she nods as we make eye contact. Guess we're gonna find out.

I tighten my grip on Lindsey's hand a little as we start walking in the overgrown path. Just so she knows I'm still here for her no matter what we have to face ahead of us. But I still hope whatever it is, it's smaller than us because we don't really have much to fight it with. I'll do whatever I can to fight it off if it attacks us though, whatever it takes to keep Lindsey safe.

Lindsey's POV 👩:
I hope Jesse's not as scared as I am, I think as I feel his soft, warm hand tighten it's grip on mine. I'm just glad he's here with me. I'm not a big fan of scary things and this, this is too scary for me to do alone but I have to do it for Malory. Please let it be Malory. Please let it be Malory. I think over and over again as we begin walking in the creepy path. Hopefully it's her we heard. But.....What are going to do if it wasn't?

"Hey Jess" I whisper.

"Yeah?"

"So um what happens if it wasn't Malory we heard?" I ask.

"Ummm.... good question." He whispers back. "Guess we're gonna find out."