Chapter 4

When I came to again, it was pitch black outside.

I was all alone in the woods, with only a few slivers of moonlight filtering through the branches, barely enough to make out my surroundings.

I was terrified, my fists clenched tight and my whole body tense.

My stomach growled, reminding me just how hungry I was. The wind rustled through the leaves.

Regret was eating me alive. Why did I ever think about running away? Guess this was God's way of punishing me.

I was scared out of my mind, starving, and so thirsty.

I spent the whole night…