Chapter 19

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KIM’S POV It was morning already and I was all set for the journey, how I managed to sleep through the night is still a mystery to me. I came downstairs and met Mrs. Lydia saying her final goodbye to Kelly and Emerald. Emerald’s face wasn’t as bright as I expected it to be but I shrugged it off, not everyone is so excited about this trip after all. I thought. Here comes my beautiful angel, Mrs. Lydia said as she gestured her hands forward for a hug. She was in tears as she hugged me, saying her final goodbye. My eyes got moist immediately as I burst out crying. This was a very hard decision to make. Mrs. Lydia has been a huge part of my childhood and going away from her now was so heartbreaking. We shared a heartfelt moment as we all gave her a hug. We took our bags and hung them on our shoulders as we stared at the map given to us to know which direction we were facing. We started walking towards our starting point which was the bush path close to the house as we watched Mrs. Lydia standing by the door bidding us farewell, with just the expression on her face you could tell that she didn’t sign up for this. But even though she didn't, we were going to leave anyway. She kept on waving at us until we were out of sight. Following the map and also using a compass to direct ourselves, we kept on going through the bushes. The first twenty minutes were quiet and boring until I broke the silence. So you two want to tell me that you are both prepared for this journey, hmm? They both glance at each other before letting out a deep sigh. No. Wow, and you’re so great at hiding it. Here I was, thinking I was the only one having cold feet, well, it’s good to know that we are in this together. Just for the record, I’d like you both know that whatever happens, we Stick together and face whatever is ahead of us together. Kelly said. So now you feel entitled to admonish us? This is not about being entitled or not, if you don’t like the idea of what I said you can as well go through another route, Miss. Smarty pants. You…… Kim, not now, please, you both should please stop. I think Kelly is right. We better keep in mind that this is a very serious issue here and not time for us to fight among ourselves. There’s a great task ahead of us so please Kim, Kelly, do me a favor and cooperate with each other just this once. Whatever, I said. KELLY’S POV We began our journey, we went into the forest and just before the journey even started Kim was all set to pick a fight with me for just trying to give good advice, well thank goodness that Emerald interfered. We continued our journey in silence as we passed through streams admiring the beauty of nature. This was definitely going to be a journey of so many adventures. Kim was just walking so fast without even looking back, she was about falling into a pit when I screamed her name. Kim!!!! Watch out! Ahhhh! She ran backwards towards me and flew into my arms. What was that? What was that? It’s just a pit, scary cat. Emerald and I shared a laugh. So, you can be this scared of pits? Jerks. She said coming back to reality that she had just overreacted. Hahaha. You are so funny Kim. Who would have thought that almighty Kim would be scared of pits. *********** Soon it was night time, we brought out our tent so we could set it up. What we had been eating all morning was just chocolate bars. We brought fruits and other snacks but everyone was trying really hard to manage theirs, so it won’t get exhausted before we get to our destination. We didn’t even know how long the journey was going to take, but we kept our fingers crossed to always support each other. Kim was having a hard time setting up so I went to give her a hand. Do you need some help? Why? So you will say I asked for it? Kim, why do you like being so difficult? Emerald asked. It’s just a kind gesture, you can as well try hard and end up sleeping on the grass. I said and was about to leave. Ok, ok, it’s fine, I need some help. I didn’t hear you, what did you say? I said I need your help.!!! That’s more like it. I helped her set the tent and shortly after that we made a fire we could warm ourselves with, as the cold breeze of the night was freezing. We sat by the fire, talked and laughed together for the first time in a long time till we were all feeling dizzy and bid ourselves Goodnight. ************** Ahhhh!!!!!!! A loud scream woke me up from sleep. What was that?