Chapter 29

Lylah

Moving in the mountains in the daylight was different from nighttime, and my brain should have figured this out earlier.

The light from our phone was barely enough to clear the way.

“Elizabeth!” I yelled, followed by James as we moved deeper inside. I was getting out of breath with each moment.

“Do you know where her direction could have been? Why didn’t she leave with anyone? Who goes to the mountain alone?” I said in between breaths in frustration.

“I happened to hear her mention the hill we saw when hunting for the game earlier today,”

It was crazier the more we walked. I had followed James on impulse. I should have called the teachers for this.

“Let’s go back.” I stopped, breathing heavily. “I can’t walk further. I mean, we shouldn’t even walk further than this. It’s dangerous, so let’s go back.”

“We can’t just leave her out, let’s walk further, we’ll be there soon.”

“No. We are not leaving her, of course. We just need to go back and call the teachers. They will help us mo