Chapter six

Vicky runs through the forest. Jumping over fallen trees. Sometimes it feels like we’re flying. She is so fast. Her paws are so light on the ground barely making noise. As we get closer to home Vicky slows down. Then suddenly, she stops. Her ears are on high alert and she sniffs the air.

“What’s going on?” I ask her. When the smell hits me too.

My dad's patrols, they are not far from us.

“If we can smell them. They can smell us” Vicky says and she doesn’t hesitate one second before rolling herself into the dirt.

“Wait, what are you doing? Now we need to shower.”

“ I am masking our scent idiot. Just like you did last time. We have Axel scent all over us we have to shower anyway. You want to get caught and have dad kill us? I don’t”

I roll my eyes at her knowing she has a point. Vicky dugs behind a big bush when the smell of the patrol gets stronger. Looking through the bush waiting for them to pass us. I can feel my heartbeat faster as they come closer. We can s