Chapter Twenty-Eight

I held my hand to the slash, but no matter the pressure I applied, the blood had still gushed between my fingers and oozed under my hand. I didn't even know if I was doing the right thing trying to save the guy.

"Please stay with me, don't go," I pleaded as I tried to keep his eyes from closing.

Sophia was getting impatient and she wanted to leave without me. "You're only going to get me in trouble, let's go now. Leave him, I don't care if he dies or not. He's the person we are looking for." She told me.

But could I leave him to die without my conscience pricking me that I could have saved him? I had to do something quickly or else he was going to die. "Please give me two minutes," I begged and rushed into the forest to find some leaves.

I had always seen my mom use it and it definitely worked to revive someone that was almost dying. I knew I had seen something when I came to the forest to pluck fruits the other day.

As soon as I sat my eyes on the leaves, I quickly took three and we