The Forbidden Desires 09

“I was scolded by Kuya earlier when you disappeared! You shouldn't have left because I knew the way back!” Neth scowled at me.

“I'm sorry. I got lost looking at the trees...” I suddenly felt embarrassed. She got a scolded because I got lost.

“Weren't you hurt? Luckily, Kuya found you! As soon as he jumped down from the tree, he immediately looked for you! I was almost in tears explaining that you were missing!”

I shook my head and ran my fingers through my hair where I had felt the snake earlier.

“I wasn't hurt...”

“You should listen to Kuya! I got scared when you yelled at him earlier! Do you know that Ate Laura and I never do that to him?”

I nodded and smiled. I directed my gaze to Silas, who was in front of us. Neth and I following behind them again as we headed home. I didn't know the way, so I couldn't take the lead.

Silas was pushing the wheelbarrow loaded with gathered wood. A knife with a snake on it was on top of the wood. I wondered what he was going to do with it.

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