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The Route Out
My eyes squinted in the vast darkness that laid in front of me. I slowly walked forward as I tried to secure every step that I take. My vision finally adjusted to the darkness that I could finally trace silhouettes of trees and the moss that covered the cold ground. I picked up an arms-length twig that laid beside a big rock covered in moss. I used it to flick at the ground in front of me, making sure that there were no snakes or other creatures that I might step on.
A few minutes of walking had passed but there was still no trace of Sebastien. The howls of the wolves are getting louder and louder the farther I trudge on. The light of the moon only cast a dim glow under the trees because of the thick foliage. It felt like there were eyes that stared at me as I made my way through the darkness. It was as if the trees have eyes and they are following every move that I make. My mother once told me of creatures that are older than us of beings that are as old as the world we liv
weeping prophetHi. It has been a long time since the last update. I have been pretty busy outside of goodnovel. I apologize for the delayed upload of chapters. I am also juggling my time as a writer and other things in my life. I hope you understand. As a thank you for still staying with me and the journey of “captive”, here are 5 new chapters for all of you. I will be back again next week for another round of chapter updates. Hopefully, I would have enough time to upload daily. If ever that wont happen, rest assured that there will be new chapters every Wednesday and Saturday. I hope everyone is doing well. Happy reading ❤️
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The moon shined brighter when we walked back to the clearing. It had shed us its light to guide us along the way. I could still feel hundreds of eyes glued on me as we walked through the Dark Woods but having a companion amid this darkness made me feel less vulnerable. We stopped at the edge of the woods right behind the two towering trees that I have seen a while ago before following Sebastien. The fire burned ferociously at the center of the clearing. The old woman was finishing the remaining ration to be cooked over the fire. Rufus and Cordelia were not in the vicinity. “Are you sure about the plan?” Sebastien whispered under his breath. “There is no other way,” I told him and I could see the hesitation going in and out of his feature, “and besides, we might not get another chance like this.” He bit his lower lip after being so deep into his thoughts. He let out a sigh and finally locked his eyes with mine. “We need to tell the others,” he replied.
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The moon beamed against the starless sky, it had illuminated everyone in the clearing. The rest of the captives were fast asleep but there was us on the farther part of the clearing, huddled in a circle, eager to hear what Petra was going to tell us. The children were giddy to hear their grandma’s story, something that would tuck them in a makeshift bed out of things they had foraged. “Grandma,” Celeste impatiently said, beckoning her grandmother to start telling the story. Petra smiled at the little girl and looked around to see if we were already in our places. “Sit down first, Celeste, so we can start.” She took the child’s hand as she guided her to sit down beside her. Celeste carefully placed her head on the lap of his grandmother while Desmond huddled closely on Petra’s side. “I have lived a life long enough to know things that you children didn’t know,” Petra said calmly with a voice of a storyteller. “This wasn’t their first,” she added.
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