Feel the Way You Feel, My Love

“I know.” It was Natalie’s turn to smile wryly.

Looking outside the cave, Sean suggested, “You can try to look for some food nearby if you don’t want to starve.”

“There’s food nearby?” Following the direction of his gaze, she shook her head. “What could we possibly find in a place like this? Are you asking me to hunt?”

He laughed at her question. “If you have the means, be my guest. I’m your excuse in case any rangers decide to hold you to the law.”

Sean watched wordlessly as she left the cave.

She was gone for a couple of hours, and she had found some wild fruits reminiscent of kiwis. Despite their sourness, it was palatable enough to fill her stomach, and that was far better than starving.

She ate about three of those fruits and fed the rest to Sean.

The fire went out around the same time they finished eating.

Natalie clapped her hands together and declared, “Let’s go.”

followed without protest. He got to his feet with Natalie’s help, and they left the cave in

at a camping site located at the foot of the mountain. His rumpled, mud-stained clothes added to his disheveled

was applying ointment to his face while Silas stood beside him. Anxiously, he asked, “Mr. Shane, do you have other injuries besides the cuts on

gone into the

had slipped and rolled off the slope then; hence, the cuts on his

not dragged him back here to get treated, he would still be scouring for Natalie in the

gruffly, resting his

concerned. “Are you sure? We can

I’m fine!”

up after

of the rescue team drew back the mesh of the tent and came in. He

widened, and he shot to his

ointment on

rescue team member continued, “It’s not the natural mist in the mountain forests, but smoke from a fire. We’ve explored the area in the

lit!” Silas interrupted excitedly.

entire body was vibrating with barely concealed joy as