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.”

He got to his feet with Natalie’s help, and they left the cave

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

was applying ointment to his face while Silas stood beside him. Anxiously, he asked, “Mr. Shane, do you have

gone into

rolled off the slope then; hence, the cuts on

dragged him back here to get treated, he would still be scouring for Natalie in

gruffly, resting his forehead in his

We can drop by

said I’m fine!”

shut up

the tent and came

find her?” Shane’s pupils widened, and he shot to his feet in an

applying ointment on him was knocked

but someone saw smoke coming from the mountains.” The 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 past, and we know

have been from the fire that madam lit!” Silas interrupted excitedly.

entire body was vibrating with barely concealed joy as he