Love Unspoken

Alexander had his gun aimed and ready, so the second that gray rabbit popped out, he squeezed the trigger. The gunshot rang out, sending birds in the trees scattering.

Quinn wasn't sure if he nailed it, so she gathered up her bulky clothes and jogged over. She pushed aside the grass and saw the rabbit on the ground, a nasty wound on its hind leg. When the rabbit saw Quinn, it freaked out, dragging its hurt leg a few steps before collapsing again, totally unable to escape.

Quinn picked up the rabbit and ran back to Alexander.

"Let's keep moving," she said.

Alexander, still holding his gun, scanned the area and picked a direction to head.

He knew this place pretty well, and most of the dangerous critters had been cleared out. But if they wandered too far, they could still get lost.

So he led Quinn around the area.

Since all the trees looked the same, he led Quinn in circles a few times without her catching on. She even thought they had covered a lot of ground.

It wasn't until she noticed the bloodstains on the weeds that she felt a sense of déjà vu.

After a few seconds, it hit her that this was where they had shot the rabbit earlier!

"Are we lost? Did we just circle back?" she asked.

Alexander nodded seriously. "Looks like it."

"I remember we went this way earlier. Let's try this way," Quinn said, pointing to the forest on the right.

"Alright."

Alexander led the way in the direction she pointed, going a bit farther this time but still within his comfort zone.

Suddenly, he stopped and yanked Quinn behind him.

Quinn, caught off guard, stumbled as he pulled her.

She looked up just in time to see a big spider, about the size of a walnut, drop down right where she had been standing.

Even scarier, there were tons of spider webs between the trees above, all filled with these spiders.

Seeing those black spiders, Quinn covered her mouth in fear.

"These spiders are poisonous. Let's move," Alexander said, pulling her in another direction, where spider webs could be seen on the trees every now and then. As they ran, a black spider dropped down, making Quinn scream and instinctively jump onto Alexander's back.

Her sudden jump made Alexander stumble, almost falling.

He steadied himself and, seeing the spider on the grass, stomped on it.

"Alright, don't be scared," he said gently.

Just moments ago, Quinn had insisted she didn't need to be carried. But now, she was clinging tightly to his neck, trembling on his back. "Hurry, let's go!" Alexander grabbed her legs and started walking quickly. "I told you to let me carry you earlier."

She bit her lip and said nothing. She hadn't expected it to be this terrifying.

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"Loosen up a bit. You're choking me," Alexander said.

Quinn quickly loosened her grip a little but still held onto his neck tightly. Influenced by the spiders, she now instinctively looked up at the trees.

What she saw scared her even more.

The trees were crawling with all kinds of insects. The most numerous were small green things the size of wheat grains, almost every tree had them, looking like patches of moss from a distance. But up close, she realized they were moving.

There were also various colored caterpillars, scorpions, snakes hidden in the leaves, or coiled on the branches.

Compared to these, the insects on the ground seemed less terrifying.

The more they walked, the more freaked out she became. "Let's go back. No more walking," she said, her voice filled with fear.