Chapter 117
Stronger
Annette POV:
I had woken up just before noon. The sun wasnât quite high enough for it to be but it was just about
there. I couldnât smell if anyone was nearby but I knew I had to go.
Since I had jumped into the water I didnât bother saving any food so I had to scrounge. Eventually
finding some poor birds to tear apart. I have just had luck with them. They were small so I had to take
some bone in some bites but it was food. The first day I had been freezing but that was just because of
the water still clinging onto me.
The second day I realized how warm it was. When I gave birth there was snow on the ground. Now it
was all melted. It must be April then I hadnât realized it but spring had come.
I kept walking trying to find some form of civilization if I got to a town or a house I could try and
convince them to let me use their phone to call him. I could hear his voice and then.
I almost started crying at the thought of hearing his voice and being able to speak to him. To ask him
how everyone was there. I wanted to know so badly I wanted to be there with everything inside of me
my whole soul craved for
them.
Still, I didnât let myself say the words. I didnât let myself acknowledge the horrible truth of who was
waiting for me and all the time Iâd clearly missed instead I kept moving looking for a stream or a river of
some kind. By the trees and the ocean, I realized I was on the West Coast in the United States too
there was still snow up in Canada, I couldnât tell where on the west coast I was, It was more northern
but I didnât know if I was in California, Washington, or Oregon.
If I knew I was in Washington Iâd just try and get as close to the border as possible. I kept walking and
walking running and running still changing my path here and there until I heard running water off in the
distance.
I froze did I truly hear that, I walked forward something in me said to turn around there was something
off about this. I knew I needed to go towards the water but I felt it in my body to step back. I decided to
listen to my gut and simply follow the noise instead. Eventually, I came up on a hill and was able to look
down and I saw one of them hiding in the trees.
They knew Iâd have to find water. And I did need water, so instead of trying to hunt me down they went
to the nearest water source. I looked around trying to figure out what to do. I needed water I was
already feeling fatigued. If I went farther down I might be able to stop and get a drink.
I decided to fall back into the trees I wouldnât have noticed them if they werenât careless and poked
their head out to look for me. I smiled to myself it seemed Marcusâs stupidity leached out into his
soldiers.
I headed down the hill and decided to fun the sooner I got away from them the better it wasnât the best
considering I hadnât had a sip of water in the past 12 hours but I needed to get away. I kept my eyes to
the north as I ran trying to see if anyone else was nearby looking about for me. I could hear the water
getting louder.
Eventually, the river came my way and grew larger I snuck forward through the trees inching align and
keeping hidden. I didnât see anyone and at this point, I was parched. My hand was shaking and I knew
it was because I was thirsty soon my head was going to be getting a headache and eventually Iâd faint
and then I was theirs.
I snuck forward even more, ran to the stream, and stuck my hands in gulping water up. I was thirsty
truly starved for hydration. I heard a twig snap on the other side and he had a gun pointed at me. I did it
without thinking but I jumped into the water. I tumbled in head first and bobbled down the stream the
river flowed a lot faster than it looked and off I went. I kept my head down as long as I could before I
swam upwards again quickly jumping up and getting air before- I dunked my head under again.
I waited until I needed air again and repeated the cycle again and again. Eventually, the current slowed
and I swam over to the riverâs edge. I sat for a moment and drank some more water before I got out of
the river and took in some deep breaths. I had acted on instinct and I hadnât planned on jumping in the
river but it worked.
I stood up and looked over at the river I needed something to eat and fish would work really well. I
fashioned a damn of sorts from some down branches knotting them together to make it hard for a fish
to swim through. I placed it in the water and waited for a fish to come along. Eventually, a small one fell
into my trap and I swung my little net of sorts up and the fish flopped on top of the branches as I gently
pulled it in.
I miss you
His voice came to me soft in the back of my head I dropped the fish and it flopped about. My heart in
my head and my body shot up and I almost wept in joy.
Grasyon
Nothing met me and I still felt the large void greeting my words
I sat down and focused.
Grayson!
I scrunched my eyes tightly shut and stretched for him picturing him it never used to be this hard for me
to get to him. In fact, I had seldom had to try, here I was trying with all my might and I could feel him. I
tried again and still he didnât meet me an insurmountable wall still lay between us.
I grilled my fish and ate and kept walking throughout the night staring up at our moon and calling to him
as I
stumbled.
Grayson, Iâm here
I kept trying to reach out to him all to no avail he was still too far away. I had done something been in
some state for him to get through to me. I closed my eyes and tried to clear my head to see if his voice
would come to me again, but still nothing.
I was so distracted I didnât hear them come up behind me. Finally, they rustled enough and I turned I
couldnât extend my claws but I swung my fist into his face with all my might. I grabbed the knife from his
side after he fell to the dirt. The other one lunged at me and I stabbed the knife into her back three
times. My senses were weakened though and I didnât hear the sniper. The shot rang out and I looked
down, a dart shot into my leg, tranquilizer filled my veins.
Grayson
Annette
I closed my eyes smiling blissfully at least he knew, he knew I had tried.
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