Abby

My heart’s practically pounding out of my chest as we park the car, hidden behind a veil of trees. The

forest feels even more thick and suffocating now than it did on the day that we came here to go mushroom

hunting, now that I know what actually lies behind the mist.

Karl takes a moment to study the map I had s atched from him last night, his fingers tracing the uneven,

ink-smeared lines.

“Ready?” he asks, his eyes meeting mine.

“As I’ll ever be,” I reply, grabbing my bag from the backseat. Karl locks the car, and we head off, stepping

into the dense foliage, guided only by the soft morning light filtering through the trees.

Enter title…

For a few minutes, we walk in complete silence. The stillness is comforting in its own eerie way, but I’m

too focused on our mission to let my mind wander too far.

stopping in his tracks. “We have to

nearing their territory. If you want to

around us, every whispering leaf,

back. But I can’t; not now.

with Karl’s.

to do this.

last worried look, moves with a stealth

taking care not to snap a twig or rustle leaves

at 2 o’clock,” he hisses, gesturing with his chin. I glance in that direction

camouflaged against the greenery. My

the lead

lower my body, feeling the damp earth seep into

hold my breath as we cross the camera’s

breath quivering

than ten steps when Karl abruptly halts. I nearly crash

and points. My eyes follow the

the area. And

mit,” I mutter under

turn back now,” Karl whispers, his eyes scanning

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