Chapter 325: She Felt Ashamed

It sounded so easy. So tempting.

But before he could say anything, Ekene spoke up, his face serious.

“If we go back to those places… we’ll get caught.”

He clenched his fists.

“There’s a reason Ruth said we had to go through the forest. If we take the obvious roads, they’ll be waiting for us. Waiting with open arms.”

Karen’s face twisted in frustration.

She took a deep breath and shouted,

“Ruth said it in her letter! She told us to go through the forest, but also said if it’s too dangerous, we shouldn’t force it!”

Her voice trembled with emotion as she pointed around at the endless trees.

“Well, it is dangerous! We’ve been walking in circles for two weeks! We’re starving! We should listen to Ruth! We should leave before something worse happens!”

She turned to Abuchi and the others, her eyes wide, desperate for them to understand.

The forest around them was silent, almost as if it was holding its breath, waiting for their decision.

Ekene frowned at Karen, about to scold her for bringing up the thought of quitting.

But before he could say a word, Abuchi spoke, and what he said stunned everyone into silence.

“She’s right,” Abuchi said quietly, his voice filled with guilt.

“Ruth did say we shouldn’t do it if it was too dangerous. And… it is dangerous.”

He clenched his fists tightly before continuing, “I’m sorry. I had no right to drag all of you into this. I put you in danger, and that was wrong.”

Everyone stared at him, speechless.

“We’re already close to the border of the forest,” he said, forcing a small, sad smile.

I’ll continue this journey on my

that the others were about to protest, he quickly

brave for me. You don’t have to risk your lives to

slightly at the end, full of pain and sincerity. “I’ll be much more

to Nnenna,

he said gently, “once you get back to the edge of Lumna, find someone with a phone. Call Lionara

in the air, heavier

guys should go back too,

friends when he turned toward Nnenna,

she beat him to

talking to me too?” she asked, her brows

turned fully to

talking to you too,” he answered firmly, a little surprised

Wasn’t it obvious?

Nnenna only stared at him harder, her expression

to me as well,” she said, her voice sharp. “I already told you. I want to go through with this journey. So why would you be

pounding painfully in his

Nnenna wasn’t joking.

She meant every word.

to go

That’s it!

that moment, something inside

his voice thundering through

toward her,

die, is that it?! You want

cracked with

smile again, haunted by the

fists shook at

he shouted, breathing hard. “Do it for me!

him, her face

back,” he said harshly, his voice like

discussion. No

around them stayed deadly

seemed

moment hung in the air,

And then

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