I stumbled through the cold dark woods. I must have been a moron to think this was a shortcut… I should’ve just walked down the road from school just like everyone else. But, seriously, were the woods this deep? I had already lost my sense of direction hours ago, so I just picked a random direction and walked. I know from the town map that the deepest part of these woods shouldn’t be more than a mile wide, so why have I been walking for so long?
A branch snapped, whipping me on the face. “Ow!” I shouted, reaching my hand up on the new wound. I had plenty more like this from this journey. My jeans had ripped alo