Natasha was in danger, her eyes were shining like the moon in the sky, her hair this time was loose. The grass under her feet was as green as the shirt Natasha wore. The creature moved with some difficulty. With the body of a snake, the face of a beautiful woman was visible, however, her hair was serpents and treacherous vipers.
"Jellyfish? This has gone too far. said Natasha. "So many creatures, did it have to be the serpent queen?"
With a staff in hand, a large stone glowed. Natasha struggled not to look Medusa in the eyes, with the shine of the ax guiding her steps, the girl was going to meet her luck.
"Tell me, lowly human, who are you?— Against the great Medusa?
"I know you're nothing but a hideous creature with a bad hairdo. answered
Natasha
— How dare you? asked Medusa showing her snake tongue
"I have a riddle for you. Natasha said
"So say child. said Medusa
— The one without an arm or a leg. It has two fangs. But it cannot fly, but attacks like a hawk? Natasha asked
Medusa lay motionless thinking about the riddle, meanwhile, Natasha slipped under her, climbed onto her back and cut off her head.
"The answer is: The Headless Serpent Queen."
Natasha wipes the blood off her ax as she watches the creature crumble into smoke, embers and ash.
"Looks like today wasn't your lucky day.— said Natasha swinging her ax
Fixing her hair, in her ponytail, Natasha ties her coat around her waist, her clothes had dried, but that wasn't enough. Wetting her neck in the creek, the girl leaves her clothes on the lawn and goes to take a shower.
The water temperature was perfect, I wash my hair, to get the salt water out. I go under the waterfall and sink, I'm submerged under the water, suddenly I notice someone approaching.
"I think this way.— said lilian
He is sure? Andrew asked
I have. replied lilian
Natasha comes out from under the water, with her eyes closed and then opens them slowly.
— Natasha? asked Lily
— Hi Lily. answered Natasha
"Yeah... hi, Natasha. Andrew said
"Hey Andy. answered Natasha
"Natasha... are you...— said Lilian.
I was taking a bath. Natasha said
Andrew turns red and turns around.
"I think I'd better go for a walk, check the perimeter in the meantime.
Andrew said
Good idea. replied lilian
Natasha comes out of the water, wearing her clean clothes that were inside her backpack. A light brown pants, blue shirt and his long boots.
"Excellent outfit. said lilian
"It was the first one I found.— answered Natasha
"Don't forget your black bracelet. reminded Lilian —In which arm?
Right. answered Natasha
"You can't be without her. said lilian
"The bracelet and the ax are my faithful companions. said Natasha
Andrew came back, his face was a little bruised, with small cuts on his forehead, eyebrow and near his lips.
All clean. Andrew saidWe can go. concluded Natasha
"But where?— asked Lilian
"I don't know exactly, but something tells me we're not alone here. Well before while we were out at sea, I ended up seeing that there are more people here with us. I think they kidnapped everyone we love. answered Natasha
"Lethal Challenges, part two. Andrew said
— It's what I feared the most, this is the second part of the game, where we are most vulnerable. said Natasha — What can we do? asked Lily
"Try not to get killed. answered Natasha
It's a beginning. Andrew said
I gather the backpack in my hands and put it on my back, adjusting the size to be perfectly aligned with my back. I look up above the forest, there was something beyond the mountains. I need to find out what it is.
"We'll head north, dodging the treacherous forest. suggested Natasha
"Great, that place is crawling with monsters. One worse than the other. explained lilian
"All the more reason to stay away from there.— Andrew said
We crossed the river, taking care not to fall among the sharp rocks that were very close to us. Soon after we were on the border of the island.
— Change the course of the course, we don't want the challenges to be so quick and easy. said the woman in the lab coat
The woman paced back and forth, a little distressed. Her hair lined up in a high bun with two needles through it, her eyes watching every movement through the lenses of her oversized glasses.
— Prepare the next challenge.
Natasha, Andrew and Lilian had climbed the hill and saw the island from above, suddenly Lilian is unbalanced by the rumble coming from the sky, lightning strikes the ground, making her fall.
Lilian! screamed Natasha
Throwing her body forward, Natasha throws herself from above. Pushing your legs. As Lilia plummeted down the heights, Natasha's first movement is directed towards her arms reaching out and holding the collar of Lilian's shirt.
Stabbing your ax into a tree trapped within the rocks of the cliff.
Are you well? sighed Natasha pantingYes I am. replied Lillian looking down
"Don't look down, focus on me."
I looked towards Natasha, her body was in front of the light making her silhouette shine, in the background I could see Andrew making signs and shouting something.
"Hey, are you all right?"
"We are, but I don't think I can hold it much longer. answered Natasha
— I'm going to throw a rope, wait a minute. Andrew shouted
As soon as the rope came down, I held on tight, making it so that Lilian could climb first, keeping her balance right behind her.
"We'll be fine, just keep going up. Natasha said
— All good. said lilian
We managed to get to where Andrew was. He helped me up, lifting me high.
"Here we can see where we were. explained Natasha
The view of the island only allowed us to see the beach. What was really strange, the forest never appeared, it was as if only the beach existed, it could be an optical illusion, because someone didn't want us to see something.
"And now, which way should we go?— asked Lily
"Lily, I don't know, it's the first time I don't have a plan in mind.— answered
Natasha
— We'd better get down, at this point a fall could be fatal. Andrew said — You're right. agreed Natasha
We went down very calmly and quickly, when we put our feet on the ground, we felt the soft and warm sand, we came face to face with the sea, we returned to the place where we had left, we were walking in circles.
— It's not possible. Andrew said
"Get me a stick.— asked Natasha
Andrew got the object, so Natasha started drawing a map in the sand.
Heading from the beach to the forest.
"If we're finding the same location, it must be because the island is around the sea. explained Natasha — I.e? asked Lily
— The shape of the island is a perfect circle, we are surrounded by water.
No way out. Andrew replied
"Exactly, unless...— reflected Natasha.
"A raft, Nat you're a genius. Andrew replied
"We need to find the others. Natasha said
Natasha pushed the locks of hair out of her face, walking in the opposite direction to the beach, pointing her thumb to the sky and tracing the direction of the wind.
"Let's go this way. Natasha said
How do you know? Andrew asked
"I was a Girl Scout for long, terrible years. At least I learned something useful. replied Natasha smiling
Good to know. said Andrew nodding to Lilian
Lillian smiled broadly.
"We don't know what awaits us. And by God, I hope it's good news. whispered Natasha
We followed Natasha, on the safe path Lilian's hand and I look at the horizon the day was dawning, soon we would be being graced by the sunlight. Frederick and Abigail — We do not have time.
"We don't have a choice.
— Shoot...
...
"Frederick? said Abigail
I open my eyes, I was having a nightmare, I look to the side and see Abigail, a girl with shoulder— length light brown hair with a sweet and worried face. She held my hands.
"I noticed you were having a nightmare.— said Abigail
— I'm fine, it was just a dream, it's over. replied
— Your hands are cold and badly bruised. There's a lot of blood. Abigail insisted
"I already told you I'm fine.— said Frederick moving his hands away — All good. said Abigail
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude, I'm just tired. replied Frederick
"No problem, I would be in your state too if I were with my family in
danger in the unknown location. reassured Abigail
"A few nights ago, I realized something. There was smoke on top of the mountains. Frederick said
"There are more people here, I noticed that too. Let's hope they're who we're looking for.
We make our way down from the flowery lawn, dragging our jeans in the dirt, and I help Abigail down. We entered into the forest. The trees were so tall that we looked like ants next to them.
"We don't know what we're going to find here. So be careful. If I ask you to run, just run. Don't look back and under no circumstances try to play heroine.
Frederick said
Abigail nodded in agreement.
We dodged through the bushes and bushes, with a small knife I cut the path. Suddenly I hear a noise, I look at Abigail and I put my finger in my mouth and ask her to be quiet.
I put the revolver in position and handed the knife to Abigail, I pulled the trigger and when I was about to fire. Liam appears in front of me.
"Whoa, whoa. Hold on, it's me, Fred. said Liam with his hands up
"Liam? Frederick asked
"What's up man, how long. replied Liam hugging Frederick
Charlote? asked Abigail
"Abigail, my God. Are you... answered Charlotte.
Alive? Yes! exclaimed AbigailFinished, your face is all scratched and your hair disheveled. What happened to you? asked Charlotte
"I'm fine if that's what you mean. replied Abigail
"Guys, let's go focus.— Frederick said. "We have to find out where the others are.
"Yeah, let's get out of here.— said Abigail
Right after Abigail closed her mouth, we were attacked by ninja stars hitting the cheek, lightly scratching Charlotte. Two drops of blood fell to the
ground, in the distance hungry serpents came to meet us;
"We'd better run.— Liam suggested
We all run forward, flailing branches, leaves, and bushes everywhere, until Abigail trips over a tree root and sprains her ankle. "Abigail, sis. screamed charlotte
"Come on, help me get her up.— Frederick said
We put Abigail on the shoulders of Frederick and Liam, with our feet up we walked through the forest without destination.
Arriving at the end of the path, there was only one way out, the deadly cliff a few kilometers away.
The serpents advanced madly, we walked backwards. They all jumped towards us opening their mouths with their sharp teeth full of venom. Suddenly a blue and transparent energy field appears, burning the animals in fire and embers.
What happened here? asked charlotte
"I think I stepped on some button.— replied Liam
"Thanks silly, saved our lives.— said Charlotte kissing Liam's cheek Abigail groaned in pain.
"I think you'd better sit down and get some rest. Frederick said
We had Abigail sit on a bed of bushes and leaves, while Frederick went looking for wood to make a fire. Liam helped him.
— Aby? asked charlotte
Speak Charlotte. replied Abigail
"You know I love you, don't you?— asked charlotte
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"Yes, of course Charlie. replied Abigail
— I'm sorry if I don't show much and also for doing so much nonsense. said charlotte
— It's okay, we don't have to be perfect all the time, but we have to have the ability to know when we're wrong. said Abigail
— Today my life flashed before my eyes, I think if it weren't for Liam, I would be lifeless at that moment. said Charlotte. "I have to learn to be more grateful for my life and the people in it.
— It is never too late to change our attitudes. Every fresh start is a start, just like the phases of the moon. said Abigail
— Really, the essential becomes valid when we put our attitudes into
practice, collaborating for the balance of the universe. said charlotte
— Quoting an exceptional book I read as a child that said: "The invisible is essential to the eyes— that our mother always told us this story before going to sleep. It's said that it's really about using our heart to see what our eyes don't see.
Abigail explained
Liam and Frederick returned with wood for the fire.
We come back! Liam said
"How's Abigail's ankle?— Frederick asked
Still hurts. But it's bearable. replied Abigail
— I'll prepare an ointment to ease the pain. Frederick said
Thanks. said charlotteYou don't need to say thank you. Frederick saidNot serious. If it weren't for you two, my sister and I would be dead. I must thank you a lot, gratitude. thanked AbigailYou're welcome. replied Liam
— Well let's spend some time here, let's try to sleep, with the field on we'll be protected. Frederick suggested
— Even so, we will stay awake, taking turns to stand guard. Liam said
Exactly. replied Frederick
Liam laid his head on the lawn and fell asleep slowly, Charlotte was helping Frederick with the ointment on Abigail's ankle, everything seemed to be perfect, but darkness always appeared soon after dusk.
Veronica, Lis and Sarah
The beast savagely attacked Veronica, its tail spiked with a stinger, it grabbed the piece of wood she was holding, throwing it away, sharpening its fangs, the creature attacked.
"Lis, Sarah, run away!— shouted Veronica
The two girls ran, Sarah was right in front. While Lis tried to speed up her steps, the creature's tail wrapped around her feet throwing her to the ground, trapped and covered with cobwebs, the girl couldn't let go.
"Sarah help me!— exclaimed Lis
"I can't get it off.— Sarah replied
The creature approached, sinking its fangs into Sarah's shoulders, who tried to fight, but ended up passing out.
—Sarah! screamed lis
Veronica climbed a tree, standing on one of the strong branches and threw herself from above, landing on the beast's back.
"Don't try to hurt them again. You abominable creature. Veronica said, sticking the dagger in her back and scratching until the end.
The creature moaned in pain, with green blood flowing all over its body. In return, she throws Veronica against the mountain wall.
"Veronica! screamed lis
Veronica was hit with such force that her vision was blurred with the speed with which she was launched, even a little dizzy, staggering she gets up supporting one of her knees on the ground. Lifting her head, her eyes gleamed. Recovering her strength, Veronica runs over a bush, doing a somersault in the air, piercing the creature's eyes.
"Let's see if you're a good listener. Veronica said
The beast was bewildered, as soon as it noticed the steps coming towards it it was already too late with a blow, Veronica sticks her hands in the creature's fangs and pulls them out in mid— air.
Using them to loosen Lis' webs, she hurls them back, slamming them into the beast's neck, burning it to ash and embers.
— Stupid creature, never heard that strong women are not to be trifled with. Veronica said
"Thank you so much, Veronica. thanked Lis
— You are welcome. replied Veronica. "Now we have to solve this problem.
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Veronica looked at Sarah unconscious.
...
Judith and Beth
I see those blue eyes shining amid all the fire that was spreading around the place, symbolizing the strength and agility of the big indomitable feline, just with a cry for help. It sealed the fate inconclusive, fearful and for a burning moment.
Judith
"Where are we going now?— asked Judith
"This way, it's the only way to escape. replied beth
We sprinted through the trees, careful not to trip over the roots that remained in the ground. We stopped in the middle of a large piece of land where there were several trunks of cut trees.
— The destruction of evil has already passed through here. said Judith
— Lady Judith, let's go! Beth exclaimed
"Sorry, I just got distracted.— said Judith
Beth held Judite's hands firmly, passing through the trunks, when in front of them the skeletal knight appeared, in his hands he had a long staff with two ends made of blades.
With a ghastly laugh, he takes off his hat and a long ghostly smile, raising his skeletal arms, opening his mouth, launching a flamethrower, forming a ball of fire in his hands. Launching towards Judite, on the other hand Beth throws herself towards her, causing the ball to hit her arm, burning it.
"Elizabeth!— shouted Judith
Beth landed on the other side, on her back.
The knight released several balls of fire everywhere, burning everything in front of him. The fire was rising and spreading rapidly. Descending from his skeleton horse, the knight swung his two— bladed staff and charged at Beth and Judith.
At that moment Judite was helping Beth, on her knees and facing the knight. Raising the object and almost hitting Judite.
A snap of metal tangling together was inaudible for a second.
Natasha appears in front of Judite, countering the knight's attempt. "Don't you dare hurt any of them, Mr. Skeleton. Natasha said
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The smile on the knight's face turns into a serious and somber expression. A body fight ensued.
Kicking the skeleton away, Natasha throws herself to the ground and knocks the creature to the ground with her legs. He gets up, very quickly.
Swirling the staff towards Natasha.
The blade grazes one of Natasha's hair, which slowly falls to the lawn.
"Don't touch my hair!— screamed Natasha
Spinning her body in the air, she raises her right leg to attack the knight's face, but before it materializes. The creature holds her tightly, immobilizing Natasha. Throwing it forcefully away.
— Natasha! shouted lilian
With two revolvers in hand, Lilian starts walking and shooting raising her hands at a time. The shots went through the rider. Andrew cut off one of the knight's fingers, the index. Enraged by all that, the creature launches with its eyes, rays of mass destruction. Dodging with jumps, somersaults Natasha attacks with her axe, spinning in a spiral, she cuts the knight in half. Andrew holds one arm, Lilian the other. The girl walks slowly, until she gets very close to the knight and looking into his eyes, she detaches her head from her body.
— Sorry skeleton, your coffin has already been closed. Natasha said
Andrew approached Beth and Judite, turned to Natasha and called her closer.
"How are you, Beth?— Andrew asked
"Not good, she's been hit.— replied Judith
Natasha approached and with her ax cut the sleeve of Beth's shirt, noticing the size of the wound.
— It's very red and bruised, we need to find something to stop the bleeding. said Natasha. "Take my canteen and emergency kit."
Lilian ran to get her backpack, which was thrown between the cut logs. Opening her backpack, she took out everything Natasha had asked for.
Natasha poured some of the water on Beth's wound, cleaning up the blood.
Lilian helped her, using gauze and cotton, there was a lot of blood.
"Lilian, get the antiseptic, ointment, and more gauze. ordered Natasha "It's for now. replied lilian
Putting the medicine on Beth's wound, Natasha noticed that the girl was carrying a small amulet in the shape of an arrow, after she finished cleaning the wound, Natasha got up and looked at the horizon, far beyond the forest.
— We have to get out of here, here we are vulnerable and easy targets. explained Natasha
"Where shall we take cover?— asked Judith
"Andy, help me get Beth up. asked Natasha. — Senhora Judite, let's walk a little until we reach the place.
— All good. Andrew replied
We walked a long way, until we reached the place where we would be safe, or at least that's what I thought.
"We'll set up a shelter here. Natasha said
"Do we have everything we need?— Andrew asked
"Enough to get us through the night.— answered Natasha
We lay Beth down on a bed of leaves. Every hour, I would remove the bandages and redo the cleaning procedures. I was exhausted, all I wanted now was just to rest, it's been a while since I didn't know what to have a good night's sleep. But I couldn't give in to fatigue, there are people who depend on me, in all cases I also depended on them. We were interconnected farther than blood itself. Every time I closed my eyes, it was like a dark paradise. My fear was that when I opened my eyes, there would be no one on the other side to save me from my own doom.
— Natasha? stuttered Beth
— Yes? answered Natasha
— Thirsty, some water, please. Beth asked
"Oh, sure. Just a minute. Natasha said
I take my canteen and pour it into Beth's mouth, resting her head on my knees. I clean her bruised face, smoothing her brown hair out of her face.
Thanks. Beth saidYou're welcome. Now, rest. answered Natasha
I slowly put her head back in place, tucking my hair behind her ear, I close my eyes for a second and sigh deeply, I turn to watch Lilian helping Andrew light the fire, as I sit on a fallen tree trunk, while they set up camp, I rested.
Hey. said JudithHey. I answer
"You are a very brave girl. started Judith
"I just did what I thought was right, but thanks. answered Natasha
"If it weren't for you, I'd be lost. said Judith
— We seek strength in the most difficult situations. said Natasha
"And that's admirable. replied Judith. "I see you're still wearing the necklace
I gave you."
— Yes, since that day, I use it. I say. "What does the ax mean?"
"Power, agility, dexterity, strength and intelligence. replied Judith
"A long time ago, there was a society known as the Society of the Ax and the Cross. In it, his followers used these two representations to qualify the skills they most valued in human nature, enriching their skills by trying to extract the maximum of these qualities from their members. As the whole society was secret. They sought to expand the good to the world, in small actions that valued the collective good.
"And what happened to society?— Natasha asked
— Well, over time people moved away, others were chased and killed. Until they were forced to end the order. replied Judith.
"I'm glad you gave me the necklace. thanked Natasha
— You're welcome, I'm glad to see you like it and use it. Judith smiled
Lilian ran towards us, a wide smile on her face. Her wind— blown hair gleamed in the sunlight.
"Natalie, I learned how to build a fire.
"That's good Lily. answered Natasha
"So what are you talking about?— asked Lilian
— Just telling Natasha, one of my pie recipes. replied Judith
— Yes, with time, who knows, I might not make it for you. said Natasha looking at Lilian
Natasha called Lilian to sit beside her, while she braided her hair. Lilian accepted, little by little Natasha was intertwining the girl's locks.
Something worried Andrew, I think it was the fact that he didn't know where his brother was, understandable since this was the second time that Liam disappeared. And what little time they spent together was what they fought for their lives. I really wish this had never happened, that it was just another normal vacation at my cousins' house and not a suicidal adventure, with monsters, almost deadly challenges, this anguish and anxiety at all times. I'm drained, physically and mentally too, to the point where nothing surprises me anymore, I've reached my limit. I didn't want to worry anyone about my feelings, I didn't want them to think I was weak. But I am a human being like everyone else.
What I feared most was that this feeling would never go away.
As I was lulled by my deepest thoughts, I didn't realize that Andrew was approaching. He sat next to me and watched me for a long time. "There, Lily, your braid was perfect.— Natasha said "What a treat! exclaimed Lillian. — I can see?
"There's a mirror in my purse. answered Natasha
— Hi Natasha. Andrew said
"Hey Andrew. I answer
How are you? Andrew askedI am fine. answered NatashaNot really. How are you? Andrew asked again
— Slightly destroyed. I answer
"That's a true answer. Andrew said smiling
"You miss him, don't you?— I ask
"A lot, every time we fought. It was always my fault, it was always picking on him. Andrew replied
"Hey, don't beat yourself up. What has passed, remains in the past. It cannot be fixed. We have to worry about what we are going to do now, in the
present moment, and so on. It is our choices that define us. Natasha said
"Words of wisdom, Nat. Like always. Andrew said
"You are the braid master. said Lillian looking at herself in the mirror
— I noticed you liked it, you've been looking at yourself in that mirror for half an hour. Natasha joked
A rumble coming from the sky, caused the color of the clouds to darken, everything turned red and lightning struck everywhere.
"That's not a good sign. said Judith
In the distance we saw several trees detach themselves from the ground, being knocked down by some force.
"I think we'd better run.— warned Andrew
We grabbed all our things and left quickly when we noticed that the ground was shaking. As we ran, the scenery behind us was destroyed, that's when
Natasha turned to see what that was. With a loud cry he said:
— Tsunami!
"Climb the trees. shouted Judith
With great agility, everyone climbed up, except Lilian who was paralyzed with fear.
— Lilian! screamed Natasha
Descending from the tree, throwing her body forward and resting her arms on the branches, Natasha glided with jumps and jumps, with a mortal she stopped on the ground, pulling Lilian by the waist, helping her up.
"Don't ever do that again. Natasha said
The water was approaching with fury, destroying everything everywhere, my heart was racing. My last vision was of Lilian approaching and extending her hand almost touching mine. Suddenly we were hit by the tsunami.
Submerged in the water, Natasha opens her eyes, in front of all the water in the background trees were being dragged. Struggling to reach the surface, Natasha pushes her body forward, when she realizes that there is a pine tree right under her feet. Reaching the surface Natasha gets the air out of her lungs and all she sees is water.
— Lilian! Andrew! Judith. screamed Natasha
I didn't see them, a great tightness surged inside me, I was panting. No strength to scream anymore.
"It can't be where you are. I think
In the distance I see everyone, they were miles away. I waved my arms, but it was in vain. They didn't see me. I try to swim to catch up with them. That's when I was swept upstream, for a second I didn't see what was coming. Hitting my face, a piece of trunk knocked me out. Instantly fainting, my body floated for a few moments before submerging. Slowly sinking with blood mixing with the water.
Everything seemed lost...
The last thing I saw was the sky, changing colors. Birds flying over the clouds.
"Disable the tsunami. said the woman in the lab coat
With just one click on the panel's technological screen, the man deactivates the challenge. Causing all the water to dry up.
Passed out on the lawn, her forehead badly cut; Natasha was safe.
From the top it was possible to see his motionless body, his orange hair spread over the grass.
Catching her breath and spitting out some water, Natasha turns over and props her elbows on the floor, coughing. Running her hands through her hair, she lays her head on the grass and lies down.
Sigh, it wasn't the first time I'd faced death. It was almost a hobby, he tries to escape it over and over again.
— Where are the others? I think
I get up still a little dizzy, my ribs were killing me, I complain of pain when I get up, staggering to find a large rock to support myself. I pull onto my back and slide, sitting on the grass, putting my head between my knees.
"What am I doing with my life? I think
Suddenly, I notice someone approaching, I hide among the bushes, a familiar voice echoes through my ears.
"Do you ever feel like you're in one of those '90s video games?— asked Liam "Liam! shouted all together
Natasha came out of hiding and ran to hug Liam, who was surprised by losing his balance and falling with Natasha.
The two lay down, Natasha got up a little and her hair fell to the side, Liam watched the girl. Smiling at him.
— Natasha! exclaimed Liam Natasha kissed Liam on the cheek.
"Herself. answered Natasha
Standing up and reaching out a hand, helping Liam to his feet. She fixed her hair, turning to see the others. — Father! screamed Natasha
"Natalie! Frederick exclaimed
The two hugged, Frederick lifted Natasha in the air and spun her around. Placing the girl on the ground, he reached out and touched Natasha's cheeks.
He ended up worrying about the cut on his forehead.
"We need to clean this wound. Frederick said
"I think I still have some meds in my bag. Abigail suggested
— Hi Abigail. Natasha said
"Natasha, how are you?— asked Abigail
Well now. answered Natasha
Natasha noticed something strange, right after she found her father, Abigail helped Frederick to make Natasha's dressing.
"You are dry. Natasha said
"And you're soaked.— What happened? asked Liam
Long story. answered Natasha
Natasha told what had happened, everyone listened attentively, upon arriving at the part of the tsunami, Frederick was startled to hear.
— Daughter, are you okay?
"Yes, the worst is over.— I answer
We continued walking around the forest. At this point, we didn't know where fate would take us.