Chapter 7: chapter 7

Pesi.... pesi....!!

I called out very loudly knowing father wouldn't hear me from where he is.

Who knows if he's done cutting the tree ?

What if he starts looking for me? These thoughts suddenly came to my mind and I quickly turned to find my way back to where he is. I started running as I felt I was walking way too slow and my absence might be noticed in no time my heart raced with me as the tension I felt in me equally increased , maybe because I felt father would have noticed am longer sitting close to him or probably too frightened to accept am scared of the wood.

The trees I kept running into seems different having more beautiful fruits that almost tempted me to stop and pluck as many as would satisfy my hunger but it occurred to me that I've missed my way.

"But how?"

I asked my confused self, I neither turned right nor left at the time I took off to find my way back to father so I still don't understand how I ended up missing my way. I stopped to look around if I can recognize any of the trees I passed by earlier but there wasn't any tree I could recognize amongst the trees, I decided to turn left maybe I will end up at the right direction.

I passed too many trees using my hands to clear grasses that tends to be obtrusive, I was becoming weak and hungry searching through the wood knowing this time that am completely lost and alone in the wood.

Slowly I fell to the ground regardless of the dry woods and stones that covered it and started weeping trying so hard to keep my voice low to avoid distraction

I turned quickly to my right on hearing a dog

barking.

It's pesi...!!

I exclaimed excitedly as I watched pesi approach me waddling her tail with two lovely puppies walking behind her.

Impatiently I covered the remaining gap between us and hugged her, while the puppies starred up to us and waddled they tails happily.

" Let's go and look for papa Jesse he's going to be so happy knowing I've found you." I said excitedly and took to My off, pesi simply tagged along with her puppies.

"The stream...!!" I exclaimed and stopped running.

" Am I really standing at the middle of the wood?". I asked my confused self and slowly drawing backward wondering how possible this is, I guess pesi must equally be thinking what's up with me as we neither moved forth nor back, rather we just stood starring at a calm beautiful stream.

Fear couldn't allow me admire the true beauty of nature in the middle of the wood. Gradually I felt the sun setting,I started crying loud enough for some one really far from me to hear. Pesi started barking loudly perhaps she must have seen my moodiness and became sad too.

"How do I find papa Jesse now it's almost getting dark." I mumbled inaudibly and turned right then left but couldn't find any route that could possibly us out of the stream.

I should probably go through the route that brought me here who knows I might even run into papa Jesse as I know he will be searching for me. I concluded walking hurriedly down the Path that had led me to the stream.

"Papa Jesse....." I screamed after having covered a good distance from the stream .