Chapter 17: Chapter 17: I Can Eat by Myself

She hadn't gone more than a meter before Zacar growled at her without so much as glancing in her direction. Natalie froze, her eyes darting to Zacar then back at the entrance to the tunnel. Could she sprint fast enough over the uneven cave floor before he caught her? Her shoulders slumped. Probably not. With his speed, she wouldn't get two steps before he had her.

Disheartened and fed up with everything, aliens in particular, she growled back at him. Shoulders still slumped and glaring at her feet, she walked to the table and stared dully at the pot of berries on the table.

Silence.

She looked up to find them staring at her. Her blood froze in her veins, and she had to force herself not to shrink away in fear. Her hand gripped the table top harder.