~ A M E L I A ~ Seated on the ground, leaning against a large tree and resting my arms on my knees, I was trying to regain some strength to move. Gabriel had disappeared further into the forest to call Kaylee and update the girls on what happened, so they didn’t worry about where we were. I tried to protest against it, as it would’ve worried them more. However, he was right in telling me that they should know. Hudson wouldn’t leave my side, understandably. He knelt beside me, watching me, almost like he was waiting for an order on what to do next. Sniffling, withholding any tears from falling, my mind played everything back on a loop. I sighed, ‘You don’t have to watch me so intensely…’ ‘I just want to make sure you’re okay,’ he said. Dropping my legs, I leant towards him, placi

