A sudden thought struck me, recalling our first encounter in the woods when she nearly got bitten by a snake. A plan formed in my mind.
"Suya, where are you?" I called out.
"Over here..."
"There's a snake! It went behind that rock. Suya, there's a snake! Hide quickly!"
Suya had actually been hiding behind that rock all along. She’d ducked into the grass when she heard my voice. When she heard me shout about a snake going behind the rock, she scrambled up and rushed towards me.
"Ah! Where's the snake? Waaah... Phillip, save me! I'm afraid of snakes! Don't let it bite me! Waaah..."
Tears streamed down Suya's face as she cried out. She ran towards me the moment she saw me and threw her arms around me when she reached me.
She just kept crying and trembling. Seeing her so terrified,
