5
A sigh of relief escaped my mouth as I could finally see some light shimmering through the trees. We made it. Our tactic of neurotically marking off every tree and drawing lines using the three of us as points for a straight line paid off.
I had never been happier that I could leave a forest. The open wasteland and the small trails familiar sights as the small town we were staying in unfolded before us.
"A-Ash and Aspen are waiting f-for us," JP spoke, his voice still a bit shaky. I reached for his hand and intertwined fingers. With two gentle squeezes, I let him know that I was here for him. Our own little way of saying "I love you". A faint smile appeared on his face as he squeezed back.
There was a hot stew waiting for us in the abandoned barn we had called home for the past three
