DAY 9
HOW I CAME UPON THE MANTIS
The heat at night was intense and I was practically unable to sleep. I struggled to breathe and sweated nonstop. I heard those baby screams all night, although they no longer scared me because now I knew that they came from that type of rat that I had seen once, they still woke me up repeatedly. After waking up it was difficult to go back to sleep with all the noise, especially when I heard a roar that reminded me of the leopard hunting by the river. I was already up when the first sunrays illuminated the forest. I cleaned my wounds with the alcohol. I ate a piece of meat and drank all the water that I had left, which wasn't much. Today was a gamble, I definitely had to find water or I would die dehydrated. I didn't waste any time, I stood up and started
