Hannah cuts her way through the forest, her knife slices through the branches like they are made of butter. Suddenly a branch whips back cutting her wrist, it isn't deep so she ignores it, and continues to make the path. Hannah was trying to go back to her little camp in the woods but now she is lost. she looks up toward the sun, and squints, it must be suppertime at camp, hope Braxton isn't worried she thinks to herself. She hears a faint whistle sounding noise from her left. Hannah runs that way jumping over rotten logs and fallen trees, when she suddenly sees Braxton. He is tall-ish, and thin with blonde hair that has been lightened from the sun, "Come on, lost again?" he says there is a grown wolf by his feet, Hannah calls it over saying "Here Kota! Good boy!" then she says "Sorry I was tracking a deer, and I got lost, and I had to use my knife...wait...where is it?'' She points to the woods and says "Find" Then Kota runs into the woods to find Hannah's Knife. She glances over at Braxton, her little brother, who was tending the small fire. “Do we have anything to eat?” Hannah asks slowly, trying not to make him mad about not getting a deer. “Yeah, we have some leftover squirrels, and plants, right?” Hannah walks over to the hollowed out tree that holds their leftover food and pulls out three squirrels, one for her, one for Braxton and one for Kota. She ties them to a roasting stick and hands it to Braxton who carefully roasts them over the fire. “So what did you do today?” Hannah asks, Braxton responds quickly and his eyes don't leave the fire. “Nothing much, me and Kota checked the river and we can start fishing on it tomorrow.” This is great news, because the river had been frozen since the beginning of winter, and since then they barely had enough food. There is a rustling noise coming from the forest and Kota jumps through the long grass along the edges. He has Hannah’s knife in his jaws, “Drop it” Hannah orders. Kota sets in on the ground at Hannah’s feet, then he walks over to where Braxton is and lays down. Hannah picks up her knife, it had been a gift from her and Braxton’s father. It had an intricate design on the hilt and the edge was very sharp. It was the last thing he had given Hannah before she and Braxton ran away. She turns the knife over in her hand once then throws it into the ground. She had hated her father ever since her mom died and he started drinking. “Um Hannah…the food is ready.” Braxton says. Hannah picks up the knife and walks over to Braxton. She takes the plates she had carved, from inside their shelter, and puts the knife away. She brings out the plates and puts the food on them. Then Hannah goes back inside the shelter and brings out a carved dog dish, this one made by Braxton and puts the third squirrel on it. Hannah sets it down for Kota and goes and eats hers. After supper she decides to take a walk by the thawing river. She takes Kota with her and together they walk along the shoreline. It is a very quiet night, and the stars are out. She looks to the north and she’s a faint glow of a campfire. That's strange, she thinks, I thought that nobody else lives here. There is suddenly a scream, Braxton! She thinks to herself. Suddenly Hannah is running through the woods again, Kota is beside her. She dashes over overturned roots and slippery rocks, but she doesn;t fall or slip. When she makes it to camp there is a strange car parked, and a stranger man outside. Two men are holding Braxton, and the strange man is talking about trespassing or something like that. Tears are streaming down Braxtons face and he looks scared. Hannah hides behind a rock, and thinks of what to do. Her knife is in their shelter and there is no way that Kota can retrieve it without being spotted. She hears the slam of a car door as the engine of the car starts. Hannah peeks over the rock, and sees Braxton trapped inside the car. The car backs up and foolishly Hannah hides, when she realizes her mistake she screams “Braxton!”
All is by Silvi-11 This is for @VioAuqaCat 's project as shown above Thank you!
