Hansel and I ran.
Yuxuan told us to.
As my feet carried me away from the elephant habitat, my worry for Yuxuan's well-being increased. I had seen him kill a leopard and a bear before, with a spear. He had no weapons to defend himself.
The chance of his survival was low. Perhaps that is why he commanded us to leave, to sacrifice himself.
I continued sprinting for a while until I realized that I had become separated from Hansel. I stopped in my tracks and looked around. "Hansel? Hansel, where are you?"
The only response I heard was from the birds in the trees above me. "Hansel?"
I looked around. The trees looked very different but all the same. I didn't even remember which direction I came from.
"Hansel!" I shouted. My voice echoed, but I didn't hear anything in return.
Was I lost? "No, no, no, I can't be lost. The sun will set soon... Hold it together, Alexandrea..." I paced back and forth.
I needed to think of a way out of this. What could I do to find my way back?
Whenever I had gotten lost in the city as a child, my father would always find me. But this wasn't the city. This was a forest. And my father wasn't here.
I couldn't just stand here. No doubt there were plenty of other vicious beasts lurking. Without Yuxuan's help, I couldn't navigate.
"Alright," I took a deep breath and came to a conclusion. I had to keep moving.
It was a stupid idea, I know. But I didn't want to wait for any more wild cats or bears to attack me.
I chose to start in a random direction.
I wandered in that same direction for a long time. I lost track. Every twig that snapped along the way alerted me. "Hansel!" I called.
"Hansel! Where are you?"
Still Nothing.
I started to feel the effects of the weather. The sunlight started to dim and I was growing exhausted. "Oh, Hansel, please... I hope you're safe wherever you ran off to."
I tripped over a fallen tree. My head smacked into the ground and I grunted. The throbbing began right above my left ear. My fingers glazed across the swollen area.
That probably earned me a nasty bruise.
"Blasted feet," I gritted my teeth when I tried to stand up, only to fall onto my knees. My feet were sore. How long had I been walking?
I didn't know.
I couldn't stay here. No matter what, I had to keep on moving. I was relying on Yuxuan this entire time. It only made me realize how protected I was before I came here. But heavily relying on him didn't make me any better, it only stunted my improvement.
In London, I had my father to take care of everything. That included my meals, my transportation, and my attire.
Here, I had Yuxuan. He protected me from the animals, and always provided me with things I needed.
"Come on..." I dragged my feet forward. I forced myself to stand. Of course, every step I took from them hurt excruciatingly. I felt like this was god punishing me for every disobedient remark or gesture toward anyone I'd ever wronged.
I fell again. I couldn't stand back up.
Rather than standing, I decided to crawl. But we all know that didn't last much longer.
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Yuxuan (REMASTERED)
RomanceAlexandrea Noles is the daughter of a rich family residing in London. Despite her family pressuring her to settle down and marry, her stubborn and persistence of wanting to travel and studying Thailand elephants gets in the way. As a result, her fa...