Chapter 6

" Ouch, my leg", Sofinna moaned in pain after waking up. " What happened?", she asked herself. She could barely remember anything. All she could remember was that she was running. Running away from Nehul and she hit her leg on a big log of wood that made her stumble and fall. " Yeah, I remember now. I escaped. I'm freeeee!!". More than anything, she didn't want to be with him. She preferred to live with the pain from her leg than being his wife for just a minute.

" I'm hungry". Sofinna has never been in the forest before. But she knew not all fruits in the jungle is suitable for eating. " But which of these fruits can be eaten"?, she wondered as she moved from tree to tree looking at the fruits, wishing she could see a sign to know which could be eaten. Since she couldn't get food, she thought she could get water at least. She grabbed her bag and walked aimlessly though the forest not knowing her way around.

After a long walk of about two and a half hours, water was finally in sight. Her face lightened up as she a large stream with clean, fresh flowing water. Finally, something to quench her taste. She hurried to the stream with her water bottle in her hand like the stream was about to dry. She walked as fast as her legs could carry her, still trying to avoid another fall. She still felt pains from her leg. She was lucky it was just a scratch. What if she had broken one of her legs. Its would have been very difficult for her to survive out here, in the middle of nowhere.

As she got to the river, she went down on her knees and began to drink from the stream with her head to the surface of the water. She was so happy. She laughed happily as she filled her water bottle in preparation for the journey ahead. Although she didn't know where she was going, she knew she had to keep moving. It is never safe to be in the jungle alone without been armed. Surprisingly, she has not encountered any wild beast since her arrival. Her survival through the night is a miracle. Big forests like this are usually filled with snakes, reptile and many other dangerous creature. Thinking of this frightened her a bit. She didn't know why she was still alive after falling asleep on the grounds of the forest. After drinking and playing with the water, she stood up to leave. But as soon as she turned around, she...