Lay By Me

I turn around to find Desmond standing behind me. He tosses me a green fruit which I catch and Ekene moves over to Gabbys side. Handing her a fruit of the same kind..

"What is this?? "I question as I stare at it.

"I don't know; but it's juicy, doesn't taste bad and isn't poisonous. "He replies and my brows crease.

"How do you know it's not poisonous? " I question.

"Must you know everything?" He teases and I stop questioning.

"Where are we now? "I suddenly question again.

"A fair distance from the mansion. "Ekene replies and I'm about to ask another question when Desmond cuts me;

"Hold your horses questerella. We're on an escape mission; not a job interview! "I feel my face drop and Desmond bites into his fruit as he looks away.

I fundle a little with the strange fruit before finally consuming it. It's like.... A salty apple..... Or something like that.