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Finding Home: 19 - Camp

Author: orphinx
last update Last Updated: 2024-11-30 00:39:07
There were beady eyes everywhere the light shone, but she knew it was just the creatures of the night coming out to forage for their meals.

After a few seconds, her eyes adjusted to the darkness, and she could see the silhouette of the animals she had been initially afraid of.

On the GPS, it said she had walked at most 15 miles into the forest, with a steady elevation of 3000 feet. Bree was surprised the workout did not make her sweat.

There was no burn in her muscles, so she thought it would be better to keep hiking, but then the darkness seemed to swallow everything in its path, and she decided it was time to set up camp.

There would be more hiking for the days to come, and she had to conserve energy since she had no clue when the search would end.

The plan was to hit the popular camping and hiking areas while they were busy, hoping someone had seen or encountered Brandon. But she was nowhere near the campsites or her projected targets.

Bree tried not to get disheartened since it w
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