Chapter 19

Soon the new day broke and Scott finally woke up to Veronica's eyes watching him like a hawk. She didn't sleep a wink throughout the night. She kept watching him and as soon as she saw his eyes open, she immediately heaved a sigh of relief.

“Scott, you're awake? Oh my, I'm so happy.” She said with tears in her eyes as she helped him sit up.

“I thought I had lost you.” She cried and hugged him.

“What happened? Where are we? How did we end up in here?” He kept asking numerous questions as he rubbed his eyes and yawned.

“Well, it’s a pit. You fell in and passed out. I had to come in to get you.” She said and Scott could almost not believe his ears.

“I did what? You did what? Geez! So much happened!” He exclaimed, unable to contain his shock at the turn of events.

“The last thing I remember was getting fruits and you jumping down from the tree because I had something dangerous with me and I almost ate it if not for you.” He explained but suddenly held his head because he felt a sharp pain