I was cold, scared, lonely. I remember going into the woods with my older brother Dereck. He held my hand until we were well into the forest.
"I'll race youto the lake!" Dereck yelled as he dashed through the forest. His long legs put him several strides ahead of me.
"Dereck?" right as I called him something jumpedout from the busch Weiter to me. I screamed, which made Dereck jump. He put his hand over my mouth and put me up against a bolder.
"Do Du want them to hear us?" Dereck was scared, which rarely happened. "Who?" I was scared to hear the answer. Good thing Dereck didn't answer.
"Listen...