One second, I was walking home from school. The

next l was standing in the middle of a dense

forest. I couldn't understand what was happening.

I was very scared. I thought I was daydreaming,,

but everything felt too real. But I didn't get time to

think about anything as I saw a huge, ferocious

beast with two long teeth sticking out of its

mouth.

it's size gave me chills and I couldn't move for a

moment. It pounced on me to attack but I took

hold of myself and dodged it at the last moment. I

ran with all my might without looking back, at

some point I slipped on a stone and fell. But I

quickly got up and ran. But in my rush I forgot to

take my bag with me and I didn't have time to go

back and take it. So I decided not to turn back and

run.

After running for so long I suddenly collapsed due

to the lack of stamina and strength to move. I

guess I slept for so long because when I woke up

it was already the next morning. I actually didn't

expect to make it out alive. I knew that this wasn't

a dream after everything I have experienced. Also

I came to the conclusion that I'm either in another

world or in the past just like in stories.

And suddenly I noticed an awful smell, a smell

which could make my nose go numb. Also I

noticed that there's no animals to be found at the

place I'm at. I noticed that the absence of animals

is due to the fact that the smell is so bad.

Because even for me, a human, the smell feels

really bad. So there's no need to talk about

animals who have a better sense of smell than

humans. I didn't get any name to call this place so

I decided to call this place a 'safe zone' since I

thought this place was much safer than the other

places.

I still don't know what's the reason for the stench

that's coming from the place. Since I wasn't sure

if the smell was coming from the plants and

trees nearby, I decided not to use anything from

the safe zone. My stomach was grumbling due to

intense hunger and thirst. So I decided to head

out for a quick search for food.

After walking for some time I saw the bag that I

missed yesterday, and near to that lay the corpse

of the same ferocious beast that ran after me

yesterday. There was nothing at the place where

the stomach was supposed to be, and it was

likely to be the work of a single big animal. There

was only a single bite mark. I still had a doubt

why it only took the stomach but I decided to

leave that aside.

 The fact that there was a much bigger animal

frightened me greatly. On my way back to the safe

zone, I saw some fruits which seemed to be

edible. So I stuffed some of it in my bag and

dragged the remains of the animal with me

hoping to get some useful things out of it.

It was easy to navigate the safe zone since we

could smell it from afar. After getting to the safe

zone I ate some fruits and took a sip from my

bottle. After walking around the safe zone I got a

stone with a sharp edge. I rubbed the stone on a

rock to make it a bit sharper.

I decided to use it as a knife for the current being.

Then I used the sharpened stone to butcher the

corpse to get the meat and skin it if possible. I

tried skinning it, but it was much harder than I

thought, still I managed to get some parts clearly.

In the end I got some experience in skinning it.

Either way I got some meat. I was not sure if the

meat was edible or not and even if it was edible I

don't want to eat it raw.

I wasn't able to light a fire using stones. I guess it

was because they were a bit wet. I used to watch

TV shows of surviving in the jungle, and they

show methods to light a fire. One method is to

rotate a stick on a piece of wood and dry grass

under it. I decided to use that method, but it was a

really hard to find dry grasses and sticks. And

after doing it for so long, I was finally able to make

it.

I was happy that all my effort paid off. Then I

found a strong stick and plunged it into the meat

to fry. I am'm grateful to myself that I watched those

shows back then. After placing the meat near the

fire for some time, I found that the meat was ready

to eat. And when I placed it in my mouth, it broke

all my expectations, It really had a bad taste. Then

I found out that it wasn't properly cooked.

Time fled by very fast while I was doing all this

Before I knew it, it was almost dark. I found out

that there was only a little portion of water left in

my bottle. Since the plants were fresh and the air

contained high humidity it was possible for the

presence of a water source nearby. I decided to

look for it tomorrow. I used the skin of the

tiger-like beast as a blanket to protect me from

the cold of the night.

...It was already noon and the moment I woke up,...

...my stomach ached due to intense hunger and...

...thirst. The blanket that I used last night helped me...

...greatly at night. I took a sip from my bottle and...

...ate a piece of meat that I fried yesterday....

...Hopefully the meat hadn't spoiled. I knew that the...

...water won't last forever, and I should find a water...

...source sooner....

Since I had plenty of time, I decided to go look for

 it. I was sure it was somewhere near since the

 soil was wet. I started walking to find it. I knew it

 would not be so difficult to come back since

 anyone could smell from miles away. And after

 walking for some time, I found a stream. I drank

 for some time and took off my dress and jumped

 straight into it.

It was so refreshing that I even forgot how much

 time I sat there. I even managed to catch some

 fish which I ate. Time flew very fast and it was

 almost night. I thought of sleeping right there

 since the fire was nearby, and I am a little afraid

 of the dark especially in the wild. So I did not

 dare to go back. At first, it was warm with the fire,

 but later the fire went off, and I started freezing.

I hoped I had gone back earlier,,, but it is too late

 right now. I started thinking about my family

 hoping nothing bad happened to them. I started

 crying asking myself why I have to go through all

 this. I started missing my bed, my blanket, all

 that electronic stuff and all other things. After

 crying for so long, I slept somehow.

The next day…

I woke up earlier than last night, and it means I

 need to find food for the morning too. Last night I

 had a dream where my parents told me this:

'Arthur, don't lose hope. We will meet one day'

Even though it was just a dream it gave me hope

 that I would meet them. I started to think about

 all the wild survival things that I had seen on TV.

I drank some water and filled my bottle. I went

 back to take a look at my bag which is in the

 center of the zone. I walked straight following the

 smell and I found that the zone is just a few

 meters away from the stream and I spent much

 less time going back to the zone than to the

 stream. Then I realized that I was just walking

 around the zone before finding the stream

 yesterday.

Anyway, I decided to write a diary in order to never

 forget how to write and read if I am somehow

 transported to the future just like I came to the

 past. I started walking to the forest determined to

 fill my stomach. I took my bag along with me to

 collect some fruits. And while I was walking, I

 saw some fruits I had not ever seen. Even though

 it is my first time seeing those, I ate it hoping it

 would be edible.

On the way, I cut some tree vines using a sharp

 ended stone. While moving forward I saw a

 grassland where a goat was eating. I moved

 towards it quietly and pounced on it before it

 could notice me. I choked it with all my strength,

 but I still could not kill it then I suddenly

 remembered about the stone. I took it in my

 hands and plunged it into its skull with all my

 might. I stabbed it several times to ensure it was

 dead because its skull was sturdier than I

 thought.

After killing, I dragged the carcass back to the

 zone. After a long time I managed to skin and

 butcher it. At that time I found a small stone from

 its stomach area. It was beautiful but suspicious,

 so I decided to keep it with me. I decided to make

 clothes using it for cold seasons. After putting

 some small pieces of fat that I got from the goat

 into my lunch box, I melted it by putting on a fire.

I stored the oil that I got in a small bottle, which

 was empty but was used for storing medicine

 before.

While eating the meat fried in oil, I found a

 mushroom near a tree. For some reason it was

 attractive and without thinking twice I ate it along

 with the meat. After eating it a sudden pain

struck me and I felt as if my whole body was

burning from inside. I drank so much water after

getting to the stream, but the sensation of burning

didn'tstop.

It felt as if my muscles were being torn apart.

 After enduring sometime I lost my conscience. I

 woke up from my deep sleep some hours later.

 When I tried to move a deep pain struck me. But

 later my pain slowly reduced. I noticed that my

 body somehow seems to be lighter than usual. I

 jumped and I reached higher than before. I

 guessed that it was from the mushroom that I

 ate.

I climbed up a tree, and it felt very easy. Then I ate

 some fruits and walked towards the stream. On

 my way I decided to make a simple house

 because I have gotten tired of sleeping on the

 ground. I restored my bottle and went back to the

 zone. I started to look for something sharp

 enough to cut some wood. After some time I

 found one, and even though with some effort I

 managed to cut one.

It was far from perfect, but I thought it could still

 do the work. Cutting with my hand is so tiring, so

I decided to make a handle to my axe. I rubber the

 stone on a rock to make it sharp. Then I tore off a

 piece of my pants which already had many holes

 in it. I found a pretty strong stick nearby, and tied

 them up making a stone axe. I cut the log in half

 to make a roof for my house. Before long the sun

 set and I decided to resume my work the next

 day..