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I watched Maya run in front of me wagging her tongue out as she ran faster. I got annoyed with her and stopped running. Greg stopped too with a sigh wiping sweat of his brow. I wondered why he could run so much faster than me, Ivan Smith who won the 100-meter dash at school. I turned my back on him looking at where Maya ran off to. Furthermore, I couldn't hear her any more I could only hear faint pants and footsteps leading into the forest. It was getting dark where did she run off to. Greg stared at the sky.

"Ivan I think we should get going its getting dark my mom hates me going back home late."

"We can't leave without Maya, ..." I said my voice weak and hoarse from running

"She must have gone up further let's go."

We walked down the eerie path, the sun now a semicircle on the far mountain tops.

"Maya!" Greg called loudly

"Maya!" He shouted again.

I could hear a muffled voice.

"I'm in here" the voice called weakly.

The hair at the back of my neck prickled as we reached a clearing a small cave with moss and vines around it and at the mouth of it, Maya stood with a scared look on her face. Her cheeks were flushed pink and her arms covered in blisters.

Greg ran to meet her, Maya twisted her face in a sharp scared look

"No Greg, STOP!!!"

It was too late Greg stepped into the cave checking on her wounds. Maya began to cry, hot tears dripping down her face.

"We can't come out of here Greg I told you not to come in." Maya sobbed.

Greg didn't look like he took her seriously.

"Come on, Maya we have to go. It's dark."

Greg took hold of her and tried to walk out, as soon as he didn't he fell back as if he'd been hit by a wall. He'd stared in horror at me and tried to come out again, being thrown back with even more force.

"Ivan! Ivan! don't come in here, you can't get out!." Greg called his voice trembling as he grilled Maya tighter with each passing second. I began to worry. Mom and Mona, my sister would be waiting for me to ride my bike back home. Dinner would be ready. But... A pressing question came.

Should I go or stay with them?

I bit my lip in exhaustion, playing with the hem of my shirt. I can't leave Greg and Maya I'll go get help and food.

"Hey Greg, Maya, I'm going to get help stay put. Don't wander deeper." I said with a cool, reassuring voice.

Maya nodded and Greg stared, not moving before he gave a small nod and turned his back to me solemnly. I ran through the forest this way was more prickly than I remember, I look around stopping to a halt in horror. I'm back at the cave

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