We tramped over, and as we stepped from the thick trees, we all stopped and stared. Then Corey raced forward, arms raised.
"It's a road. Oh my God. A road!" He dropped to his knees by the roadside. "Oww."
Daniel helped him back to his feet.
"The knee is good," I said. "But the knee is not completely healed. Be careful."
"It's a road," Corey said, pointing.
"A dirt road," Hayley muttered.
"So? We've been slogging through the forest for two days. What do you want? A six-lane highway?"
"That'd be nice."
"Yeah, until you raced out, screaming for help, and got mowed down by a logging truck." He walked into the middle and turned, waving his arms. "It's a road!"
I patted his back. "It's a lovely road. Now, which way do we go?"
Corey looked one way, the brown ribbon extending into emptiness. He looked the other way, saw the same thing and his shoulders slumped.
"Damn.
"It's a road. Oh my God. A road!" He dropped to his knees by the roadside. "Oww."
Daniel helped him back to his feet.
"The knee is good," I said. "But the knee is not completely healed. Be careful."
"It's a road," Corey said, pointing.
"A dirt road," Hayley muttered.
"So? We've been slogging through the forest for two days. What do you want? A six-lane highway?"
"That'd be nice."
"Yeah, until you raced out, screaming for help, and got mowed down by a logging truck." He walked into the middle and turned, waving his arms. "It's a road!"
I patted his back. "It's a lovely road. Now, which way do we go?"
Corey looked one way, the brown ribbon extending into emptiness. He looked the other way, saw the same thing and his shoulders slumped.
"Damn.
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