Post by Sam on Dec 13, 2005 16:18:37 GMT -5
Walking along the path has been fun. It imbues purpose in your step, thinking that you are one step closer to getting out of here and back home. You boarded the plane ready to play another game of Survivor, but you think that after this the last thing you will want to see is another barren landscape filled with dangerous animals and even more dangerous players. Nah, you think, leaving the television, couch, and nearby refridgerator was probably a bad idea in the first place anyway.
The road begins to widen, and it is you who first discovers a tiny signpost in the dust ahead. Excited, you run towards it, desperate to read what it says and which direction civilization is.
It reads:
Ahead: Camp
A camp! Who could it be?
~a few days later~
You find a path in the forest. Excited, your heart starts beating faster and you run towards it in glee, dropping all your supplies by the side of the road. Surely the people here have enough food for all of you!
You stop suddenly.
You see an abandonded campsite. Evidence of stamped out fires - at least ten of them hit you all at once. The ground has been cleared and it looks like a bunch of tents had been set up not too long ago. Looking at the way the ash is scattered, you guess it's been a few weeks.
In the middle of the campsite is an ancient shrine. It's ornate and well decorated. You walk inside, and see the last thing you'd expect to see in a forest temple: a sleeping bag.