IT WAS SAD TO SEE, BUT I DIDN’T HAVE TIME TO STAY AND WATCH.
I HAD TO INTERCEPT THE LETTER BEFORE IT ARRIVED. MY INTUITION TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE THEIR FIRST AND LAST CAMPING TRIP.
I HEARD SHE HAD A ROOMMATE. WHAT IF HE CAME ACROSS THE LETTER?
IT SEEMS HE LIKES HER TOO.
GLANCING BACK, I SAW THEIR RICKETY TENT, MOVING IN THE WIND.
ONE GAVE UP BECAUSE HIS LEGS WERE LIKE JELLY, AND THE OTHER SAID, OUT OF EGO, THAT HE WOULD DO IT ALONE.
THE ONLY ONE AWAKE, HE TRIED TO MAKE A FIRE WITH STONES AND THEN A STICK, BUT IN VAIN.
GLANCING OVER, I SAW THE BEAR SCOUTING AROUND WHILE WAITING FOR NIGHTFALL.