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Chapter 2 - Lost in the forest.

Aldo woke up from fainting, he looked around and found his four friends still unconscious lying on the bus floor, It looks like they also survived the landslide earlier, Aldo got up and tried to wake his friend.

"Where are we? We don't all die, right?" Ali asked after realizing.

"Why do you even expect us to die? You should be grateful that we are still alive!" Ana scolded Ali.

"Don't you feel strange?" Irene got up and looked around.

"What's weird? If there's only five of us then it's weird." Ali's words were met with a cynical look from Bagas.

"That's what Irene meant, because there are only five of us here, open your eyes and look around you." Ali immediately got up and walked from the front of the bus to the back of the bus, and finally he left the bus followed by his other friends.

"Where's everyone? Were we left behind because we fainted?" Ali's worried face made Aldo laugh out loud.

"You again!! Do we still have time to laugh in a situation like this, I'm afraid..." Ana's eyes filled with tears, Irene immediately hugged her friend, she hit Aldo on the back which immediately made him stop laughing.

"It's better for us to look around here, who knows, maybe they might gather somewhere as wide as a field." Bagas express his idea.

"Good idea, don't forget to bring a flashlight, The forest ahead looked very dark.." Hearing Irene's words, Aldo took several flashlights which he found beside the driver's seat.

"There are only three flashlights here, let's divide into three groups, I will walk alone, Ana will walk with Ali, Bagas will walk with Irene. Okay, let's start moving now, please don't be too far from the others." Aldo gave the signal.

"Okay..." The others answered in unison.

They were actually afraid, but if they stayed on the bus, they didn't know what would happen to them next, they decided to get out of the bus so they could find their group, At least they could ask local residents for help.

"Where are we? Actually, where are we going? I feel like the deeper we go into the forest, the more scared I get, sob... sob." Ana panicked and started to get scared, making Ali who was walking with her confused.

"Ana...please don't cry, I'll be more afraid if you cry and suddenly there's the sound of someone following you crying too." Ali shuddered in horror, Ana immediately stopped his sobbing.

"Let's go back to the bus and wait until morning." Ana shouted making the others stop in their tracks.

Finally the five of them agreed to return to the bus.

"Aldo! Are you sure we wait on the bus until morning, what if suddenly another landslide occurs?" Bagas Looks worried.

Aldo was silent, he thought hard, he didn't know what to do, while all around him was only forest with towering trees. There does not appear to be a single human life left Here.

Aldo looked deep into the forest, he saw a beam of light not far from where he was standing, the light was moving into the forest. Aldo was curious, he ran and chased the light His four other friends rushed to follow Aldo.

"Aldo!! Where are you going?" Aldo continued to chase the light, ignoring Bagas' screams.

"Aldo...!! Where are we actually going? Did you know we've gone too deep into the forest?" Ali's screams didn't make Aldo stop running.

"My legs are sore...I can't run anymore." Ana sat down. Making Ali stop too.

"Hey Aldo!! Stop!!" Irene grabbed Aldo's hand, making Aldo flinch and wake up.

"Yes! What's wrong ren" Aldo stopped and was stunned where he was, he turned to Irene, feeling surprised by his own behavior.

"what's wrong with you! We're so far from the bus, do you know you're running without any direction?" Irene felt annoyed.

"ah, I saw a light, like a flashlight that someone was carrying, I tried to chase it, I thought maybe it was our group."

"It's dangerous!! We are in the forest, we don't know whether this forest has wild animals or not, Besides, I didn't see any light, did you three see it too?" Ana Ali and Bagas shook their heads.

"This is strange, I didn't see anything in a forest this big." Irene muttered in despair. Bagas glanced at Irene's muttering, he knew that Irene was an indigo.

"I'm tired...can't we sit down and rest for a while." Ana complained. Ali Looking at the watch on his wrist, One o'clock, That means they have spent Two hours.

"Yes, I'm tired too, let's just rest first." Bagas agrees.

The five of them sat under a big banyan tree.

"You look restless, did you see anything?" Ana Ask curiously, Irene shook her head again in despair.

"In a forest this big, I can usually see the invisible creatures that live in the forest, but here... nothing!!" Irene Sigh.

"you're serious, Even though this forest is so lush, isn't this their favorite place?" Bagas asked in disbelief.

"Gosh, you guys, isn't that better? That means we are in the safest place in the world where there are no ghosts living here." Ali looks happy.

"It's not like that, Li. That means we're probably not in the world we're supposed to be in, but I'm still not sure." Irene shook her head again in desdespai

"Hey, can you see the light over there?I saw like there were lots of lights, is there a village there?" Aldo pointed to his left.

"Yeah right, it's like a residential area, But... is there anyone who wants to live in the middle of a forest like this?" Ana also wasn't sure what she saw.

"There is, that's the proof, let's try there! Who knows, someone can help us And maybe our group will be there." Ali said with a happy face.

"Did you see it too, Ren?"Irene nodded, Aldo's eyes also lit up, he was happy that finally the others saw what he saw.

"but I am not sure. The light that appeared in my eyes was like fireflies moving noisily to and fro, like someone was in danger" Irene said.

"We never know until we go to that place , After all, the others are already feeling tired, we should go there." Bagas talking to mediate.

The five of them were silent for a moment, their eyes fixed on Irene who was still thinking and waiting for Irene's decision.

Irene remembered her dream last night, The dream, which according to Irene was a sign of something big, she didn't even remember very clearly, but the voice of someone telling her to stay away was still ringing in his head. Irene shook her head.

"Think positive, We are still alive and safe, I'm sure that is also a clue for us to save ourselves, throw away your suspicions, even if something bad happens, at least we can get through it together." Aldo tried to convince Irene.

"I agree with Aldo and Ali's opinion, I will go there, we can't just stay here, we have to move somehow." Ana's voice was shaking, she was almost crying.

"But the light looks strange, are you sure you want to go there?" Irene looked at His Four friends.

"If you don't want to go, let me Aldo and Ali go, I've been so scared and cold, I want to go home... At least a place to rest." Ana looked down, tears streaming down her face.

Irene felt guilty, because her unclear thinking had led her friends into trouble, Irene immediately hugged Ana to calm her down.

"OK, let's get out of here, when there is danger ahead, let's face it together." Irene's words made all her friends nod in agreement.

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