We headed farther into the wood, I never knew the wood would be this large and has always imagined how I would simply reach the end of the wood if ever given the chance.
"Papa Jesse! Have you ever gotten to the end of the wood?" I asked looking up to catch his glance but he wasn't even looking at me, he seem lost in his own thoughts so I didn't want to disturb him even though I was really anxious to hear his response.
I've never really gone deep into the wood but I guess it would be really difficult to get to the end . He replied absent minded after what looks like an enternity .
" That means with all these distance we've covered in the wood we have not reached the middle of the wood" I thought and became amazed at my own thoughts.
I heard there's a stream at the middle of the wood but I've never gone there since its surrounded by wild creatures. Father said in a way that would have you think that he's been counting his words and trying to be sure of every word he says to me.
I wished so much we could go see what the stream looks like but on a second thought l realize how much I hated and feared wild creatures, the fear alone helped quenched the desire to go see the stream who knows, that might end up being the home to the ghost of Tsushima.
" Am good alive than dead". I cautioned myself and waved off the thought.
Father stopped and looked up and I did the same,we were both staring at a giant mango tree. Father dropped the bag he's carrying and made for the machine next to the tree, probably he must have been trying to chop down the treet. That is why he could have left his cutting his engine.
As he set out to work the noise generated by the cutting engine got me scared.
" What if the noise attract the animal , what then will be our fate". I mumbled as I dare not go close to where he's busy chopping down the tree .
with a heavy heart l sat quietly on a log of woods a little far from where he's cutting the tree. Just then the thoughts of pesi creep into my mind and I was tempted to go in search of her, I really want to watch her deliver.
I waited patiently for the tree to fall, it isn't so huge that it should be difficult to cut, it's simply just tall and should be very close to falling with the amount of pressure exerted on it by father.
" Seems it's really difficult to cut" I said to father who only looked at me and quickly turned back to focus on his writing.
" It's quite difficult," He replied panting heavily as he ceaselessly kept cutting the tree this time with cutlass. Each cut followed by a heavy breathe.
This is my only opportunity to find pesi, I thought as I kept a steady gaze at papa Jesse to ensure he isn't looking at me, sure he wasn't watching and is lost in his work , I sneaked out determined to find pesi even though it means getting to the stream.