Kakeru's smile suddenly vanished, and he looks at Jihara in surprise ....Why do you worry about me so much?
On hearing Kakeru's question, Jihara suddenly raised his head and looked at him,"""I worry about you because I want you to be safe
"And why do you want to see me safe?
Jihara now stared at Kakeru strangely, at least he wasn't expecting any more questions like that , he muttered """"It's because we are friends., that's why I want to see you safe !
""Are we just friends ?
Another question completely shocked Jihara, he couldn't understand what Kakeru wanted to hear from him """He said hesitantly""""You should ask yourself whether we are just friends or not .
Kakeru said easily ignoring Jihara's question. """For now we must stop here, because I don't think we can find the way on our own It is better that we go to the same place and wait for the team members, and it will be night in a while, it is not advisable to walk in the forest ,
Jihara said "Can we reach the place where we last stayed with the other people?"
He shrugged his shoulders casually and said, "Well, to be honest, I don't know,When you were unconscious, I kept walking with you for a long time and during this time, I even forgot the path by which I had come here.
He was socked """"what....? You kept taking me along?
Kakeru smiled and said "Yes, I also lifts you in my lap, but you are not that heavy , I think if even the top model of Tokyo is compared to you, then probably that model girl will weigh more,
Jihara threw the bottle at Kakeru and said "It was a bad joke"
Yes but for you, I have never joked with anyone like this in my life. This time there was seriousness in Kakeru's tone which Jihara also felt , You know I have only one friend in Tokyo, that is CHISHIYA,,, and I have never told such jokes even to CHISHIYA.Then he turns to Jihara and says "I am feeling a change,I'm changing from the inside .The way i look at the world is changing .The way people look at things is changing ,The way of understanding others is changing ,The outlook on life is changing, Everything in my life is changing Even my perspective on love is changing ,And I have felt these changes in the last three days .And I know who that is person because I'm changing because of him ,It might sound weird but it is true that today I am happy to be lost in the jungle This way I can spend a better time with you,I also want to listen to you all night long,,,,,Kakeru had not even finished speaking when the sound of some people started to be heard .
Jihara said curiously, "Can you also hear the sound of some people?"
Kakeru said """yes but who could it be It is seven in the evening, I don't think that people from nearby areas would come inside such a dense forest .
Putting his hand on Kakeru's shoulder, Jihara said, "It could be people from the team." I am going to call them, maybe they will hear the sound and come here, because, as it is almost dark, those people could not even see us from a distance,And before Kakeru can say anything, Jihara shouts """""" Hello, we are here..... Hello
Just shut up..... Shut your mouth... Kakeru grabbed Jihara's mouth in panic,Jihara has never seen Kakeru in such a panic What happened?
"There's absolutely no chance those people are from our team," he quickly replied.Since we were returning from the West, after getting separated from them ,I must have come towards the East, And I have guessed this by looking at the Pole Star which always shines in the South Now it is absolutely certain that the people in the team and we are completely opposite Even if they want to come to us, it will take them a lot of time.So these people are someone else.... maybe,,,,,, maybe they are wild people, that is, tribal people those who live in the forest .
And then suddenly the sound of footsteps grew louder At a distance of forty steps some people were coming with fast steps carrying torches(torch of fire) in their hands Kakeru held Jihara's hand and said, "These are the same people." We must hide before they see us , Kakeru ran away from there holding Jihara's hand It was night time and the forest was so dark that nothing was visible. In such dense darkness, Kakeru ran fast holding Jihara's hand .
And then suddenly the noises of those jungle people got louder, which meant that they had sensed the presence of Jihara and Kakeru, Jihara turned back while running and saw that those people were coming towards them with torches.
don't look back just don't let go of my hand
I can't run any more, I can't see anything in front of me. Jihara says pantingly """ Could those people have seen us?
No, don't be afraid, they have just heard our footsteps, they cannot see us from so far in such dense darkness.
It was true that Kakeru was just saying this to keep Jihara's spirits up ,He himself was very scared, not for himself but for Jihara., Jihara regained consciousness only two hours ago,He was in no condition to flee.It was so dark that they couldn't see anything ,they might hit trees, They could have bumped into a dangerous animal ,they could have been bitten by a poisonous animal.They could get stuck in the bushes .... anything could have happened, and if they stopped running the savages could have caught them ,Kakeru realized that if he kept running like this, he would never be able to escape, so...
Kakeru suddenly stopped his steps, And suddenly he hugged Jihara and shut his mouth by his hand,and said, just keep quiet, Kakeru then took light steps behind the large ,tree,When Kakeru stopped running, his right shoulder rubbed against a tree Kakeru realized that there was a tree lying next to him behind whose trunk one can hide That's why he took Jihara's hand and walked slowly and stealthily and hid behind that tree in the darkness. And slowly the wild people were felt coming closer.