My Hiking Guidebook

𝘐 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺... 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺, 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦... 𝘺𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺... 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵? 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺...? ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ─── *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ guess i wasn't paying attention kept walking on autopilot went way past the edge of town now i'm standing at the trailhead the sun feels good against my skin but my legs are made of lead splash some cold water on my face and then it hits me... wait. my bestie's got my location... check grandpa knows i'm out here... check power bank, offline maps... all set and all my snacks are back home. dang. oh my god, oh my god i'm getting really hungry now holy crap, holy crap i’m gonna pass out on the ground there's no other hiker around better check my stupid guide before i end up in the headlines someday. ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ─── *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ the guidebook said to look for red berries in the bushes but everywhere i look, i see all green, even shrek would agree. pushing through the grass...nothing here looking up at the treetops...just leaves anything growing underneath? maybe? man, selfies are easier than this. let it go, let it go my energy is all gone let it go, let it go call an uber to go home throw away that stupid guide leave the berries behind curry at home sounds better anyway. ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ─── *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧