LIGHTNOVELWORLD Chapter 4: Lost and found
Jake's routine has been the same for the past few weeks now, collect water, check traps, maintain the shelter and forage for supplies. He made a makeshift map, not the best but something that would get the work done. In these past few weeks he has been catching small game but it was getting scarce everyday.
"Things are going to get difficult if it goes on like this. Although I could start with hunting things myself." Jake, confident with the idea went a little deep into the forest every day. One day he found a abandoned camp." It smells like something was burning." Lo and behold! He found small embers in the fire. This made Jake a bit hopefully that he may see any familiar faces from his city or that he may actually find a person who is not out to eat him. He checked around the camp and found a bow, a crude one made of wood and string. He picked it up and slinged it to his back, "anything and everything is useful.... especially in the situation the world is in." He looked around the camp for a few more mins but found nothing. He started making his way back. On the way he found a small stream of water going through, he put his stuff down and took some water and splashed his face with it. After washing his face and drying up using his sleeves, he picked his stuff up. But the he saw it. His reflection, the small and naive looking boy was replaced with someone who looked like he was Mowgli from the jungle book. He had some scrapes and a few cuts on his face from branches. He sighed for and looked somber for a moment, watching the water flow. But suddenly he looked at the reflection and saw a man carrying a wooden plank ready to attack him. Jake moved swiftly, avoiding his attack and grabbed his metal bat. He swung his bat and knocked the plank out of his hand. "AAAH!!!"