“Elo ….”

“No, don’t try to convince me. What if next time we go to another camping trip, people get abducted again or this time we get taken? What will happen to us? I think that I will just be obedient and not go anywhere again this year. I won’t put myself at risk again,” Elowyn grievingly complained, tears streaming down her pale cheeks, making the heart of the girls to ache at seeing her like that.

“Okay, okay. We will do it that way. What do you think?” Bryssa agreed readily, her tone coaxing as she gently patted Elowyn’s back.

Lizzy followed along as she added, “we won’t leave...