Pearl woke up feeling more energetic, she could walk faster than before and her body corresponded nicely with her speed. She had lost a day already, and she needed to be back before the third day after plugging.

The red light of the guide map shined towards the right path, it was too quiet, she could hear her heartbeat no one lived in this forest. She passed clear roads with bushy paths. Rick stayed in that position for hours, his tears stopped flowing but the pain in his heart was still there, Anesthesia tried talking him out of it countless times but nothing worked. He continues to remain unmoved, and...