Prompt: I've lost my bearings
(Word Count: 149 Words)

I wandered around the forest, squinting my eyes to see in the damp darkness.

I cursed myself for being so foolish. Would it really have been so difficult to bed down for the night, instead of continue stumbling around in hopes of finding a better camping place. Stupid, stupid, stupid!
Once more, I wearily swung my torch around, scanning my surroundings, and then down to the rather crinkled, muddied map in my left hand. My brow furrowed in concentration, my tired mind attempting to make sense of the lines and colours that began to blur before me.

My foot snagged on a tree root and I heavily fell face first into the mud. Swearing, I peered around. I rubbed my eyes, and then realisation struck. I looked in horror at my empty hands and fell to my knees.

I could no longer deny the truth. I've lost my bearings.