aubrey pov

after he fell asleep, i picked up everything. the water canteen, my blanket and bag, some food.

i backed away slowly, my heart is racing. my mind is telling me that i'm insane. that i should stay with him.

i walked to the stream the other day, not because i was worried, but because i didn't want to go without him. and here i am, leaving without him knowing.

but i was just a bother anyway. i had seen him while i was hiking away from the trail. i wasn't camping at all. i'm just a journalist traveling. i saw him and was completely captivated. his aim was perfect, the stance he had, everything was perfect about him.

i didn't want to come out like a stalker, so i pretended i was lost to learn more about him.

but, i couldn't stay much longer. i was falling harder than i should've.