Corl POV

I stand there, thinking of which direction I should go. I sit down under a tree and scan my surroundings with my flashlight, thinking of a plan.

The left seems more cluttered, with more trees than the right side. Ideal for hiding, but not for running. The right side seems to be the opposite, with very few trees except for a couple scrawny ones here and there.

I think amongst myself for a moment before I come to an agreement. I'm going left. There is no point in going right because I'm not being chased. I proceed left, examining the trees.

However, good hiding spots are rare even here. Just then, I freeze. Footsteps walk towards me. I turn off my flashlight in hopes that whoever it is can't see where I am. The footsteps stop for a moment and then begin again, going as fast as they possibly can.

However, there is one thing that's strange. The footsteps are going in the opposite direction. It must be one of the others. I chase after the footsteps, though it might be a foolish thing to do. What if it's a trick from the seeker?

I stop, looking left and right. Should I go back? Or should I keep following the footsteps? I don't want to risk it, so I start heading back to my previous location. Before I could get very far, however, I hear a yelp.

"AHHH!" A familiar voice yells.

Yep. Definitely one of the others. I start running back to where the now-stopped footsteps went. I'm afraid they might be in trouble. Why else would they scream?

I pick up the pace, running closer to the noise. However, it's difficult to tell which way they went because the noise has stopped. So have the footsteps. Are they in trouble? Are they keeping quiet because they think I'm the seeker?

Have they run into the real seeker?

Are they dead?