IN MY OWN FOREST

there

i saw

he ran in

he ran right in

i swear i saw it

he could get lost in there

and no one would know but me

i'd better go in and find him

he can't be far now past the tree line

this is my forest, i'll know my way through

"hey!"

"hello!"

"you out there!"

he won't answer

i have to go in

hmm, which way should i go

one direction of many

any direction of many

this way is just as good as any

the trees are thicker than i remember

hmm

no sign

"are you there!?"

i can't hear him

maybe he's hiding

he could be anywhere

"hello, are you in trouble?"

nothing... is he fooling with me?

there are so many places to hide

better to start over with a new path

there

that way

i'll try that

i'll go slow now

take my time to look

why would he wander off?

i just can't understand him

and i can't remember his face

maybe he didn't wander this way

maybe he's moving instead of hiding

where,

where is...

where am i?

i was there last

i'll retrace my steps

let's see, i checked that tree

oh, then i was over there

I'll be damned if these trees aren't mine

I'm of no use if I'm lost myself

that's where I started... maybe he's back now

yes

right here

I'll stay here

just to be safe

it will be dark soon

and as more time passes

the more hidden he could be

I'll be relieved when I find him

he might make his way to the entrance

maybe he didn't wander off too far

prints!

foot prints!

I'll check those

over this way

or maybe this way

let's see let's see let's see

those are mine, those are mine right?

I can't tell, damn it I can't tell

Why didn't I think to do this first

I should have been thinking to do this first

Damn!

Damn him!

He left me!

Where could he be?

Damn it, ahh! damn it

he could be lost out there

it's going to be dark soon

"hey you out there, please answer me!"

where is he, where is he, where is he

I'll check the, no I, maybe he, oh god!

breathe

calm down

don't panic

this is not good

what else can I do?

it's his own fault really

I'm doing my best out here

why would he just walk off like that

there's nothing left to do now but wait

it's not my fault he's being so careless

phew,

tired

it's dark now

snap out of it

gotta stay awake

he'll come back, he's got to

the best I can do is wait

no good panicking in error

I'll just sit at the base of this tree

try to relax for just... wait, what was that?