Chapter 30

Bonnie

Sitting here listening to Nicky’s story is intense. He hasn’t told me a great deal yet but still, I can already feel that there’s so much more to come. There are so many things running through my mind right now, so many questions but I am afraid to ask him yet as I don’t want to distract him and have him change his mind about telling me his story.

“So, what happened next?”

Yes, fine, that was a question but it’s different. He looks up a little startled and I feel bad for doing it when he is so clearly lost in his thoughts as he shifts in his chair while keeping ahold of my hand.

“We walked for miles through one of the biggest forests that I have ever seen without hearing or seeing anything. For a moment I was wondering if we were even in the right place after all, the last thing we needed was to be in the wrong place and to get into trouble for nothing. Don’t get me wrong, we were all more than happy to spend all day helping our best friend loca