Chapter 12

It was a slow night at the forest ranger station and since it was the weekend tomorrow, Lana decided to work the night shift with Ray. She sat beside Ray with her feet propped on the chair, her knees pressed against her chest as she lazily looked out at the forest with a pair of binoculars. She was not looking at anything in particular, just mindlessly zooming in and out at the surrounding trees as she attempted to get rid of her boredom. It was late and most of the campers were already putting out their fires and got ready to rest for the night.

The static sound from Ray’s walkie-talkie buzzed, causing both of them to be alerted. Ray reached to increase the volume.

“The last of the campfires are out, over.” Hannah’s high-pitched voice spoke.

Ray pressed the button to reply, his eyes focused on the map in front of him. “Alright, head back to base, over.” He said as he replaced his walkie-talkie.

“Roger, roger!” Hannah playfully said before the static of the w