A Way To Survive

forest until a waterfall fell fro

ind this waterfal

oam, not knowing what was behind it. Egan poi

there? There is a cave do

t from the ground to the ledge was very high. Uri had never tried to jump

ped. The water poured down and soaked his clothes when he crossed the waterfall.

ee everything clearly in the dark and quickly followed Egan into the cave. Cold drops of water

outside. In the corner of the cave was a fire, surrounded by man

k?" A woman with a thin body

in the forest, so I brought him here." Egan walked over to the fir

the day." The woman answered and walked over and too

ld mattresses were on the cave floor, and clothes were hanging on the cliffs. The musty smell made hi

hot soup, sat down next

his mouth. The smell of rabbit soup was very simila

by them?" The woman brought her so

o much that he doesn't know who he is."

d out, you would have lived a free

n you explain why you live here,

es. We escaped and found this secret cave." Mr. Eg

nful of soup into his mouth, wanting to eat this delicious h

d you read?"

ower, sucking human blood to live; anyone who gets sucked in blood will die or turn into a vampire. The sun burns their skin, a

thing you know is untrue. Humans deliberately spread lik

out us?" Uri looked

res," Egan replied calmly; he sta

o you say? Am I a vampire? I don't believe it! I have parents and

es? Why do you have night vision? Why do you ru

the Red Leaf organization is, so how can I explai

nother bowl of soup and

ires is wrong. We don't have power, we don't suck blood, we don't kill, and no one turns into a vampire if bitten; we ca

ormation about the Red Leaf organization he could accept, the fac

ampire; I'm just sick. My dad made an appoi

stopped him. "Give him more time; thi

when will he come to pick you up?" Eg

I've been looking all morning but can't find i

ddenly, a brown-haired young man sitting by the fire stood

!" Uri grabbed his outst

eve that I wasn't human before. Now that the Red Leaves have discovered you, your father

man, bent down to collect the soup he had spilled earl

dred years." Finn pointed at Egan. "He's been here for over eighty years, so I know

e for more than eighty years? And the young man named Finn, he guessed only a few years older t

nk I tru

d when you believe; we will welcome you and not abandon you. You see u

myths from these strangers. But there w

ou guys buy

s, we hunt wild animals. This forest is under our watch; if there

nd Uri. They all held no hostility towards him; they just l

out; if you get caught b

one rest assured." Finn looked at Uri and add

I want to see my dad. If I don't go

t to the mouth of the mo

inn, jumping out of the waterfall. It was already dark

e low bushes. "A few decades ago, life was easier. Now people have developed technology, s

th. But the person he trusted the most was Clement. I