Roman picked up the gun and reloaded it with the clips he had in his pockets. He picked up his bag, placing it on his shoulders, and picked up the cooler. "You've got blood on the backside of your pants... or what I'm assuming is blood." He explained and Zadia's eyes widened. Embarrassment suddenly filled her face and she dropped the folded chair to take a look for herself. "Don't start freaking out or anything. It... It... happens." He said, trying not to make her feel weird about the whole thing, but he got the feeling it wasn't working. "We, umm... we should go now. There's a lot of coyotes out here and they get kinda aggressive by the smell of..."
"I... I get it." Zadia said, picking the chair back up. She couldn't believe something like this was happening to her right now. Her period was early and it should've arrived by the end of the month, instead of the beginning. She was a heavy bleeder and always bled heavy on the first day. Her period always snuck up on her, and she'd always feel the pain of PMS a couple of hours after it came.
Roman scratched the back of his head and looked ahead at the broken glass bottles. "We've gotta cover the glass first. So none of the wildlife gets hurt." He told her and walked in the directions of the bottle.
Zadia followed him, looking around to make sure there weren't any coyotes watching her. She was beginning to get a little paranoid. "This is the most embarrassing moment of my life." She whispered, holding onto the chair she was carrying tightly.
With his foot, Roman used the dirt to cover the broken glass on the ground. "I don't know, I think you jumping off a tree in your bathing suit tops this whole moment. Especially since you had to walk home in your bathing suit." Roman said, recalling the story she told him a while back. His face blushed the entire time, while he tried to contain the sudden awkwardness. Periods were a normal thing and with him having a sister, he was educated on the matter. He wasn't phased by any of this, but he could understand why Zadia was. He glanced at her, finishing up with the glass. "That was a joke... you're supposed to laugh."
She chuckled dryly. "Good one, Roman. God one."
He sighed. "Keep up, don't walk behind me." He warned while they began walking. He took a left turn, getting on a quicker trail that would lead them to his car faster.
"This isn't the path we took when we got here," Zadia commented.
"This way is the quickest."
"Then why didn't we take this trail when we first got here?"
Roman turned his head. "Exercise." He simply stated, watching his feet as he walked. Even though he'd walk this trail plenty of times, he was still wary of it. If they weren't careful, one wrong step and they could trip and break a leg. "Keep your hand on the guide line and don't let it go, under any circumstances." He told her. "If you do, you can get lost and I won't be able to find you."
"I'm not gonna let go." She said, gripping the line. Getting lost in the woods was the worst thing that could happen to her and she wasn't about to risk it. She walked beside Roman, watching her step like she saw him do.
Their footsteps were carried on by the sounds of broken twigs and dirt being mushed. Zadia could see the lizards jumping from one bush to the other, scrabbling because of the small noises. Some acorns fell, and she could see that it was from the squirrels that had climbed to the top of the trees. "Pay attention." Roman reminded her, stopping her further movement so she wouldn't cut her leg on a log.
"Thanks." She mumbled, stepping around it.
"Whatever," Roman mumbled back. "We're almost there."
She adjusted the chair in her hand, so it would stop slipping. "So, are you gonna tell me how you know so much about the woods, or are you waiting for me to ask?" She questioned.
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