Lost and Insecure

Part 9// Forest

Kat's pov
We all started walking around in the forest. We were on a trail walking and talking. Just having... Fun. We couldn't see anything really, so we all were holding on to each other. The ground was hard and rough, until I felt something squishy under my feet. I screamed and jumped up, frightening everyone else. "What's wrong?! What happened!?" Mitch said. "There was something soft under me!" Jerome let go of Marti's hand and looked where I was. He jumped back and started gagging. I looked down to see a rotting corpse. We all stepped back, then I realized it had scratches and cuts on it. His stomach was ripped open, and had bite marks. "Something obviously wanted him dead." Marti's said covering her nose. "Do you think it was a person, trying to kill him?" Jerome said. "This guy has bite marks on him, I don't think it was a person." I said
I then remembered that animals are immune to the virus. I told everyone that and they suddenly wanted to get back to the tree house. I was now holding Mitch even tighter as we walked home. Growling came from the bushes near us. "I-it was probably nothing." Jerome said trying to convince himself. "It was definitely something." I said worryingly. More growls surrounded us. At that moment a flash of teeth lunged at Mitch's leg. He yelled in pain trying to get it off of him. Jerome tackled what looked like a wolf and beat it to death, scaring the others away. We all helped carrying Mitch back to the tree house.
When we finally got him up the ladder we laid him on some mats. The large gash in his upper thigh was bleeding heavily. I took his shirt off and got it ready to wrap around his leg. Jerome grabbed some rubbing alcohol to clean the wound. I placed Mitch's head in my lap because I knew this part would hurt him. I said, "We have to clean the wound, so just look in my eyes. You're gonna be fine. Just look into my eyes." I was now crying as I looked into his glazed eyes. Jerime poured the alcohol. Mitch yelled, trying to fight the tears back. He kept yelling and then just stopped. I starred in shock. "Did he just die?!" "No, no, he just passed out from pain.
"Hold him close, I'm gonna wrap it." I handed Jerome the shirt. He slowly wrapped Mitch's leg. He let out a huge sigh of relief. "Is he going to be ok?" I said with tears still in my eyes. "Yeah he'll be fine." I kissed Mitch as he was sleeping and watched over him. I looked to he Marti in a corner rocking back and forth. Jerome ran over to her and tried talking to her. He eyes wide and starring into nowhere. Jerome hugged Marti and sat with her. "I-I don't do well with blood. There was too much of it. His screams didn't help either." Said said, still starring at nothing. Jerome tilted her head and looked at her. "Everything's gonna be ok." He said with a smile.