05.31.03 - 2:27 am

crickets. frogs. the buzzing of the early morning animals surrounding us like a blanket of comforting noise. darkness stretched on in every direction, only the dim fog of the stars teasingly illuminating our pathway through the thicket. a clearing opened up around us. the stars unfolded themselves above.

and then complete silence.

in the seconds that followed, ive never wanted to pee my pants worse.