Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-34078162-20181106221128/@comment-36855838-20181106235609

I grab the waterproof LED flashlight, and crawl out of the tent as slowly as possible, shoving the handle hard into the ground to cast the light into the dense forest canopy.

A soft green glow fills the area around the tent, and I sit down next to the girl.

"Hi Maria. How are you doing?"

She slashes blindly at me, I casually lean out of the way, trying my best to conceal my fear.

"Better, now that I'm with you, daddy!"

I sigh, shuffling closer and embracing her gently.

"Sweetheart, please tell me why you're out here in the woods. I told you I'd be on a camping trip for two days, and I'd ve getting back in two days."

She began to cling to me more tightly.

"You lied daddy, last time you were gone for a week."

I cringed, wanting to be anywhere but here. Weather and bear attacks had delayed my return by five days last time.

"I'm sorry princess, but I told you why, an-"

"Mommy says you're fucking Janet."

I jumped.

The split had been filled with frustration and sadness, and her mother had been feigning innocence while cutting into me whenever she passed by me.

Janet had been kind, she'd been there for me, and the poor Lamia was also in the tent right now.

"Yes, Maria, your mother and I weren't getting along, and Janet and I are seeing each-other now. I hope you can understand. And no matter what, I still love you."

I embraced her, cursing fate.