The forester heard sounds near the river and hurried there. What he saw left him no time to reflect.
The forester was doing his job in a secluded forest on a typical day. The day was slowly drawing to a close.
The forester’s house stood among ancient trees, far from roads and prying eyes.
Suddenly, a scream rang out. A woman’s voice, full of fear: “Help!” At first, he thought the sound was coming from where animals usually roamed. But the second time he heard the cry for help, he realized it was coming from the river.
He had lived in the forest long enough to know the positions of every tree, even the branches, by heart.
The noise was real: it was coming from the river and was growing louder.
Without thinking, he jumped over a fallen hazel tree trunk and ran toward the river. On the bank, he saw her—a young woman struggling against the swift current.😨😨
The current calmly transformed the river into a turbulent and powerful force. He dove into the cold water, seeing the drowning girl, and pulled her to the nearest bank.
When he brought her to the bank, he began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The girl coughed, and water came out of her mouth. She was alive.
When the forester looked up to breathe, he saw something on the bank that shocked him.
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The forester knelt beside the girl, feeling the icy wind cut to his bones. He thought the danger had passed, but the forest seemed to come alive around him.
The shadows of the trees stretched into strange shapes, and through them emerged dark, unusual figures that had never been there before.
The girl, trembling, raised her head and whispered, “They’re here… watching us.”
The forester glanced briefly and noticed human-like figures standing on the opposite bank, but their movements were too abrupt and alien.
Suddenly, he felt a sudden pressure, as if the river itself were warning him: this place held its secrets, and strangers would not linger here for long. The girl squeezed his hand, her eyes shining with fear and incomprehension.
And suddenly, from the depths of the forest, a voice rang out—a low, trembling, almost human whisper: “You shouldn’t have come here…”
The forester realized that rescuing the girl was only the beginning. A world full of the unknown opened before them, where every step could be their last.
He took a deep breath, preparing to face whatever lurked in the shadows, and took a step toward the dark figures, realizing it was too late to retreat.
As he approached, he noticed two men who had been standing there for a while. Upon meeting them, it became clear that they were the ones who had pushed the woman into the water and were waiting for her to drown.
But their plans were thwarted—the forester chased them out of the forest. He then approached the woman and continued to assist her.
The woman had already regained consciousness and thanked the forester for saving her, telling her the whole truth.
From that moment on, they became fast friends for life. This day, which could have been the end, turned into the beginning of a new story and friendship.
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