A/N: Next chapter. Sorry for the long wait(blame school).
thanks to Totaldramafan04 for reviewing the last chapter.
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It was a sunny day. Zoey was playing in her yard, like always. She heard yet another new voice across the street. "Can't be too careful going out there. Might be some rattlers waitin' to chomp me or some dingo who thinks he's the boss! Ha!" She saw Mike putting things into a bright orange backpack. He was wearing a fedora on his head, and spoke with yet another different accent. "I wonder which character this is..." she muttered to herself.
Mike caught ear of that and looked across the street. He smirked at her and tipped his hat. "G'day, Sheila! Lovely weather for a good hiking trip, ain't it?" He laughed.
"You heard me?" Zoey asked, not believing it.
"O' course, I got great hearing on me," Mike said. "What's yer name, Sheila?"
"Um, Zoey," she said. "And you are...?"
"'Name's Manitoba Smith," he introduced himself. ""Hey, d'you want to come with me?"
"Oh, uh, sure! Just lemme get changed..." Zoey ran into her house. She put on a red t-shirt and green shorts that had pockets. She had gone on a few hikes with her mom before.
When she came back, Manitoba was decked out. He wore a light brown loose polo shirt with the long sleeves rolled up, blue cargo pants, hiking boots and his fedora. His backpack was now on his back. "Let's go!" He began to walk down the street.
Zoey followed behind him.
They walked for a while, eventually leaving the neighborhood and going into a forest without any marked trails. "Do you know where you're going?" Zoey asked, nervous. It looked to be getting dark.
"'O course I do! I've walked out here many times," Manitoba replied as he stopped at a little clearing and took his pack off. He began to fish for something inside.
"Are we going back soon? This forest is creeping me out..." Zoey turned her head and could've sworn she saw something moving.
"No, we'll camp here and continue tomorrow! Here, help me with the tent," and Manitoba pulled out a small green tent in a round bag inside his backpack.
Zoey was staring at him. They were going to camp in the woods by themselves? Still, she helped him set up camp.
Manitoba was able to make a small fire, so they were warm. Zoey still was creeped out by the forest and how noisy it was. Leaves rustling in the wind, creatures moving about in the darkness.
"So, you camp often, Miss?" Manitoba asked her curiously.
"No, my mom says it's dangerous." Zoey shook her head.
"Well o' course it's got danger! That's what's fun about it, see. Keep ya on your toes, yeah?" Manitoba was smiling, showing the gap in his front teeth and leaning towards Zoey.
"Yeah..." Zoey stood up. "I want to go home. Can we go home?"
Manitoba looked hurt. "Why d'you wanna leave? Ain't this something else?"
"Yeah, that's why I want to go home. It's not you, it's me."
Manitoba nodded in understanding. "It ain't fun for me if you go, so I won't make you stay. Come on, I'll take ya home, Sheila." He began to pack up the campsite and pulled out a flashlight. Once that was done he slung his backpack on his bag and offered Zoey his hand. "Let's get ya home."
Zoey accepted his hand and he led them out of the woods, back to their street. It was the dead of night.
They split up once they got to the part of the street with their houses, the light of street lamps the only thing showing them the way. Manitoba kissed the top of Zoey's hand. "See ya around, beauty." He smiled, winked at her and walked back to their house, closing the door behind him.
Zoey did the same. Her mother was asleep on the couch, no doubt worried sick about her. She went up to her room and quickly fell asleep.
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