Character Study III

The group met up at 9 at the Pacific Crest Trail starting point.  Melissa, Rebecca, Miki, Allyson, Rachel , and Brenna all felt the nostalgia as they came together but they soon realized it wasn't quite the heyday of their high school years... Melissa informed the crew that there was a reward offered for Lindsey's return...  Well here goes the inner turmoil...  

With all of them thinking about the reward, Rachel decided that she didn't really want the reward but just her friend back to how they used to be.  Brenna seemed to deny the idea of the money altogether too despite them sharing the low pay of an artist salary.  They all seemed against it but the fidgeting and shrugging of one another made Rachel uneasy.

The group finally headed off on their trail with the sun against their backs and with pine trees surrounding them. The silence and stillness caused a relaxing wave of euphoria to sweep over her as she trekked through the forest with her high school friends.... Except for the occasional disturbance...

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"What the hell was that?" Brenna questioned.  Allyson, Miki, and Melissa looked up from their trail.
"The sound is echoing from over there." Melissa said as she gestured to the trees in the west, "Lets check it out!  Someone might be in trouble!"

The group trudged along the trail where the scream continued to echoed from and found two black men standing there with a white guy wedged between some rocks.  While Rachel and Melissa helped the trapped man, the girls watched another scene unfold.

The taller black guy was holding the shorter black guy in his arms.  His eyes was filled with fear as he shrieked out, "That bug better not come near me Jaravis!  I don't take none from bugs!  Get it away from me!!!"...  Jesus Christ, is this guy for real?...   "Relax Quatro Quatro, take a deep breath, everything is ok! Nature isn't going to hurt you if you won't hurt it!"  the natural born tour guide reassured him.  Rachel was half expected the man to now direct them to the exits available on trail and then give a lecture on poisonous plants...

As the bug crawled away, Quatro's muscles began to relax.  He sighed and wiped the sweat off his brow.  "So uhhh, where you girls off too?"

"Oh just looking around really, for our friend... She went missing a week ago..." Miki stumbled out before anyone else could quiet her.

The men tensed up.  "Er... Well... Nothing to see down this trail.  It was really uneventful...  We will keep our eyes open for her though.." Jaravis trailed off.  The rest of the men seemed on edge.  Righhhhhhht...