Survival: Dark, Brutal, Gripping

Layu

On a clear morning, the wind blew that day. Iwan , Selly and Cindy who have been satisfied with their breakfast, now they feel full and are resting in their tent. Iwan joked by telling Selly and Cindy about gecko meat.

" I saw in the trees a lot of geckos that size is quite good, well how about we consume the geckos." a proposal from Iwan.

" It would be interesting to ask if you eat geckos every day. What ! wait..wait.every day you say ? " Cindy's reaction was shocked.

" True, every day's time." Selly's reaction was also shocked.

" Oh my gosh, we'll eat it, every day ? " selly.

" Be calm, you don't have to be surprised like that, it's just as a plan b, if there is no other food." explained Iwan.

" Eh, speaking of food, I thought of both of them." Iwan Imbuh.

Iwan is worried about his best friend Johan and Ahmad. Apparently, the same thing was felt by Selly and Cindy.

" We have the same way of mind as it turns out. "selly said.

" So after getting enough rest, we go straight to look for them ? " ask Cindy.

" Cindy, of course, that's what we're supposed to do" Selly replied cutting out Cindy's words.

" Eeeh I don't mean that. But the question is, where are we going to start looking for them ? " the word Cindy describes her strangeness.

As the three of them thought about the fate of Johan and Ahmad. Elsewhere, Johan had finished collecting firewood and was preparing a fireplace.

" Fyuhh, collecting firewood alone turned out to be very tiring" Johan said while wiping his sweat that had poured.

" Oiya, has Ahmad finished cleaning his meat ? " ask Johan in his heart.

Johan then lit a fire while waiting for Ahmad to return. Johan waited anxiously. Plus the condition of those who have not had breakfast and want to eat immediately.

Not long after, Ahmad returned with clean meat in his hands. He came back with a big smile on his face. Johan welcomed Ahmad.

" Ahmad, you're back." shouted Johan welcoming Ahmad.

" Jo, today our breakfast menu will taste very delicious" replied Ahmad while showing the meat he held.

" Haha...Thank God, you're okay" Johan said with a laugh.

" What do you mean, did you fuck me ? " ask Ahmad to Johan.

" No, but this is also part of our rivalry Mad, still remind me I won 51 wins and you just won 29" replied Johan.

" No I don't remember, I only remember when I won." Ahmad added, then followed by the laughter of the two of them.

" Oiya Jo, I'm hungry. Let's cook the meat immediately." take Ahmad to Johan.

" Come.as long as the meat is fresh" replied Johan.

Ahmad then put up tree branches to make lizard meat guling. While Johan is in charge of guarding the fire and preparing a pedestal to put the meat.

" Jo, take the leaves for our meal mat later, let me take care of the meat" Ahmad told Johan.

Johan showed the gesture agreed and then he went to look for fairly wide leaves.

" If there were a banana tree here, it would be easier to find leaves or bananas." Johan murmured in his heart.

In the middle of the trip, Johan continued to imagine good food, and from there sometimes appeared a feeling of longing for the atmosphere and warmth of the family.

Without realizing it, Johan had gone too far, until he was not aware he was in a forest further away.

" Well why am I, it must be because I'm daydreaming too much and hallucinating" Johan thought.

" Now there are leaves that are wide enough, very suitable to be used as a plate" said Johan.

Then Johan picked the leaf, and immediately returned to Ahmad's place. Actually Johan was already very hungry, his stomach had even sounded asking to be filled since he collected dry wood.

When Johan was close to staying a few meters away to Ahmad's place, Johan suddenly fell to the ground. Johan fainted with a pale face. Ahmad, who was still preoccupied with his task of burning meat, was made shocked by the sound.

" What is that sound ? " ask Ahmad to himself.

Ahmad then put down the meat of the monitor lizard and immediately headed to the source of the sound. After he checked it turned out it was Johan who had collapsed. Suddenly this made Ahmad panic and immediately brought Johan to the fireplace.

" John..Johan..why this kid ? " said Ahmad who was panicked to see Johan unconscious.

" What am I supposed to do, Johan's face is very pale. Perhaps he was really starving" Ahmad thought.

Then Ahmad took the initiative to lay Johan in a comfortable place and give him water to drink. Then Ahmad cooked again the meat he was burning. Not long after, Johan began to realize, he began to move and opened his eyes slowly. And when Johan woke up all he could immediately realize was...

" It was so fragrant, it was so appetizing" said Johan who was still lying down.

" Am I in heaven ? " Johan wondered.

After Johan looked around, he was still alive. Then ,Ahmad knew Johan was awake.

" Johan.you're familiar. It's the gecko meat is ripe" Ahmad said, helping Johan get up from his sleeping position.

" Let's eat first, you look very pale" said Ahmad explained Johan's condition.

" really ? then let's eat together." replied Johan.

Ahmad and Johan ate the lizard meat very greedily, as well as delicious as luxury food in the forest, but also because they had run out of energy and needed to be filled immediately.

" How's Jo doing, doing my cooking ? " ask Ahmad about the taste of lizard meat.

" It's delicious, somehow it feels better after eating" replied Johan.

Slowly Johan's condition improved, his lips now look more red than before. On the sidelines of eating they cheek with small talk, especially about the meat of the lizard they eat.

" My mother said lizard meat has properties, but I still don't know what the properties are" Johan said.

" Eeeum.so I know this is only as far as I know, this lizard meat can be a medicine" replied Ahmad.

" What kind of illness Mad , try to tell for example." asked Johan again.

" The disease is diverse, lizard meat can cure skin diseases such as hives, water fleas, cracked skin, and allergies" Ahmad explained to Johan.

" Oh time, is that true ? " ask Johan again who still does not believe Ahmad's words.

" Don't ask any more questions, I know that far, I'm not a researcher" replied Ahmad.

Did not feel their eating activities have been completed, the lizard meat was exhausted, and now there is a sense of fullness that accompanies them both.

After the meal they plan to return to their friends. However, they have to find the right path because they were previously made dizzy to get lost without a single clue that could save them.