Talia’s Point of View
The hike had barely begun, and I was already regretting my impulsive decision to join Corey in this so-called cleansing ritual. Right about now, I was feeling anything but cleansed of bad energy. There were bugs swarming around my head, and I’d already stepped in a pocket of mud that left my runners soaked and disgusting.
“Seriously? This is what you guys do for fun?” I panted, out of breath as I pushed my legs up another steep hill. The wind was already getting cool around us, but I somehow still felt as if it were 100 degrees outside. My heart was pounding, and anyone passing by us would definitely think I’d never exercised a day in my life before. Each breath I managed to take felt like a substantial amount of work, and I found myself silently agreeing that I ne
