John became restless after an hour of scouting the woods in search of Ruth. He couldn’t catch up with her as what took her was so fast that the human eye could see. He made his return to where he started his search and on his return, he found out their horses were gone.
“Oh s**t!”
He kicks the ox cart that was used to divert his attention. He blames himself for turning his back on Ruth. ‘I would have stayed behind her always,’ he thought to himself. He then leans on the ox cart recalling his miserable life in New York City. ‘My life is always miserable,’ he said to himself in his heart. ‘I can’t do anything right and here I am with the only person that can help me get home missing on my watch.’
As his thoughts were taking over him, he kicks against the ox cart again and let out a loud c
