Zhivko
My chest rose and fell as my breathing quickened, heart pumping forcefully. I looked at the knife that was stuck in the tree bark. Of course, I recognized it immediately. It was my brother’s.
I ground my teeth, calling out his name, “Ivan?”
My voice just rang in the silent forest. It was weird.
Why has it suddenly gone quiet?
“Where are you, Ivan? Why did you do that?”
I turned around to look for him. I could not sniff him somewhere close, though. Neither the Gammas and the Lambdas. Now this was weird.
I didn’t want to panic. It was like my sense of smell did not work at the moment. But was it even possible?
Unless…
Suddenly, my gut told me to run, so I did. It turned into a sprint, wit
