Fortunately for me, the centipede seemed to be quite impeded by the wound I had dealt it. It had slowed down a great deal, and it was emitting a constant low hiss, as though trying to express its pain. Unfortunately for me, the blasted thing was not yet dead.
I had no energy left to climb yet another tree, and so I hunkered down behind a boulder to wait, panting as I tried my best to catch my best. The creature swayed and rocked where it was, slithering forward on its belly meter by meter as it made its way slowly toward me. I shifted uncomfortably, feeling the strap of my bag dig into my back.
Wait! My bag! After Skylar's pirates had all been killed, the girls and I had ransacked the camp. We had gone through each and every tent and looted what we wanted from the dead crew members, sinc
