Ficlets

Before you can all agree on which path to take, you hear a shout from the direction of the ship. You all turn to look, and see lights moving about. On deck there are men moving about with lanterns.

The pirates have already noticed you are gone!

You all turn towards the nearest path, the path ahead, which leads directly into the jungle. You run along it for half an hour, all three of you getting scratches from the jungle plants, before you stop in a small clearing.

“I’m hungry,” says Zoe.

“I’m tired,” says Joe.

But you want to keep moving.

So what do you do?

Stop to eat
Stop to sleep
Keep going