(David POV)
... I was taken aback after hearing what has been uttered by Keith.. I then proceed to walk closer to Keith to see what he was pointing out.. His trembling fingers is still pointing at the ground that currently has blood trail on it that's also trailing deeper into the forest..
"..D-David do you think.. This blood... Is it Dale..?"
While I was staring into the forest where the blood trail went on. Keith suddenly asked me.. with his quivering lips. Judging by how he acts I can tell that he was probably shaken by this I know that Keith wasn't fond of anything scary because of trauma in his childhood so that's why he's shaken.
".. I'm not so sure Keith.. This could be belongs to an animal.. We can't just assume it's belongs to Dale.."
".. Yeah.. That's right.."
"..T-This doesn't look good.. I think we should go now.."
I then turned my head toward Drake who suddenly spoke after being silence for the time being.. he was also seemed to be scared and shaken to me as he was stuttering over his own words.. Suddenly, Keith who was beside me spoke to Drake with a bit angry tone.
".. Are you saying we should leave without Dale? "
"What?? N-no that's what I want to do!"
.. After sensing that what they're doing aren't going anywhere I thus decided to intervene by stepping in front of them to stop both of them from going any further and before things get ugly. I also by then have decided what to do next..
"Alright, guys please stop this at once there's no time for this."
"... Yeah you're right.."
".... Okay.."
"We have things that's more important to do now and for that.."
.. After saying so I then turned around and looked at the truck we used to come here that's been hidden by the shades of the trees.. I then proceed to walk leisurely toward the truck.. While both of them looked at me and was puzzled by my actions.. Arriving in front of the truck I then goes to the back of the truck and then take out my truck key to open the truck's trunk.
[It's been a long time since I hold it and use it.. Can I still use it? I wonder.]
After rummaging the stuff that's on the trunk for a while, I finally found what I was looking for. Then with a small smile I grab ahold of it then brought it out from the trunk.. The thing I was holding with my hands right now is a long heavy box..
".. David isn't that?.."
".. That..?"
After a while both of them finally came to my current location to see what I was doing. I then crouched and carefully placed the long heavy box on the ground. After doing so I stood up and reached out for something again in the trunk..
" David what are you going to do with this?" Keith who was crouched near the box that I had taken out asked me while he was examining the box.
"You will see" I then take out another box with both my hands and carefully placed it near the long heavy box that I placed earlier.
"Dude isn't all this firearms? " Drake then suddenly said. After seeing the box that I had taken out.
"Well that's right." Saying so I then proceed to open the box that I taken early with my hands and revealing the content of the box. Inside the box was a glock pistol and a combat knife there's also other things that's been placed neatly on the box.
With a carefully hands I took out the combat knife that was inside the box it has a relatively sharp side and edges and was glistening because of how sharp it is. I then gave it a few swift swings with my hands.
"Good, swinging felt just fine. " I then put the combat knife back into the box and again with a carefully hands I then grab ahold of the glock pistol carefully.
Carefully not pointing out the muzzle on the others I then check the gun's safety to see if it's already in place even too it's not loaded doing all these was still necessary to be done.
With that done I then positioned the gun on my hands correctly and with the right posture I then point the muzzle ahead of the my vision.
"What are we going to do now?" Keith who has been watching my actions all this time stood up and suddenly asked me.
"We still don't know where Dale went. But I can't help but think that something must had happened to him last night while we are busy sleeping in our own tent."
".. I also think so.." Keith then muttered with a small voice voicing his thought. He also can't help but think of this possibility.
".. What if.. That lunatic really got him.. That Quandale Dingle.. Got him..?" Drake then also voiced out his though about this matter to us. Saying that Dale was missing because that Quandale Dingle got him..
".. Dude stop with that your nonsense!" Keith then suddenly snapped at Drake after what he had said.
""..I'm not joking dude! I'm being serious right now dude!"
" Guys, guys you need to stop. " I then interrupted them when their argument starting to get heated again.
".. Right.. "
".... "
"... We need to find Dale, but we don't even know his whereabouts right now.. But there's that blood trail.. So.. " After a moments of silence from them I then said those words. Then I crouched yet again but now near the long heavy box.
".. What is it..?"
".... "
Keith asked me and Drake was just being silence awaiting for what I was about to say next.. And then I bring forth my hands to open the lid of the box in front of me. While saying..
".. Let's go investigate the blood trail that goes on into the forest first... " At the same time revealing the weapon inside the box..