Chapter 6 by c1ph4r

What should Erica do?

Stay where she is and hope that it's not a person!

Originally posted to Writing.com - Erica's Great Adventure; ID#3231964 on 04-27-22 - 3:44am

Erica held back a shriek as her head quickly turned to see the rustling bush. But thankfully, she realized it was just a squirrel moving about to get out of it. The squirrel darted in the opposite direction, and she watched as it climbed and enter a hole in a tree about 20 feet away from the bush - presumably its home. She let out a sigh of relief, took a few seconds to catch her breath, then picked up her pants and camisole, the latter folded into the former, before heading back to the park trail.

As she walked, Erica reflected on three things: her bare feet and the sensation they felt crunching on fallen leaves and lightly splatting onto the mud formed from the rain last night, the ongoing warm breeze brushing past her arms and legs, and the friction between her somewhat damp shirt and still-erect nipples. What was once an uncomfortable post-final exam walk became an exciting, adrenaline-filled half-naked traipsing. The beautiful brunette was having a lot of fun, which relapsed somewhat when she felt her feet make contact with the concrete path once again. She realized she'd look really weird carrying her pants with so much of her legs exposed, so she held them in her right hand to make sure they faced towards the forest and away from the loop. Erica continued to try to ignore all the attention she was getting from other visitors, but this time it felt more exciting than nerve-wracking, knowing her shirt could fly up and reveal her panties if the wind started blowing the wrong way or she lifted her arms too much.

She completed the rest of the loop of the park's path and was approaching her car in the parking lot to decide what to do next, when all of a sudden she tripped on a rock in the way. Erica was fine, but then she realized...