>>464162>fall asleep that night>wake up to noise at crack ass of dawn>barking>the dog from earlier was a slight distance from me>dog had been following me>hear rednecks shortly after>take off, encourage dog to come with me, but it runs away>hear running water>best tasting water ever>resupply>hear redneck yell at me>run over water and through trees>gunshot soundFucker took a shot at me!
>adrenaline kicks in and ran for what felt like an hour>ran parallel to the water and could still hear it>double back over the water a few times and continue down riverAt this point I'm soaked and missing the luxuries of home. Even if I was just as miserable there. I'm not sure if I'd resigned myself to leave or resigned myself to death but I still ran and didn't stop.
>days later dog reappears>stayed with me for a few nights, never straying too far>eventually it had started to come closer and even ate its kills around me>rabbits and other kills 