Chapter 45 Hunters and Gatherers

• “Um... Hailey... actually...”
• Before I could get the words out of my mouth, a loud bang shook the room like a clap of thunder.
• I poked my head out to check, and it turned out that the pirates had opened fire on the thick jungle. Wisps of white smoke billowed from their firearms as flocks and flocks of startled birds filled the sky. Burnt, smoking trees crashed onto the ground, forcing the animals living nearby to flee for their lives.