Phoenix Maplewood How to disappear completely and never be found

With every second of darkness, Reek's worry grew until he was knocking on the doorstep of outright panic. His heart thrummed in his chest and his breaths became heavy; wasteful. No matter how far he dug, he was only met with more loosely packed dirt... the angle was off somehow. He could already feel the air around him starting to thin; for the first time in Reek's life, he neared the point of losing all hope. His digging slowed. Perhaps it was time to make peace.

He turned his head toward Tavi, though she couldn't see it, and with a hoarse throat he almost spoke what he believed may be his last words. Don't let me die alone.  But, before he could find the words a ray of light pierced through the den as Tavi broke to the surface with a nose sized hole. Reek breathed a stuffy breath of relief. "Fuck yes!" he exclaimed. The light quickly disappeared, however, as soon as Tavi pressed her nose into it. Reek quickly pressed against her a muttered, "Move over," as to get his own turn.

Once she pulled away, Reek stuck his nose in the opening and inhaled deeply. With breath filling his lungs, Reek clinged to life.  She shimmied further over to adjust her angle and Reek followed at her side. With the light as their guide, together they would break free.