Synopsis
This is the second part of the forest of evergreen series.
The first part, Lost in the Wilderness, narrated that Sophia Vabueretti suffered from memory loss because of a car accident, which also claimed the life of her boyfriend, Giovanni (while it caused lesser injuries to her best friend, Zarah, and her brother, Alex, who joined them in the car at the time). The accident happened on their way home after joining the Battle of the Bands, in the summer before their senior year of high school.
However, Sophia’s childhood flame, Jericho (now a new and very young doctor), came into her life again, carrying a stronger love for her, a love that knew no boundaries.
Though Sophia was in oblivion, old sparks with Jericho blazed on again, in the company of Sophia’s diaries which mostly accounted for her unsettling love for him.
Their relationship was greatly objected to by Sophia’s parents, who were influenced by Grandma Lucy (who condemned Jericho as a jinx in Sophia’s life).
Against all odds, the two eloped to Forest Green until Jericho and Sophia ended up hiding in the Vabueretti lake house. When her family found out, they asked the police to arrest him which made the two run into the dark forest. That night, while escaping, Jericho accidentally stepped on a rock and lost his consciousness, while Sophia, shockingly, fell from a high cliff. While she was falling, someone suddenly caught her. It was Abanir, an outlandish creature that soon captivated Sophia’s heart. But it was not Abanir’s first time to see her. He had seen her before, at the lake house, where Sophia spent a bonfire night with her family. Sophia saw him, too, at that time, and was thinking that her senses had deceived her that night.
After rescuing Sophia from falling, Abanir brought her to the Kravena Tribe (which is found at the Forest of Evergreen) together with his personal servant, Rabel. Without a doubt, Abanir’s regal parents were very shocked to see their son with a human. But humans were not new to them. They had a clash with them before, which included Sophia’s doctor-grandfather who had led a scientific quest into the mysterious wild forest.
While in Kravena, Sophia remembered Jericho and she escaped to be with him again. But then, a strange animal, resembling a huge and wild pig, attacked her. Abanir saved her life once again and he flew her to Harem Falls, just as Sophia lost consciousness. It was now night when Sophia got her consciousness back and she had no choice but to spend the night there with Abanir and Rabel.
Unexpectedly, a spark formed between her and Abanir, that flickered along with the fires of the night. The following day, Abanir’s enemies, the Sulabun and Fegratu Tribes, attacked Kravena without any warning. Because of this, Abanir had to return Sophia back to the lake house where he first saw her. Not to be seen by humans (particularly Sophia’s family), Abanir landed her near the lake. Out of the blue, Abanir kissed her in the lips, a happening that confused Sophia’s heart, further.
At that juncture, Jericho, at last, found Sophia. Then he surrendered himself to the sheriffs, and was charged with kidnapping her. He could be put to jail because Sophia was not yet at the legal age of eighteen.
Tormented, Sophia was now caught between the man of her childhood dalliance (who had always loved her) and an outlandish creature that she just met (but had saved her life, twice).
Grandma Lucy gave Sophia two choices: either to stay in Forest Green with Jericho but Jericho will be behind bars forever, or to go back to Orlando City with her parents so that Jericho would be freed from jail.
Sophia agreed to return to Orlando but her heart was breaking. Along with those throbbing tears was the torment who weighed more heavily: Was it Abanir or Jericho?
This second part, Found in the Wilderness, now tells how Sophia continued her life in the city, but was brought back to Forest Green for her Grandma Lucy’s seventy-sixth birthday. However, prior to Grandma Lucy’s birthday celebration, shocking family secrets were revealed, secrets that could disturb Sophia’s sense of identity and her renewed relationship with Jericho.