i had often walked through the woods on my way to bert's
house. so often, in fact, that i often did it unconsciously.
about 10 minutes into my walk, i suddenly looked up.
where had that elm tree come from? i'd never seen it
before. i looked around. there was no path. all around me
were trees. i carefully stepped forward, increasingly
worried.
which of the following statements is the best inference about the story?
a. the narrator is on his way to bert's house
b. the narrator is suffering from illness
c. the narrator has become lost in the woods
d. the narrator cannot see where the path is