What had happened was… I agreed to go on a couples safari thinking it would be romantic. You know—sunsets, elephants, cute hats, and luxury tents with mosquito nets and wi-fi. But what I got instead was a lion’s stare, a stalled engine in the middle of nowhere, and a pack of wild dogs with nothing but bad intentions.

In this story set deep in the South African bush, I find out the hard way that nature has zero interest in your relationship goals. It’s all dust, danger, and a safari guide named Mapalo who might be the calmest—or most emotionally detached—human I’ve ever met.

This isn’t just a near-death experience. It’s a lesson in humility, terror, and how quickly romance turns to panic when the food chain suddenly gets real.

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