Chapter 12

Stretching, I uncurled from the corner of the house I had slept in. I had hung a tarp over the biggest of the holes in the living room, in case it started to rain. Taking out a blanket, I just curled up under it. Luckily it hadn’t been too cold. I had taken the rest of the day yesterday clearing out the leaves and debris that were in the house. There had also been a group of mice and a couple bunnies that had holed up under the cupboards I had to evict. I didn’t feel like having roommates.

Grabbing my bottle of 2 in 1 shampoo and a bar of soap, I went outside the house. Sunlight was starting to just peek through the trees and bounce off the forest floor. I turned on the water outside and let it run to see if it got any warmer than the freezing cold ice water that came out yesterday. Luckily, it did but it would be generous to even call it warm. Peeling off my shirt and pants, I started to rinse them off first. The water coming off them was dirtier than the water that was ins