Chapter 45: An Unexpected Friend

I was almost settled in Durnca; I was getting used to the everyday life with just me and Papa. 

He had almost sold out his stocked rum he had made earlier and he said soon enough, he'd completely stop his trips until winter is over.

I wasn't leaving the house just yet, I was still getting accustomed to my environment, cleaning, cooking, washing, caring for the animals in the little barn and chicken coop... nothing out of the ordinary.

After a few days, I still couldn't set up the fireplace and we stayed close to the kitchen when it got really cold.

I was in the kitchen one of those days, baking bread which we would eat with meat for our lunch when I saw a small hand reach into the window and dip into the big pot of water I just boiled for my bath. The little thief yelped and withdrew his hand.

I quickly went around the house and found a child burying his hand into the snow. The boy was dressed in filthy clothes and looked like he hadn't b