I woke up and it’s still dark outside. I felt like I only slept a wink. So I gently lifted Amarah’s head from my lap so that I can stand up. I grabbed a pillow from the other couch and put it beneath her head.
She’s still sound asleep. I don’t want to wake her up so I just went outside to hunt for food. I don’t have anything in my kitchen. My sight landed on the lake the moment I walked out the door.
We’ll have some fish for breakfast then.
I took off my shirt before diving into the icy water. I spent a minute under before going up with a large fish in already in my hand. I swam back to the shore. My skin shrunk when the cold wind hit it, making me feel colder than I already was.
I ran back to the house after picking up my shirt. I went inside the door and came face to face with my ast
