Chapter Ten
Discovered
It was late afternoon when she awoke alone in the sleeping bag. Grabbing her clothes, she quickly dressed, then crawled out of the tent.
A few yards away, a large red stag nosed among the leaves in search of acorns. As she exited the tent, he glanced her way but didn"t move toward her. Billie watched as he continued to browse one mouthful at a time.
"Oh, yeah, right. Go ahead and gorge yourself while I starve."
The buck snorted and gestured with his nose to her left. She looked over to where a fire was blazing in the pit he"d dug earlier. He"d even unpacked her eating utensils and the frying pan. She gave him a smile.
"Thanks."
She quickly prepared the can of Spam, cutting it into slices and frying it before sitting down on the tree trunk to eat. That"s when
