She was terribly hungry, thirsty, and badly dehydrated - she could feel that her lips were cracked. There were plenty of fruits and nuts to eat - grapes, mangoes, walnuts, and apples were plentiful in this area - but there was nothing to drink.
She finally dragged herself higher up the hill and found a cave-like spot perhaps two hundred feet away from the dump. It was sheltered by boulders and a huge fallen oak tree.
she lay on her back, gasping for a while, gazing up through the treetops at the stars.
At last she fell fast asleep.
Sometime in the middle of the night, Valentina woke up again... and this time, she truly believed she was in hell.
Her whole body felt like it was on fire, especially her left eye. She had a high fever and chills, her teeth chattering uncontrollably. The ne
