The next morning, Hunter awoke in excruciating pain. He was unable to walk from the soreness in his feet and legs, not to mention the sunburns he had on his face, ears, neck, lips, and even on his scalp.
“You hungry?” whispered a voice next to his ear. As he turned his head, he found himself only inches away from Daisy’s face, which peeked back at him through the wooden rungs of the ladder to his top bunk. His breath hitched as his heart fluttered excitedly within his chest.
Shit! I haven’t brushed my teeth in a while, Hunter thought with horror as he held his breath.
“Are you okay?” Daisy asked with a touch of concern. “I brought some oatmeal for you.”
Hunter turned his head away from her and muttered an awkward, “Thank you,” as he propped himself against the wall behind him. He ac
