The Farmer

Chapter 43 – The Farmer

Every crunch and crack through the woods had me on edge as I travelled alone down the road. It had been hours, or had at least felt like hours, since Simon had left me with some vague instructions and a pat on the head. What I wouldn’t give right now to be able to sprout wings and take off in whatever direction I chose. Instead, I’m stuck walking down an empty road, in a heat so thick that every part of my body had a thick sheen of sweat covering it. I’m sure that if I could catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror, my hair would be sticking out in every direction, the curls springing around my head from the heat as they attempted to escape their prison that was the ponytail. Not that I had anyone to impress anyway.

I knew I was getting close to the little town Simon had told me about when the forest began to give way to large open fields, and large cattle roamed around wooden fences. Small houses began to appe