Chapter FourSuzie followed him inside and shook her head when she saw the leftover food from the night before.
‘You reheat that while I go foraging,’ she said and ducked back outside.
The stove was still hot though the embers were low – the perfect temperature to heat leftovers. He put his all-purpose pot of stewed potatoes and meat on to simmer while he hurried to the stream to bathe. He’d seen the girl heading downstream away from his usual bathing area. This time he took a spare pair of shorts so he wouldn’t have to walk back naked.
Peter felt strange. He was so used to being alone and just catering to his own wants and needs. If he felt like walking naked all morning then it had never been a problem, until now. He had mixed feelings. He should have felt invaded or violated. The girl
