11-26-2011, 07:47 AM
Lucy stumbled through the snow drifts. It was cold but at least the wind was mostly died down. The sparkling snow glistened under the starlight. Her breathe froze in the air as she stopped to stare into the heavens. They were gorgeous. It was actually very beautiful outside. However, that beauty wouldn't keep her warm and alive. She wished she had dug a snow cave hours ago before the sun had set. Then she would be better protected from the elements. Still she trudged on though. She couldn't rest now, she was too hungry. Might as well put this restlessness to use.
She came across a fence. Fence. That meant civilization. People meant food. She wondered if there was a small town she could slip in and find some work in a tavern or something. Anything to stay alive. She climbed the fence and looked into the dim scenic view. Horses. And small lights... from windows? Of just one house? Looks like it was a country dwelling instead. She saw the haystack where the horses quietly were munching on hay. It was pretty cold out. She shouldn't use any more energy now if it could be helped. It was taking a lot out of her just to stay warm. She jumped to the ground and stumbled towards the horses and haystack. They looked her way and nickered. She got up beside them and let them smell her hands and hair. Then she burrowed into the hay and let herself fall asleep.
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