STRANIERA

Part 9

The next morning was a Saturday,the sound of a rooster awoken me ,I take a look at my phone and I saw it was 5:00 a.m. "Screw you rooster." I decide to wash my teeth in the zinc in the kitchen,I'm not in the mood to walk all the way to the school.I choose a short skinny jean and an ocean blue t-shirt that I tucked into my jeans.I braid my hair into two braids and only put mascaras and lip balm on.I have a really natural face now,I always had acne but since it's been treated I stopped wearing makeup because I was proud to show my skin.I didn't go thru all those treatments just to hide my face behind makeup.I was confident in my skin.I end my look with white sneakers and an anklet bracelet of butterflies. Oh and remember my glasses.

I start organizing my house.I needed to get to town to buy food and a converter.Everything was packed out except one last box.It was a box filled with decorations for my new classroom from my old classroom.I will get to it later today,it wasn't a priority at this very moment.

I login to my bank and see that I only have $70.

I step out to see if there was anyone I can ask for directions as how to get into town.But I stood on a empty farm.I even looked in each window to see if there is maybe a child sleeping on the floor or on the table desk .Don't judge me for doing that for as this is a very poor farm.But nothing not even Miss Geller was in sight.She didn't even leave me a note.

I start walking until I see a pink, kiddies bicycle with two helping wheels ,a bell and pompoms on the sides of the steering wheels.It's better than walking so I get up on the bike and start peddling.About half an hour I start sweating like a wet pig ,I think more than I did on the plane.I stop when I see a reservoir and a windmill behind it.

I s walk towards it and as I make my hand a cup to take a sip a voice stop me. "You know you can't drink that." I the water in my hand flow off and rub my hand dry against my jean. "Sorry." I say and start walking back to the bicycle . "That's not what I meant." He said. I stop and look at him.I take him in.He  has a black beard and dark brown hair with a dark skin.By the looks of his cloths ,I think he works on the farm.He notice how I look at him and he continue , "Yes,I'm a worker on the farm." Can this dude read minds? "You can't drink that water it's dirty you will get diarrhea or end up in the hospital." He hands me a 2 liter coke bottle filled with water. I just stare at it. "You have a less chance at dying than with that water."   He point behind me at the
reservoir.I smile and take a deep gulp of water. I wipe the water of my mouth with the back side of my hand and give him his water bottle back. "Thank you for saving my life" I laugh a little . "No problem,Jaco." He reach out his hand and I greet him. "Valida." "Where you heading,Valida?" "Town ,I guess." "With that?" His finger shifts from the reservoir to point at the pink kiddies bicycle. "Yes,I like being spontaneous." He stares at me with a amused look on his face. "Okay." He turns his back at me,walking away. "Umm,quick question what way is town?" "You're heading the right way,just keep going ahead.But you should be more suspicious about what time you will arrive there." he says with eyebrows up in the air. "I'm fast as lightning." I say as a matter of a fact.

"Do you have a pen?" I ask. "Yes" he looks at me awkwardly. "Can you draw a map on my arm about how the town looks. He draw a few shapes and  lines on my skin.It kinda tickles.But I can't really make out what the symbols symbolize but okay. "Thank you." I  walk back to the kiddies bicycle.As I try to peddle my anklet bracelet got caught up with the peddle and I fall flat ass on my face and the bicycle flies over my head and hit the ground with a hard bang.

My eyes catches Jaco's face. "Do you want a ride?" "Yes,please." I show him a thumbs up and  we both start laughing.My first friend-I hope.