STRANIERA

Part 11

"Where are we going?" I don't know the roads ,but I know the path we followed to town and we are heading the opposite way from what we came from. "You'll see." "Not all sketchy" I glare at him. "If I wanted you dead I would've let the skollies take you." He said looking at the road. "Maybe you wanted me all for yourself." "Do you have anything to offer?" "No." "Exactly." I smile.

We stop at a gate and he tells me to close my eyes.I needed to pinky promise that I won't even take a peak.
He takes my hand and leads me ,I can feel how the grass pokes my legs and it tickles.

"Okay,you may look."
I open my eyes and there I stood surrounded by flowers.I was amazed.There wasn't much field ,it looked like a flower wonderland. "This is beautiful and it's amazing." Like I said ,I was amazed at this beautiful landscape. "I thought you needed some escape from what happend at town." I take his hand in mine and smile. "Thank you." "This country may not look like much ,but it holds a lot of beautiful secrets ,that a lot of society doesn't know about." "I'll like to learn about them." "One secret at a time missy."
We stood there for a long time ,just taking it all in standing in awe.

That makes it three silver linings in two days.I'm actually starting to think this may have been a good decision.Strangely I'm trusting a stranger.

"Are you ready to go?" "May the answer be 'no' ?" He glares at me. "Okay ,I'm ready to go." And I pout.

We climb in the truck and before he starts the car I ask, "Do you maybe have a landline,I don't have signal . I really want to call my mother and just tell her I'm safe?" He nods at me and he heads to his house.

For a worker on the farm he has a better place than I have as a qualified teacher.Is true what they say , 'never judge a book by its cover' .He lived in a wooden wendy house. It was very private,the bathroom had a door and he had a full bathroom.
He points to the phone and I dial my moms number.

The phone only rings and rings.I thought because it's a strange number that's why she didn't answer.I dial again,thinking that maybe of she sees the number again ,she'll answer.But that wasn't the case it lead me straight to voicemail.
"Hey mom,I'm save in Afghanistan.I don't have phone service so sorry if I missed any of your calls or text.I miss you and most of all I love you."

We head back to the school.I grab the bicycle off the truck and put it back where I got it.Jaco grabs my shopping bags and I grab the converter.

"Where to?Please tell me you don't sleep in a classroom." Luckily not. "Just follow me." I lead him into the fields.

I stop.I freeze.The thing I feared the most.
A snake.It was medium size and yellow ,looking straight thru my soul.If this was a Harry Potter film ,I would be under a spell.Jaco sees what I see and steps forward,blocking the snake from me.He gets his pocket knife out of his pocket,grab the snake by its tail and cuts of his head.
"Lunch."
I just shut my eyes close and take a deep breath.
"I'm not opening my eyes not until that things guts is out of sight."
"Drama queen."
"Shut up!"
I hear his steps fade and then hear them returning my way."Okay you can open your eyes now." "Aaaahhh!" I drop everything and start to run,while he is chasing me with the dead snake. Jaco starts laughing his ass off -tearing up.I take the courage and slap the dead snake out of his hands.I'm going to scrub my hands with bleach tonight.

I glare at him ,getting my shopping bags leading the way to my place.

"Umm wow." He says looking around the place . "Nice ,hay?" "I beg to differ." He looks at me. "Same,but it's this or the classroom." " I choose the classroom." Same ,I think by myself. I  put the sheets on my bed and pack out my shopping bags.
"Where do you,umm,bath.Or are you like against it?" "Eww no,I use the schools bathroom.Are you saying I smell." "Not at all,quite the opposite,that's why I wondered do you like use  that reservoir to bath in where you wanted to drink water from."  I rolled my eyes at him. "Okay,I need to get back to the farm before dawn." "Thank you for everything." "No problem Valida.Damn I still can't get over that name.You have a very beautiful name missy." As he walks out he turns back to me hands me his pocket knife. "I have a spare."He headS back to his truck.I stood in the doorway and smiled.I think I made my first friend.Will  I ever see him again,that I don't know.