The Hidden Secret

Chapter 11 Tim's view on living in the cabin for almost two months. Chapter Te

I looked out of my window at the beautiful woods.

I couldn’t believe all the freedom I had.

It took me about four weeks to get used to doing nothing but hunting, fishing, and take care of myself and Jet.

If I got bored I could go for a run or a walk in the woods, just for fun I even sometimes I go for a swim in the lake that is on my property.

I was having fun, just being out here in the woods where I didn’t have to worry about anything, but today I had to let go of my past for me to really relax, so I walked to my lake where I stood in the water with a bunch of rocks in my hand.

I decided I would throw one stone out of my hand and into the lake, while I said out loud each thing I left behind of my old life so I put all the rocks but one in my pocket.

With that first rock I throw it as far as I could in side the lake, and as I threw the rock I said "from my old life I leave behind my terrible childhood"

The next rock I throw I left behind being a soldier that is trained to kill.

With each rock I threw I felt better.

With one of the rocks I throw I left behind the fact one of my team mates raped me.

And with my last rock I left behind the betrayal of Gibbs and my team.

With that last rock I felt so much freedom at letting go of my past.

As I walked back to my cabin with no regrets in my mind, I knew I did right for myself when I left NCIS for my health.

For the rest of the day I felt so happy and relaxed now without my past being on my mind.

That night when I went to sleep I didn’t have any nightmares for once. I was dreaming of good things.

The next morning when I woke up, I looked at the calendar that I had on my wall, and I saw I have been living in this cabin for two months now, so I decided for today I would go have some fun in the woods instead of doing my regular things, like hunting or fishing or setting traps. Instead of doing all of that today I decided to go swimming with Jet.

So all day long Jet and I swam until late afternoon that is when I decided it was time for us to go back home.

Once I got home I changed into some dry clothes, then I went to my kitchen where I fed Jet, and then I started to make dinner for myself.

I was humming to myself when the next thing I know I feel something sharp go into my neck, and before I could check out what it was I felt really sleepy, then everything went dark.