The rains stopped but I did not. Even during the downpour, I ventured on. A little water is good for one who has not had a shower in 4 months.
4 months. That is how long I have been alone.
I do not regret my decision to not go with the crowds onto the boats however I do find it saddening that my love, my world, my honeybee could not come with me.
If she were with me, she would have been bitten too, I think. If she were not, even then she would have had to deal with the grief of watching me slowly degrade. For that, I am thankful she is not here.
The grasslands I have come upon are quite beautiful this time of year. They are a glorious golden colour and they sway with the warm wind that blows from the South. I wish I had my camera, it looks so ethereal.
There is a paved road off in the distance. Maybe I will follow it.
-G.G.
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