VALERIA

She turns her back and finally leaves, abandoning me completely alone, staring into nothingness and lost in thought over her words.

I got up before nightfall; I didn’t want to be left alone so close to that eerie forest.

I was hanging large white sheets on the clotheslines, needing to climb onto a small stool to reach the rope and secure them with wooden pegs.

The cold breeze blew, making the sheets billow while also clearing my mind.

I lowered my head to search for more pegs in the apr