Chapter two

The next morning I woke up to a roster cock-a-doodle-doing from a farm near by. I quickly climbed to the top of the tree to see if I could see the town clock. It was 7:34 and church started at 10:00, so I ran to get some food. Blueberries again. That was my breakfast almost every morning. I changed into my dress for Church. I have two peaces of clothing for Sunday a dress and a skirt, they are my only good peaces of clothing and there perfect.

I ran in to town at 9:55 and made my way toward Church. After Church I looked around the block for box's. I didn't find box's, but I had some money with me so I ran to the store I used to work at.

"Hey Jack." Mr. Dixon said. Mr. Dixon was an old man who owned the store with his wife Mrs. Dixon. They also had a worker named Joey, he was about 16.

"Hey I say with a smile." I was happy cause I hadn't seen them in awhile. They are the people I'm closest to we are almost like family, yet they don't know half the things about me, in fact they don't know the biggest part about me, that I'm an orphan living in the woods.

I bought a chocolate bar, a lighter, a candle, and some more batteries.

"Bye" I said heading toward the door.

When I got back it was almost 12:00. I started to look for lunch. I wanted meat but I forgot to get some and I hadn't gone hunting. I went to my "refrigerator" which you hear about in every adventure book you will ever read, a bottle in between two rocks in a creek to keep things cold. a pulled out some berries I got earlier this morning, they taste best cold. I ate them with a salad of fresh cabbage that i planted a few months ago. It was great.

I was happy yet sad when I glanced at my calender. Tomorrow was the first day of fall. I loved fall because the pumpkins I planted grew and the apples were ready, there were apple trees every where. I was sad cause it was almost winter. Winter was so hard, I mean I've been doing it since i was 5 but it is hard. I believe when I was so little when I first found myself here, it was a miracle I survived, or even knew what to do. God was truly with me.

I had some time to spear, like always, right after lunch I usually read a book or go adventuring. Today I wanted to make dinner early and put it in my creek again to keep it cool till dinner. I really wanted fish! I didn't have a fishing poll though, so I quietly got in the water and waited for a fish to swim by. This was time consuming, because if you get in the water you usually scare the fish away, but it was all I had at the moment. Soon I got my fish.

I walked around the corner and saw some weeds. I yanked one out of the ground, and braided my long curly black hair. I used the weed to tie up my hair. After that I cooked my fish over the fire, the I through it in a bucket and sett it in between two rocks in the creek. Fish was all I needed. I wanted milk but I couldn't afford to get milk often. I'm was surprised I hadn't gotten sick from drinking the pond water, I'm was sure there's bad stuff in there.

Soon it was time for dinner. I grabbed the fish and warmed it over a fire for a few minutes, then I set it on a wooded slab a cut. I scooped up water in a cup. Honestly, I have no clue where this cup came from its one of the first things I ever got out here. I ate my food. After dinner I stayed by the fire for about ten minutes.

I went up in my tree house and changed out of my dress into the tattered up clothes for tomorrow. A whit button up shirt with some cargo pants and a belt. Most of my clothes were a bit boyish but I didn't mind. It was probably better that way so I wouldn't be scared to get them dirty.

I sat in the room, and for the first time in along time I thought to myself."Who am I. I want to know who I am and where my Family is. I want to find them." My face was cold so I could barely feel it but a single tear slowly rolled down my cheek and I said out loud,"Where ever you might be, and who ever you might be, I love you guys." And I went to sleep.

I woke up to the crisp fall air. Monday, lovely. I have to go see if there's a job a man I work for wants me to do today. I work for a man who gives me different things to do everyday. I grabbed some berries to eat on the way. My hair was still braided messily and I was still in my white shirt and cargo pants that were ripped and covered with dirt.

When I got there I saw the man is his yard waiting for me.

"Hi Jacky." He said He doesn't realizes its just Jack, but that's okay, for all I know Jacky might be my real name, heck Gertrude might be my real name.

"Hi Mr. L." I said. He never told me his real last name he just said call me Mr.L. So I did.

"Well Jacky, are you up to helpin' Mrs. L. With the cookin'? I hear you're mighty fine at it." Mr.L. Didn't really to talk like that, he just did it for fun.

"Sure." "I would be delighted to assist your lovely wife in the kitchen." I said all fancily, and then top it off with a curtsy.

"Well then come along little lady." "You have work to do." And we walked toward the kitchen.