An Author's Struggle - What Lies Ahead

Ch 46 - An Awkward Meal

When he woke up in the following morning, his head still ached, devoid of energy. Stretching languidly against the sun, his thoughts were restored and he eventually remembered last night’s dream.

Rather unfortunately, however, he couldn’t recall the details of her body. Try as he might, with all of the imagination vested in him by the Creator, his gift proved useless in reimagining those curves.

‘Shame,’ he grunted, then restored last night’s grin, “Still, this just makes me anticipate it even more.”

The cabin was empty, and he only found a note from Ellie saying she’d return around noon. The dog was still there, skulking about the orchard.

“Oi, mutt!’ he addressed it, beckoning it over with a slice of bread.

In response, Lucky stared for a bit then bolted it deeper into the woods, scrambling as far away from him as possible.

“I didn’t mean to burn you… you know!?”

Murphy shouted after it, but ultimately failed to summon it back. In the end, he just left the food on the porch, a pe