FEBRUARY 18, 2015
11.54 AM
MAKAYLA
Hey. I'm worried about you hun haven't heard from you hope
your ok
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
11.30 AM
ME
Phone is now charged. There's only one area with a power
source.
MAKAYLA
Oh well is everything ok
I have worried
ME
Yeah, except my period started and it really hurts.
MAKAYLA
Awww I'm sorry
Have you tried a heat pad
ME
With no power supply.
MAKAYLA
Oh
Hot water bottle
ME
...
I am living in a tent.
In the middle of nowhere
MAKAYLA
What
ME
The best I can do is packeted ibuprofen I took from school
and forgot about
Basically, we don't have much in the way of modern
convenience. No power supply, no microwave, nothing that could heat a water
bottle.
MAKAYLA
Where are you
ME
Many hours outside town.
We live in a sort of community like this. Closer to nature,
closer to God.
MAKAYLA
You have lost your
marbles
It's not worth it
ME
No, this is exactly where I'm meant to be. The tent is just
temporary XD
He's building us a home. We just didn't want to live in the
city with everyone regulating our every move and cops patrolling everywhere all
the time trying to profile him.
Our new home will take a while to complete, but he says
we'll have our own power supply there. Until then, you might only hear from me
every few days or so.
MAKAYLA
But
That's not safe
ME, 12.04 PM
It's perfectly safe. Many people live here and they're
generally very kind.
MAKAYLA
You live away from
power! That's not legit
ME
No, see, our tent doesn't have power. There's a nearby home
that does and it's open to everyone in the area.
MAKAYLA
Well....still not legit
ME
It's perfectly legit. Ever seen a power outlet in a tent?
MAKAYLA
No
I know that
But
ME
Well, when Loki finishes building our house, our house will
have a power supply.
MAKAYLA
When's that
ME
Why does it matter so hard? We have fire to cook with, tools
to build with, and books to entertain ourselves with.
And pen & paper to write with.
MAKAYLA
Sweetie
ME
I knew about all of this before I came.
MAKAYLA
But why
ME
Because it's peaceful. Building our own home, not living off
my parents, making everything we need with our own four hands and the help of
our friends and neighbours-- there's dignity in that.
It feels better. It feels less stressful than competing
against hundreds of people for a job I don't even want to pay bills for things
we could create ourselves.
We eat very well, bathe every day, have moist towelettes as
a bonus, no one bothers us, and the only challenge with sleeping so far is
figuring out how many clothes will keep us warm in the early morning when we
wake up without overheating us before we go to bed
