Keeping Warm - Primeval Drabble
“Stay warm.”
The memory burned. People had laughed at her for it at the time, at the silly girl and her crush.
It wasn’t funny now.
Jess pulled the skins and furs around her as closely as she could. The smell had long since stopped being something she cared about. Staying warm was the highest priority as the cold wind blew into the mouth of the small cave where she was sheltering.
Somewhere out there, in what was rapidly turning into a blizzard, Becker was hunting for food.
“Stay warm,” she whispered, turning it almost into a prayer. “Stay warm.”
The memory burned. People had laughed at her for it at the time, at the silly girl and her crush.
It wasn’t funny now.
Jess pulled the skins and furs around her as closely as she could. The smell had long since stopped being something she cared about. Staying warm was the highest priority as the cold wind blew into the mouth of the small cave where she was sheltering.
Somewhere out there, in what was rapidly turning into a blizzard, Becker was hunting for food.
“Stay warm,” she whispered, turning it almost into a prayer. “Stay warm.”