I wake up freezing. I forgot about that. Deserts lose their heat precipitously after the sun goes down, and now I’m suffering the consequences. It’s a place of extremes, blazing in the daytime and brick cold at night. Still, the cold air is welcome.
At some point in my sleep, I had rolled over on my side and snuggled into Kalvin. I find the whole situation, between the life pod crash-landing, the endless hiking, and now the forced closeness with someone I’m beginning to like, to be humbling and strange. It’s nice to have someone I can count on, yet I shouldn’t count on anyone but myself.