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Tossing aside the pillow, Tally forced herself to eat even as she struggled to remember who she last spoke with, whom she’d written, and the last e-o
Did anyone even know she was still in Northern Africa? Her editor ht, but they hadn’t communicated in weeks
No, keeping in touch wasn’t her forte While she loved taking pictures, she didn’t like writing and most of her e- in the Red Sea Or,Arrived in Pakistan, took a bus through Harappa, have never been so hot in my entire life
Tally now stared glu to pay for her laissez-faire attitude, wasn’t she?
The olderso she didn’t understand as he spoke with an accent or in a dialect she’d never heard before But before she could answer, he’d entered the tent, carrying a relatively large copper tub He placed the tub on the carpet, indicated that he’d go and return and when he returned he had help Three men carried pitchers of water
A bath
So so she’d said to Tair had sunk in Thrilled, Tally watched as the elderlywater and left behind a soft soap and towel The bath wasn’t particularly deep, and not exactly hot, but it ater and she had a bar of soap, a soap that reminded her of olive oil and citrus She washed her hair, soaped up and down and by the time she rinsed off, the water was cold but she feltbut her dirty clothes to put back on
Regretfully Tally dressed in her clothes, co the wet strands back from her face and then looked around the tent She was sick of the tent She’d been here for not even a day and she already hated it
So enough of the tent She was heading out to explore the camp
Frooatskin flap up and exited her tent, stepping into the startling bright sunlight, Tally became aware of the eyes of the men in ca around but no one made a move toward her No one spoke to her and no one detained her They pretty much let her do as she pleased
The caer than it first appeared There were over a dozen tents, and several large open ones with scattered rugs and pillows and Tally guessed these were the places the athered to eat and socialize
Ahopped around after her and Tally considered discouraging the dog but then decided she liked the company And it was her first friend