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When the driver pulled up tointo the building as the frigid temperatures bit at every exposed piece of skin Once inside, I shut the door and leaned against it, staring atbecause of the lack of décor, and because I was alone Not even a houseplant to keep me company

Although in , as I was horrible at keeping things watered

And as I stood there and stared at everything—or lack thereof— I foundin

My bare walls

The lone cup and plate in the sink

The fact there was … nothing in here

I knehat I wanted to do, what I had to do for my own sanity

I needed to get away, to clear my head and find my center I needed to find a neay of life, but I couldn’t do that in the city, not with all the traffic, the congestion, the suffocation I needed to go far enough ahere there was just wilderness, open land, and fresh air

So it was settled I’d find a place in the et myself some much-needed R&R

Chapter Two

Maddix

I shoved a feater bottles in my pack, some trail mix, and a few pieces of fruit I had my tent, all the supplies that I’d need for a few days, and already started to feel a little bit of the weight leave me

I did this hike every weekend, stayed in the ot away fro It had me in the heart of the mountains, where my bear felt the freest

It was the only thing—at this point—that gave me a moment where I wa

sn’t losingmind