I woke up from the fact that someone touched my leg. But turning on the flashlight, which I had been holding in my hands all the time that I slept and shining it on my feet, I did not find anything. "My mind loves to play with me..." - exhaling with relief, I said to myself. I passed the flashlight beam from side to side: all around were the same stands with boxes and a table. I looked at the clock - the hands showed 8 hours and 24 minutes in the morning. The boards were boarded up tightly on top, so no light could penetrate through them. It's time to get up and move on. But it was hard to get up - my head ached terribly and I generally felt lousy... Slowly getting to my feet and throwing my backpack behind my back, I went to the stairs and began to climb it. Approaching the door and pushing it up, I gradually crawled out of the opening and after a few moments stood on the floor. Gray light fell on the boards from the window...

Leaving the house on the street, I sighed deeply. The air was invigorating after a night in the damp basement. The sky was overcast and black in places. Most likely it will rain...

I could not enjoy the view of nature for a long time, as I sharply felt that I urgently needed to deal with a small need. I have always approached this question with caution, because in the conditions in which mankind now finds itself, it was very dangerous. There were many rumors about how people who went in groups lost their members one by one almost every time they left "on business." It didn't matter if it was day or night, it still happened. It is not known what these losses were connected with. But from now on, everyone goes to relieve themselves in pairs, in order to avoid such a fate - one does all the important things, the second one protects. Alas, I was now absolutely alone and, accordingly, no one could cover me during delicate matters. But there was no longer any strength to endure. Therefore, quickly running around the corner of the house, I quickly unbuttoned my fly and started the process, simultaneously twisting my head in different directions to see the first one who suddenly became interested in what I was doing. But I quickly coped, and already being in a relieved state, I was ready to continue the journey. Having looked around everything for the last time, straightening my backpack and picking up a rifle, I headed north, towards a wide field and trees visible in the distance...

Leaving the village behind and crossing the field, I made my way through the thicket. I felt quite cheerful. The previously disturbing headache and malaise disappeared, which made me very happy and gave me the opportunity to clearly concentrate on my movements and control of the environment.

After a couple of minutes, deciding to make sure of the correct direction, I took out the map and checked the data, nodded contentedly. Everything is clear. But judging by the map, the forest was large, so I need to be as careful as possible. Who knows what is hiding in this forest?...