A New Life, a New Beginning

The resort was east of mendicino, accessed by narrow roads carved through dense forest. Sam had offered to drive on this last leg, and i sat tensely in the passenger seat feeling like a plastic toy that might splinter apart. We checked in at the lodge and found our room one of the tiny, free standing cottages lining the gravel path to the pools. The door didn't lock. In a surprising twist of fate, i would have what other people had.