Day 99

So it is Christmas.

I woke Pete up early to give him his gift. It was one of those old pocket watch things. I normally don't take things from people's homes but I though it would be okay, considering that it was from his home. He didn't and hasn't said anything about it but just pointed at a pocket on his bag. Upon opening it I found a brand new notepad with pen with a note on the front page that I don't want to discuss.

We cooked rations and talked about what we would have been doing normally. Turns out he has his close family around and I have my extended family staying at my grandparents cottage. And though vastly different on the face of it, they are remarkably similar. I must admit though I miss the food...

Okay the truth: I miss the people. I know they have to be dead. We hadn't even met a Rani face to face. I only saw one pass the window as we hid early on. So I doubt they had the experience to survive. I didn't. The only way I did was Pete. I wonder if my care here makes us even? At least it does for fixing my hole... The stitches are out by the way. He hasn't said I don't think.

It hasn't snowed today but it really was cold. Easily 5-10 below.

The Rani are still below as well. Mrrhhhing to themselves as usual. I braved moving over to them today to try and see through a hole. About 5 passed in the minute I looked. I felt uneasy after that so I left it. I really have no idea what to do because it's not exactly nice using our makeshift toilet in the corner, even if the building is big. Pete has said that we should clear that up before leaving if possible. Mainly because if others come and face that it's not exactly pretty.

Pete is looking better and staying awake longer but I will be doing these entries for a while yet. He's not able to concentrate that well on things like this.

I'm fine now thanks to catching up on sleep. Reading books still but they won't last long with how addictive they are...

I hope you had a good Christmas. I didn't have the best one, but in surviving and living another day, week, month, I have gained a satisfaction in the idea of this day. In a strange way I have earned this. True a lot of the time I have followed Pete but would he have survived without me? Maybe I'm just having a bit of a superiority complex right now but I like to think he needs me just as much as I need him...

I hope you make another day