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Scrutinizing the field you came from, you noticed your tracks were still distinguishable. You would have no trouble following them back to the ditch.
Before long you were knee-deep into the field, retracing your old footsteps. Lifting Vera a little bit higher than you usually did to avoid repeatedly dunking her in the muck, you were surprised at how light she was. She really didn’t look like she would be that easy to carry. Were you just stronger than you remembered?
The further you proceeded into the soggy fields, the less distinct your old prints became. When you finally got close to the ditch, they were barely more than vague indentations in the wet grass.
The ditch. It had gone.
In front of you was nothing more than a continuation of the endless fields. The ditch had gone without a trace. You couldn’t even see the distinct mark your initial fall had made on the grass; all that remained was the stretch of green that had greeted you when you cast your first gaze upon this world.
Vera asked why you stopped moving. You couldn’t reply (your hands were quite full), so you just shook your head. She only looked more confused when you turned back towards the path.
Back on the hardened dirt, you mourned the cleanliness of your pants. Having regained their mud-stained appearance, you hoped Vera’s destination had a water source of some kind. Putting down Vera on the surface of the path again, you began explaining why you turned back in a seemingly empty patch of the fields. The lack of ditch surprised Vera as much as it did you when you discovered your place of origin had vanished. You couldn’t really ponder the implications of this though; it was too cold. Both shivering in the frigid wind, Vera suggested continuing the trip before your legs froze off.
Though you assumed she was joking, the length of the path ahead made you think twice about mucking about. Swiftly picking up your human cargo, you began to make haste towards the row of trees that was beginning to appear on the horizon.
At least the skies were finally showing some signs of the sun breaking through.
