Summer got out of the taxi, grabbed her rucksack and started to run down the path through the forest. She knew where she was going because she'd been here so many times before. She was hoping that when she got there, the rest of her stuff would already be waiting for her at the front door.
Tears ran down her cheeks as she remembered why she had come to this beautiful place, and she knew that she would have to tell Quil, because there was no one else to do it. She carried on running, wiping her eyes and trying to focus on her surroundings. She could hear the birds in the trees, the squirrels scurrying around and she could see the little animal prints running from one side of the path to the other.
In the distance she saw a shabby, worn-out looking cabin and she instantly knew it was Quil's. 'So much for fixing it up,' she thought to herself.
When she reached the front door she banged twice and shouted "Quil, I'm here! Open the door already!" The door swung open with a creak and she was pulled into a bone crushing hug. "It's so great to see you again Summer, it's been way too long!"
"Put...me...down...can't...breathe..." Summer choked out. She looked at Quil. "You've grown...
A lot. Have you been working out or something?"
Quil just smiled, picked up her bags from outside and started walking away, saying, "I'll show you your room, you can have the biggest since you have more stuff. We can go to the store later to get some paint."
Summer followed him into her new room, looked around and imagined what she could do with it... Images of her old room flooded her mind, but she forced them away.
Quil was still rambling on. "I would leave you to unpack, but you have no furniture. If you want, we can go and buy some now. I have a lot of money saved. How come you're here anyway?"
Summer dropped her rucksack and said "Yeah, shopping now would be great. Quil, can we talk about all that other stuff later?" Quil just smiled then motioned for her to follow him out of the room. Summer followed him out to the back of the house, then they jumped into his truck and drove into town to the general store to buy Summer's new furniture and decorations.