Chapter 4: Two Days on the Trail

Bowie---That night was really strange. Makeda slept on a top bunk over her parents. It did not go un-noticed that I chose a top bunk next to them. I was within a few feet of her but could not touch her! When Cholo turned off the oil lamp, the cabin was only lit by the moon light coming through the window. I saw Makeda sit up in the bed and blow me a kiss, before snuggling down in her sleeping bag. I tried to sleep but could only think of her. Her kisses! I had kissed a couple of girls before. Both were tourists staying with their parents at the resort. But their kisses were nothing like Makeda’s! When I was able to get to sleep, my dreams were of her!

I was having this dream, I was holding Makeda in my arms, we had just finished making love, when I was awakened by Cholo shaking my shoulder and saying it would be light soon and we needed to start the day. He lit the lamp as I dressed looking at Makeda sleeping peacefully. Is she dreaming about me? I walked out onto the porch and down to the barn as Cholo woke up the girls. Not much was said as we saddled the horses, then put the empty pack saddles on the mules. Back at the cabin the girls were dressed and had made breakfast. When Cholo and I walked in it was obvious that we had interrupted a private conversation because everyone got real quiet.

I sat across from Makeda and she winked at me! After breakfast we packed what we were taking with us, shut the door to the cabin and walked to the barn. I put our sleeping bags in one of the canvas pack bags and hung it on the lead mule’s pack saddle.