CHAPTER 32

FREYA

When Jacob said to get ready for going out, this was not what I had expected, I had changed into some pants he called jeans and a top. Then we met with the others outside next to something they called cars.

I am painfully aware of how much my dad’s people have missed by being cut off from the rest of the world. There are so many things I could not even imagine like showers in the house and stoves to cook over that don’t require wood. Most impressive was when he “turned on" the light. I was shocked, and all this was new to me. But Jacob has been amazing and very patient with me.

I looked at the car for a long time, but eventually, I got inside it, and Jacob started to drive. After driving for a little while, we were out of the forest, and not long after, we drove into a town. I had heard of villages when Dad’s people described them. They had gotten the idea from them to build better houses, but it was nothing like this.

Jacob stopped in front of a building with a sign on it. I co