It was probably about 10 am, I wasn't sure. I had been wandering around since day break, not knowing where I was heading. I had no idea of the approximate size of the forest I found myself trapped in; I had no map. All I had was a bottle of water but I finished it a couple of hours before.
I had stopped a few times to rest my legs. On the fifth stop I was sitting on the bank of a pond. I was making ripples with my feet until a strange smell met my nose. It wasn't a scent that belonged to the forest. It smelled like someone was cooking.
I got up and walked in the direction of the scent. I was hungry as hell so I found myself walking faster than I did before.
I walked up a small hill and at the top I could see a cabin house below. A window was open, and I saw a pot on a stove.
The scent became stronger as I walked towards the house. I gently knocked on the door. I was surprised when the door opened before I put my arm down.
The woman stunned me for a moment. She was beautiful. She had straight, silky long black hair, and almond shaped eyes I could get lost in. She wore a long light blue satin robe that matched well with her fair complexion. We were the same height. I could tell she was older than me, but I couldn't estimate her age.
She smiled sweetly at me. "Come in, dear," she said.
I stepped inside. The house seemed smaller from the outside, and was quite elaborate.
She told me to sit on the couch, and that she was bringing a bowl of vegetable soup for me. I sat on the couch and examined what was around me. There was a couch opposite me, a coffee table, a couple of chairs in a corner, a bookshelf filled with old books, a fireplace, and numerous wood carvings of what looked like the human form - they all seemed to be doing chores, like tilling fields, carrying water, etc.
When I turned to look at the woman she was walking with the bowl of soup towards me. I said "thank you" when she handed it to me. She went to sit on the opposite couch. While I was eating she was looking at me curiously - she tilted her head to the side and was examining me from head to toe.
"What are you doing out here in the middle of the forest?" I wanted to ask her the same thing.