Day 10

Dear Diary,

It's been a few days. The wind is currently blowing pretty strong. You're probably wondering why I haven't written to you. I guess I should tell you what I've been doing. 

So, I ran out of food somehow, even though I barely eat. I went scavenging through the houses next to my current base. I call it a base, even though it's just the least ruined house in the village. Anyway, I couldn't find any food, probably because I already took and ate everything edible, so I had to go to a another village. I took all the items I could carry and headed to the next village. I had, and still have, a few layers of clothing on myself because of the strong winds and high snow. I didn't actually know in which direction I had to go to, I just knew from which direction I came. So I headed what I assumed was north and hoped for the best. Now that I look back, I probably should have headed a different way. 

I found another village after a day of walking, however, that village had already been ransacked. There was no food, no clothing, nothing of any use, but I was tired and cold, so I entered a house, made myself as warm as I could, and took a nap to get some energy back. Once I woke up, I kept going to the next village in the hopes of finding something useful there. As I was walking, I heard wolves howl. The howls peaked my interest, as I didn't know we had wolves in my local area. To be fair, after the years of walking, I don't think I am in my local area anymore. I had to be cautious, the wolves were probably as hungry, or hungrier than I was. 

I almost fell through ice. Well, I say almost, but I honestly barely even touched it. It didn't even crack a lot when I stepped on  it. But it did scare me. Now I'm laughing thinking abou it. It was a dumb thing to be scared about. I've had worse things happen, or almost happen for that to be something to be worried about. 

I hadn't slept for two or three days. I just kept walking and walking. I slipped a few times. I think I might have dislocated something. I can't really feel much because of the cold, so I'm not sure. I did finally find a town, or village, don't know. Either way, I found a town, so I'm happy. I did find a market and enough food to keep me going for a few days, but I won't be able to stay here for long. 

I'm currently in a very compact sovietesque housing block. It's sort of warmish in here. I'm glad I've finally got the time to talk you again, but I'm honestly a bit tired, so I'll head off for a nap. Have a good night, dearest diary.