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obstructed by a bridge. We rushed to it and got you out of the
car. We’re glad you’re safe.”
How did I fall into the river? What was I doing?

“I’m indebted to you and your family. Thank you so much.
I’ll be sure to repay you.”

“No problem,” he said. “Have some food and water.
You need energy.”

I smiled and started to sit up properly, feeling pain in my
lower back.
“My name’s Joshua. Who’re you?” he asked curiously.

“I’m Aiden,” I answered. “I’m an explorer.”
“Where are you going?”

“I don’t know. Keep driving and eventually I’ll reach
a destination. ‘Follow the wind,’ my dad once told me.”
As we were conversing, I began to look around the house.
It was small but not exactly what you’d call ramshackle. It had
a simple layout: three beds, mattresses, a carpet, a clock, some
ornaments hanging on the walls, and most notably, a landscape
picture of the family. Gazing out the windows, I spotted several
single-story houses just like this one. There were double-story
ones, but only a few. In the distance, many people gathered in front
of a particular building, possibly a shop. I also saw cows and
buffaloes grazing in the grassy fields. The settlement seemed both
rural and urban at the same time.