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During my vacation, I finally decided to do it — to crawl out of my self-imposed cave, the one with walls made of deadlines, emails, and the ceaseless, humming anxiety of the city. The idea was intoxicatingly simple: take a break from the daily routine, clear my brain of the hustle and bustle, and go to the mountains. Sounds like a good idea, right? A perfect, untainted plan for mental reset. Or so I told myself as the last bars of cell service faded into static somewhere behind me, the car’s tires crunching on gravel that seemed to lead into the very heart of nowhere.

On the map, it was just a small symbol: a building, a hostel. Accommodation for about five or six guests, it said. But in such wilderness — dense, ancient, and utterly indifferent to human convenience.. The thought was grimly amusing as I stood before the weathered wooden structure. There was no hot water. No amenities. Nothing but four walls, a roof that seemed to have a silent agreement with the rain, and, as a consolation prize, a small lake glittering through the trees, maybe twenty or thirty meters from the hut itself. Thanks for having a bed, I muttered to the silent forest, hoisting my bag higher on my shoulder. At least there was that.

I arrived at the place not to say that soon — the journey had been longer than anticipated, the roads winding and treacherous. It was already evening when I pushed open the creaky door. The dense trees outside almost completely absorbed the evening light, turning the world into a palette of deep greens and near-blacks, and the interior of the hut was drenched in a gloomy, heavy twilight. The pre-paid place was already waiting for me: a bunk with folded linens stacked neatly at the foot, a pillow fluffed with an almost unsettling care. But as my eyes adjusted, I saw the rest of the beds seemed to be empty… bare mattresses, stripped of any personality. Except for one. On the lower bunk across the room, a tightly packed green backpack lay, not just placed, but thrown — one strap dangling, the fabric still creased from a hurried journey. It was obviously tossed into one of the bunks in a moment of haste. A jolt of something — not quite anxiety, not quite relief — shot through me. It looks like I won’t be spending the night here alone.

This thought, surprisingly, cheered me up. Loneliness is certainly good; it cleanses the mind wonderfully, they say. But not when you’re in an unfamiliar forest somewhere on the hills, where every creak of a branch sounds like a footstep and the silence has a weight of its own. The presence of another person, even a ghost of one represented by a green backpack, felt like a thin thread connecting me back to the world of the living. Casually, trying to project an air of nonchalance I didn’t entirely feel, I threw my own things on my chosen bed — the one farthest from the mysterious backpack, a small, unspoken concession to territory — and decided to go explore the area. Most likely because there was nothing else to do at such a late hour, my own thoughts already beginning to feel too loud in the encroaching dark.

After wandering for about five minutes, following a barely-there path that seemed more like a suggestion than a trail, I saw it. Steam, delicate and ethereal, rising in lazy coils from behind a dense curtain of bushes. A quiet, bubbling sound accompanied it, a sound so primitive and soothing it tugged at something deep in my chest. Carefully parting the leaves, I revealed a fascinating view: a hot, azure spring, its surface smooth as glass in the center, with tendrils of steam dancing across it. It was surrounded by an impenetrable forest, the trees standing like ancient sentinels, their branches forming a canopy that detached this place completely from the outside world. It was an oasis in the midst of an endless desert, a pocket of primordial warmth. I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding.

My gaze, sweeping across the idyllic scene, caught a small, incongruous red spot in the water. I focused, and my heart gave a strange, stuttering lurch. A girl. She was submerged up to her nose, her fiery red hair fanned out around her on the water’s surface like a halo of autumn leaves. Her eyes, wide and fixed, stared disapprovingly at me over the waterline. There was a palpable tension in her stillness, a silent accusation that screamed,

. It was the look of a creature caught in its most vulnerable state, and I was the predator who had stumbled upon her den. I felt my face flush with a sudden, intense heat that had nothing to do with the geothermal spring. I awkwardly waved my hand, a pathetic, floppy gesture meant to defuse the situation that was slowly, palpably heating up between us. Along the way, as if drawn by an invisible force, I went down to the water’s edge, sat on a smooth, warm rock, and dipped my feet in. The hot water enveloped my tired, travel-worn feet. It was an incredible feeling, as if my feet were no longer in this world, but already somewhere out there, beyond the horizon, floating in a realm of pure sensation. For a moment, I almost forgot about the red-headed nymph glaring at me.

After a short time, I’m not sure how long — time seemed to dissolve in the steam — I came out of my trance. My gaze was again attracted by the red head sticking out of the water. This time, her expression seemed… different. Angry? Yes, definitely. Her face was flushed, a mixture of embarrassment and barely contained fury, clearly visible in her furrowed brows and the deep rosy flush that crept down her neck. I looked around, my senses sharpening. There, on a large, flat rock a couple of meters away from me, lay a pile of clothes: a shirt, shorts, and a pair of sandals neatly arranged. Oh, shit. A cold realization washed over me, a stark contrast to the warm water enveloping my feet. These are her things. It turns out she’s… perfectly…

. Embarrassment, hot and prickling, shone on my face. I had unintentionally cut her off from leaving the water with my presence. I had become an accidental warden, my casual exploration now feeling like a gross violation. I made a garbled, apologetic sound, scrambled to my feet, and retreated back toward the living quarters without looking back, my heart hammering a frantic rhythm against my ribs.

Back in the hut, the mundane act of spreading my things on the bed felt surreal. She was swimming naked when suddenly I appeared. The image was seared into my mind, and I tried not to beat myself up for such a small, unintentional thing. It was an accident. An accident. I repeated it like a mantra, spreading a sleeping bag liner over the mattress. Seeking fresh air and escape from the enclosed space, I went out onto the veranda. I stood there, leaning my elbows on the rough wooden railing, staring into the impenetrable black wall of the forest, trying to let the cool night air douse my lingering embarrassment.

A venomous female voice sliced through the silence from behind me, sharp as a blade.

I startled, my grip tightening on the railing. I hadn’t heard her approach. Turning, I saw her standing in the doorway, wrapped in a tight black top with a pair of white shorts, that barely cover up her thighs. her wet hair darkening at her shoulders. Her eyes were narrowed, her posture defiant. The unexpected attack from her caught me off guard, but something in her tone — a hint of playfulness beneath the venom — gave me a sliver of courage. I quickly recovered, my mouth moving before my brain could fully catch up.

I retorted, the words coming out smoother than I felt.

For a heartbeat, silence stretched between us, taut as a wire. Then, a small, reluctant smile tugged at the corner of her lips. She let out a short, huffing laugh.

The tension seemed to dissolve, evaporating like the steam from the spring. She relaxed her stance.

I smiled back, a genuine wave of relief washing over me, and replied,

She thought for a moment, her gaze appraising, then a glint of mischief returned to her eyes.

she said, her voice low and measured.

Her words were stern, edged with a clear boundary that knocked me a little out of my comfortable, relieved rut. The warmth of the moment cooled slightly.

As if to prove that she was not defenseless towards me, to solidify the warning, she pulled a small pepper spray canister out of the pocket of her shorts. She held it up, letting the moonlight glint off its bright casing, and playfully shook it in her hands, a silent

emphasizing her point. Then, with a final, unreadable glance, she turned and retreated into the main room, her footsteps soft on the wooden floor. A smile lingered on her face — or was it a smirk? I couldn’t tell. My stomach rumbled, a loud, embarrassing gurgle that seemed to echo in the sudden silence. Maybe I gotta eat something right now. I pushed off from the railing, a strange mix of mortification, amusement, and a fluttering curiosity settling in my chest. The night in the mountains was no longer about solitude. It was about something else entirely — something as hot and unpredictable as the steam from that hidden spring.