Shower time

Another fifteen minutes till we arrived and there was Martha a woman I guess in her sixties with a white apron hair up , very pleasant looking a little over weight with the largess smile on her face when she saw me. It was warming deep inside when Hubert stopped the car and got out saying hello to Martha then introducing me as a lad that needed a place to stay and some home cooking. I will fix up the barn for him and show him some chores before supper. Martha interrupted Hubert saying nothing of the sort the food is ready and he looks hungry. go get washed up you too Hubert. It was true I found ma and pa kettle I thought as I walked with Hubert to around the barn there a large structure like a bath only waist high. Hubert giggled a bit wash up to the elbows she checks. Did and my face and neck. I thought I was back in school only I was fifty five and the man I was with while robust must be in his late sixties.

I will not say I ate instead gorged myself on fried chicken, mash potatoes, carrots, Home made bread. Martha all the time saying she was sorry she would have put on a spread but she did not know I would be there. After the apple pie and ice cream home made of course should I say after the second piece I cam up for air and realized I was stuffed. I tried to get up to clear the dishes and Martha said not to night you need to relax she touched my should much like a mother and off spring then as she passed by me her tone changed. You need a shower in a stern voice cannot have my white linens covering that no sir Come along Hubert get a towel she led me off to an outdoor shower saying it is not the Ritz but you do have hot water at lease. There was a shower stall out in back of the house. A shower stall with only three sides to it, trying to hide my self as I undressed as Martha would not leave. I have no time night for bashful people I have seen it all so get to it. I scurried into the stall showing my side out my backside. This was just weird. I thought I would sleep for a few hours then take off before they slept. A different sensation showering outside I thought. I heard Hubert say here is the towel and Martha say he has a little fella but nice ass he will do fine. When do we start Hubert asked and Martha said I think he will start it for us! I wondered about that statement perhaps some thing I could fix before I sleep.

Farm Work

It was late in the afternoon looking into a hot sun and the knowledge that I would be sleeping outside once again without a lot of food. The nest town was still not in my sights. Automatically when I hear an approaching vehicle I stuck out went my thumb fully expecting a drive bye as had been the case over the past two days. This was different an old pick up slowed the stopped.

A large man looking much like the friendly farmer motioned me towards the truck. Where are you off to next town is a good two days in that direction and a day and a half in the t’other? I explained my situation to him. I had set off on a crossroad trip but soon ran out of funds. The last town the sheriff made a point of telling me I should not be there or I would be arrested for vagrancy. He sat staring at me then he took a deep breath and said well I cannot drive you to the next town but it is getting late so I will let you sleep in the barn As for money well I got a lot work on the farm to do can’t pay you much sort slave wages but the work is hard probably you would not want it, needs a slave to do it. I said what ever it pays will be fine I need the money and food. With a big smile on his face he said guess I have myself a slave Martha will be happy we have been looking for one for months. One things is for sure you will be fed well perhaps so well you might stay more then a week. In my mind I was thinking a day or two but would not say that to him he was being extremely nice to me and anything would be better then sleeping by the road. I watch for landmarks as we drove as my plan was to fatten up a bit rest then leave in the middle of the night. Then he turned on a dirt road and drove for nearly two hours with turn offs right then left I could not keep track I was lost totally. We pulled into a gate with a fence running as far as I could see. He pressed a remote the gate opened and closed as we pass through another half hour and we were there and I was a little fearful of my choice!