I have been living alone ever since I turned 18. Well not totally alone; I had Penny with me. She's a Golden retriever who I loved so much. My life changed drastically from that point on. My house was based on the plains close to the mountains, with a tulip field that always took my breath away every morning, a river that was always flowing and a close view of the huge mountains that were on each side of the river. And each sunset? Breathtakingly beautiful. It was paradise to me. It was home. My days were filled with beautiful sunsets, rainy days and windy ones too. Mostly normal. But that fateful day was far from being normal.

It rained heavily from morning till late afternoon so I went into town in the evening to get some groceries and dog food with Penny. My solar panel didn't get enough sunlight so I had to buy some fuel for the generator too. The sky was dark when we came back and Penny was whining to show she was hungry. I mixed her food, carried it outside and Penny pounced on it...