Her temporary relief at having found the turnoff faded; Centuries of harsh weather had stripped this terrain of all, but the hardest of spruce, plus without a windbreak, the blasts roaring in from the ocean caught the suitcases like spinnakers… Emma turned her back to the wind’s force without losing either one.
Emma had bowed so far into the wind that she nearly missed it.
Only as the corner of a suitcase bumped against a low snow-shrouded tile wall did she realize she’d reached Moon Cottage. As soon as she dragged the bags in, she switched on the lights. The cottage was freezing plus musty. The learnings in the temperature control were as expected, given how freezing it was. Emma tried to restart the heating device, but it still didn’t work. She lit the fireplace, plus the cottage warmed up a bit. She gathered as several blankets as she could, changed into pajamas, plus instantly fell asleep. When she woke up, the first thing she did was call the heating corporation. It has been a while since the boiler received any heating repair. She had not been to that cottage for four years, but there was a caretaker, or so she thought. When she got a hold of the heating dealership, she was relieved to hear that she would be getting assistance by noon. The Heating, Ventilation & A/C professional arrived on time plus checked the heating unit thoroughly. The Heating, Ventilation & A/C installation was in poor shape, but the heating specialist was optimistic. After a while, the heating professional told Emma that a heating repair would solve all its concerns. Emma did not have the finances to upgrade the electric heater, plus her heart danced when she heard this.