Advik sat on the small bed for about thirty minutes and took a gulp of hot water from his flask. His breath was laboured, and he couldn't see anything other than her bewildered face. He shouldn't have walked out on her like that, especially when they were making progress.
However, the thought of her not wanting him more than a colleague made him detach from his senses. s**t! What a fool was he? He left her alone again! Especially when she was in a terrible state. Why was he acting so selfishly?
Advik immediately walked back to the temporary camp, but she was nowhere to be seen. The fire was put out recently, so he guessed she went back to her lodging.
AK trudged to the adjacent hut and stood awkwardly in front of the door. He was afraid of her reaction and to see the rejection in her
