It felt like it had been days, but it was probably only mere hours. Chad remained curled in his corner as the sun rested on the sea’s horizon. He couldn’t see it, and he didn’t want to, but the splash of pink and orange beams decorated the glimpse of the sky from his angle, and the chill of the night had pricked his arms every now and then.
He wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to make it through the night. Not only was he starving, but he took Heather’s word when she told him that the nights got cold. It was a bit dramatic to be thinking about his death, but Chad couldn’t help it. That was how he felt. Still, he occupied his thoughts with Aria.
There was no need to fight this. Over the past hours, Chad had somehow convinced himself that Aria would find happiness one day and move o
