At this time, after two days of rest following the heavy rain, Joseph had mostly recovered, but the two young women were not so lucky and remained sickly.
At the young women's pleading, Joseph reluctantly went out to forage for food, only managing to find some wild fruits to stave off hunger, leaving the three of them with empty stomachs.
Kayla leaned against a rock, her face pale, eyes vacant as she stared at the sky, her lips chapped and peeling.
Sheree wasn't much better off, lying there with a swollen head and weak limbs, like a fish waiting to die, barely sustained by shallow breaths.
Seeing the young women so frail, Joseph cursed under his breath at their helplessness, but to make things easier in the future, he decided to start searching for food.
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