Chapter: Chapter 11*From now on the atmosphere has changed indeed. There was a feeling of intimacy between them that Evie hasn’t experienced before. Ethan kept close to her now most of the time, he didn’t avoid her as before. When they were marching he walked by her side and they were talking easily. At the stops, he sat closer to her than any time before. Her heart was bursting with happiness but she wished he diminished the distance even more as she was still too intimidated to make the first step herself. She had no idea how Sirians proceeded with relationships and she didn't want to make any false steps. Was it that the same precaution was holding Ethan back? He hasn't even tried to kiss her yet. His closeness and the fact she couldn't touch him were driving
Last Updated: 2021-03-26
Chapter: Chapter 10*Days stretched into the second week of their journey. Evie got used to its routine and she felt a part of the team now. Most of the boys have ventured to talk to her by now and she got to know some of them by name. However, each passing day made her realize that the journey was getting closer to the end. She felt growing frustration thinking that when they get to Fort Lourdes there would be nothing beyond it for her. It suddenly freaked her out. She usually welcomed challenges, she liked change, going to new places, and meeting new people but all of a sudden she felt as if there was some black void before her which she didn’t wish to know. She didn't want to just settle in another base and build her life anew with new and yet the same kind of people
Last Updated: 2021-03-24
Chapter: Chapter 9Evie woke up at first light. Her face was cold but the rest of her body under the sleeping bag was comfortably warm. With disorientation she remembered having trembled with cold the previous evening and then she recalled Ethan getting to her side to warm her up. She felt so warm as if he was still lying by her side. But she couldn’t feel his body anywhere near. She opened her eyes carefully and saw him bustling about the fire. She lay motionless for some time savoring the memory of the previous night, regretting that it was over so soon. He must have looked at her and noticed she was awake for Evie heard him say: ‘I didn’t want to wake you. Do you want coffee?’‘You didn&rs
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Chapter: Chapter 8The next day they reached the foot of the mountain range. As they started to climb up vegetation became more and more sparse trees giving to lower bushes. The range was not very steep, it rose gently above the level of the bush but when Evie looked back one moment it turned out the tops of the tall trees were way below them. For some time they were surrounded with low shrubs covered in thick half leaves- half needles giving out a sharp fresh smell, then it was just grass and moss and rocks. The air here was evidently cooler and it became crystal clear due to the lack of humidity. It was easier to breathe and Evie found it easier to walk despite the climb. On the other hand, the air was dry up here and she felt more thirsty so she took another bassa fruit from Ethan and was chewing it slowly on the way. They stopped for the night quite late as the sun was visible for longer up here without the bush obscuri
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Chapter: Chapter 7Ethan’s reserve seemed to ease indeed the next day. Once or twice during the march he came to her side and offered her water. Evie wondered whether he had to force himself hard to be sociable. Then when they made a stop he sat quite close to her again. The boys were grateful for the longer stop, too. None of them complained but Ethan was aware they must be a bit tired. Still he was itching to put distance between them and the base they left behind in the hands of rebels. ‘Juno hunted a leopard today.’ He said. ‘How do you like it?’‘It's good.’ Evie answered cautiously.
Last Updated: 2021-03-19
Chapter: Chapter SixWith every passing hour of the journey Evie felt more and more alienated and frustrated. She couldn’t understand Ethan’s moods. One moment he seemed friendly and helpful, the next he became withdrawn and almost hostile and he ignored her as if she didn’t exist. She felt lost and tired with this emotional roller-coaster. If not for Olve she’d feel completely excluded from their company. It was Ethan’s friend that offered her the plate the next time they stopped to eat and he sat near her with his own piece of meat while Ethan pretended to be occupied with the scanner.‘How are you getting on?’ Olve asked looking at Evie with a friendly smile. He didn't bat an eye seeing Ethan's t-shirt on her.‘
Last Updated: 2021-03-17