Chapter Ninety-Eight: Everything {II}

"We can go home."

Rhett offers.

"No, no, I can go; you should stay. I think you are getting more done than I am."

"I am not leaving you alone. We stay, or we go, together."

His words sound sweet, but they only confirm that he doesn't trust me. I don't trust myself either, so this may be for the best.

"Then we stay: I think they need me to purify something, right?"

I turn to pose my question to the worker who is still eavesdropping on us.

"Ah! Yes, there was a rupture in the pipes caused by water pressure."

“Show me.”

I utter, then detach my hand from Rhett to follow the man.

After aiding him, more tasks awaited me...all of which I performed subpar because nothing in me was present.

Still, the day ended, and without work to distract me during our drive home, my mind once again began to stray.

It did not help that it was raining, a miracle and cause for celebration due to our efforts here, but all it does is increase my gloom.

Still, I have to wait till the end of the week f