When There Is Nothing Left But Love

The two bags of fruit were heavy but still manageable. I was lagging behind the rest of the group as I was walking slowly with the heavy load.

It had rained, so the road was muddy and wet. My shoes were caked with mud, making the walk a slippery affair, full of near misses. I planned to take a rest after crossing this muddy stretch, as my arms were almost breaking under the weight of these heavy bags of fruit.

Unfortunately, all of a sudden, I slipped and sat right into a pool of mud.

Slosh! The mud splashed onto the fruit I was carrying as well.

Oh my god! Where am I going to find clothes to change into?

I was tired and frustrated, so I just sat in the mud pool, stoned.

“Throwing in the towel?” I heard a voice mocking me.

I looked up to see Ashton. He was standing a distance away, looking amused. I instinctively wanted to get up from the ground.

On second thought, I gave up and just sat there. “It’s none of your business,” I retorted. He had already seen my embarrassing fall, so who cares?

“It is not about you. I am worried about the fruit. It was hard work harvesting them. You are not going to waste them like that, are you?” he mocked as he walked towards me.

to him and pouted, “There you

at me with a tickled expression, seemingly

fruit from me. “Get up. Mr. Oberick is still

away, not showing any intention to help me

I reach the base. Leedon was resting on the steps when

I could not

You don’t have any extra items of clothing with you, do you? If you don’t

I did not have other options and was thankful for his

at all.

went, people turned to gawk at me. I don’t blame them. I looked

way to the bathroom. Joseph was there waiting for me, with a set of clothing in hand. “Mr. Fuller gave instructions

saw him trying to

Fuller that I would not thank him for sending me clothing. It was his fault that

for you,” he said. Joseph was trying his

Joseph’s offer to stand guard. This base had no bathroom for ladies as all the staff was men. Luckily they had standalone shower rooms that

for me. “Thank you Leedon, but I