Epilogue
Jesse
Five days later
I haven’t seen Asmita for five days. They’ve been keeping us separated.
I don’t know if she’s okay, and the last memory I have of her was falling to the ground in shock and completely blacking out.
I think about her hand in mine… the last smile she gave me.
How she cared for me. It makes it all worth it to me to know that the fight is still not over.
I’ll keep fighting every day to try to get back to her.
To see her smile, to see her look at me like she trusts me with her life, and that she trusts me with her heart.
If I never get an answer about anything else, I have to know that she’s okay.
I have to know that everything I did wasn’t a waste of time and effort.
I’ve asked to see her, and they answer me in singular words of No or Later.
You’d think they’d show some gratitude to the person that delivered her to them.
Now that I’ve been here for days, questioned for hours and walked around the underground compound, I have a better understanding.
At least I think so. All my thoughts go back to Asmita.
I’ve got to get back to her. I will. If it kills me then that’s the price I’ll pay, because she’s worth it.