We took out the water we were still carrying, drank some of it, and then divided the dry food and ate it separately. According to this consumption, we will have to go through the day at most, and then we will have to enter a state of frugality and half-starvation, because we can no longer talk about half-fullness, and we will be half-starved. And if there is no supply after today, then we will start starving, in fact, starvation is not the most terrible, the key is water, which worries me the most.

As I ate, I glanced at the two villagers sitting next to me, who were in a hurry as if they were running out like us, bringing nothing with them, not even wearing much clothes, and now they were already extremely cold, thirsty and tired. I looked at Salim, who had come out with something, and I said, "Give them something to eat and drink." ”

"But we don't have enough of our own." Lukovic said.

"It's okay to have less. They will leave on their own after dawn. And Sabah, they will definitely take us to find supplies first. I said.

Salim didn't say much, he took out food and a kettle and handed it to me, I took it and looked at Ahmed and said, "Tell them that we don't have much food and drink less water." Something for them to eat. With that, I handed it to Ahmed.

Ahmed took the object and said first, "Thank you." Then he came to the two men, handed them what he had eaten, and poured water on each of them. The two men also knew the value of the water here, and after each took a sip, they returned the jug to Ahmed, and then took something to eat.

Two hours later, the sky slowly turned white. Sabah, who had been discussing, stood up first, and then they said a few words to the rest of us. Ahmed whispered, "He said the rest was over and he was going to continue his journey." If it goes well, we will arrive at our next drop point at noon. “

I stood up and looked around, and then the light was getting better and better, and I saw that it was a sparsely wooded wood, and the two villagers, one with a beard, dirty clothes, and a small round hat on his head, looked very old with wrinkled faces. Beside him was a teenage boy, who was quite tall, but he could roughly estimate his age from the childish look and hairless appearance of his mouth.

I looked at Ahmet and said, "Tell them they can leave." Are they going to go back in a big circle? “

Ahmed spoke to the two men, and the father of the two spoke back. Ahmet immediately said, "He said thank you, and the one," he said, gesturing to Said, "they do have to go around in a circle, although far away, but he knows the way." “

I nodded and looked at Salim, "Give them the jug of water that they drank yesterday." Let them hurry up and leave. “

Just as Salim handed the kettle to the father of the two, Qasim walked over and watched the two men say something, and the two immediately became nervous. Ahmed immediately said, "Qasim said that they could not be allowed to leave. He said that there are Americans everywhere now, and that if they leave, they may soon fall into the hands of the Yankees, and that would be too much of a threat to us. “

"And what does he mean?" I said and looked at Qasim, and after Ahmed had translated, Qasim looked at me and said something that made the two villagers even more nervous, or more frightened.

"He said if he didn't take it with him, it would be better to kill him." Ahmed said.

"Killed?" I glanced at the two villagers, and Syed was already in front of them with a gun. I shook my head and said, "If we were going to kill it, we would have done it a long time ago." I promised them to let them go, and that their words counted, especially when they were not enemies but two poor people. This is very important in my hometown, otherwise people will look down on you. And these two people are brought by us, so they naturally have to listen to us, and others have no right to talk nonsense with me. ”

Ahmed looked at me, and after I had signaled that he could translate, he looked at Qasim as he translated. Qasim's face turned ugly after hearing his translation, and the men beside him clenched the guns in their hands one by one, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

And just then, Sabah came over, pulled Qassem away and spoke loudly. Ahmad immediately said: "He said that there is no need for everyone to fight for this, let alone kill each other. We all have more important things to do. He said that he knew the two men and could be considered friends, and he told Qasim not to worry. ”

Sabah looked at the two guys and said something, and the two villagers, especially the father, nodded hurriedly as if to make a guarantee. Ahmet whispered, "He asked these two guys what they would say if they met the Yankees. The two said they would say they were just going home and didn't know anything else. “

Sabah nodded as if satisfied, and he spoke to Qasim. Qasim glared at the two men, then at me, and then spoke. Ahmed said: "Al-Sabah told him, please rest assured. No one in this place dared to betray them. Qasim says to you, it's dangerous for you to do this, and it's better not to have a second time. “

The matter was quickly quelled by Sabah's persuasion, although Qasim's words were heavily threatening. But what is this in the face of many difficulties? Is it terrible to come from a threat from someone who is in danger of his own life? It's ridiculous to think about.

So we let the two villagers go, after the two disappeared from view. We set off again and quickly walked out of the woods. Not far out of the woods, several of Sabah's men broke away, and Ahmed whispered to Akmal who was closer to them, to whom Akmal whispered. Ahmed told us that the people who left the team were there to gather up the people who were broken up last night.

We went on without stopping, until we reached the so-called landing point at noon. The settlement is not a village, nor a family in the mountains, but a stream in the middle of the valley. Seeing the stream, everyone unconsciously quickened their pace and walked towards the stream. In fact, I admire Sabah's people in terms of patience, they also came out with nothing, and even after they came out of the woods, they gave the rest of the water to those who left. They made it all the way here, and although they ran faster than anyone else after seeing the stream, I was impressed that they had come all the way to this place and that there was no water.

(End of chapter)