Nan Fei and Xing Yu looked into each other's eyes, the man's eyes deep and bright, exuding honesty and forthrightness.
"Thank you!" Nan Fei nodded at him then turned to enter the female dormitory.
Xing Yu stood in place, watching Nan Fei until she disappeared inside, the lights in the stairwell lighting up floor by floor, then finally, he turned away and left.
*****
Kannaya—
The sun hung in the sky, the hot and dry tropical desert climate mercilessly scorched the war-torn land of Kannaya. Occasionally on both sides of the road, one could see deep craters left by explosions and wrecked vehicles, the chaos spread everywhere.
A modified Ford pickup truck sped across the hazardous highway, occasionally a few eagles flew by, waiting to scavenge for food.
