Working together

Lisa noticed he was looking at the knife mark on her cleavage and she used her free hand to pull her blouse up, covering it well before looking away. She bit her lips trying to keep the tears away. This was her war, her world and she didn't expect him or anyone else to understand her.

Leslie looked away and closed the ointment as he spoke, ''don't let water get to it. You can send the rest of the supplies home and treat the scald with it. Make sure you apply the ointment and be careful when you sleep. Don't force the blisters to open and don't go near fire for a while'' he realised she was holding a lot of secrets. Dark secrets and he didn't know whether he was ready to dig deeper or not? He suddenly felt conflicted.

''Alright, stop nagging like a granny. Why did you even stay back?'' Lisa asked him. She didn't understand why he had stayed back and even helped treat her wounds.

''I'm watching the sea with you''