Yodhya was still out of breath and was panting heavily as she clutched the earphones tightly. She put her head on her hands and gasped for air. Her throat felt dry and her muscles were sore from all the running. There was a tinging sensation in her elbow, left shoulder while her knees burned. She could feel movements of blood in her veins and wanted nothing but to gulp down a few sips of chilled water. Unfortunately, she had not brought any water bottle with her.
Helpless and in agony, she let out few dry coughs and the young woman patted her back in an attempt to provide some relief. “Here! Have some of this! I swear I did not put my mouth on it. It’s clean!” The woman offered her water bottle to Yodhya which she accepted gratefully and gulp down a few small sips instantly, feeling ease
