Chapter 62

I leaned in closer till our upper arms were brushing. "It's all right, Justine. If I had to pick between your life and the life of a comrade, I would choose your life. It's a terrible thing to confess, but it's true. If I were in your situation, I believe I would have done exactly the same thing you did. I would have abandoned her to just save your life." I sensed my lungs tighten as soon as the words were out of my lips and out in the plain, and I began to suffocate on my emotions. I'd been so furious with him for the last several hours, even though I knew from the start that if our positions had been overturned, I would already have done the very same actions. I placed my platter of half-eaten dinner behind, knowing I couldn't eat another mouthful without feeling nauseous. My stomach had already been in contortions, and eating wasn't going to be helping. Justine reached up and drew me closer, putting his forearm as firmly about me as he could. I buried m