Chapter 8: I don't want any weakness

Finally, that day came, and I was hoping for Aarvik to be online. But with my bad luck, his message was waiting for me.

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"I am good, Pravi. How are you and everyone in your family?"

"I am sorry, but I cannot be available at that time. I have some work to do. Your tiny head may think that Sunday is a holiday for everyone. But not for us. A soldier is never on Holiday."

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I was kind of pissed off after reading that message and replied nothing on it. And made a mental note that I won't talk with him ever again. I returned mom's mobile to her.

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Later on, at night; I grabbed her mobile to check his messages. I hate myself for not having self-controlled at all. I wanted to stay away from my mom's phone and teach him a good lesson. But there I am, desperately looking for his message.

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"It's okay. Everyone here is doing great, including me.", I finally replied fro