20. Last Moments

Adonis's POV

I glance at Theo as he sit there a little away from me with his full concentration on his sketch book. He hasn't even tilted his head once or looked at me after we sat down to draw the portrait of the grazing herd of deer, far away. We are again at an open field and after having a late lunch here, Mr Alberty instructed us to sit down and sketch the sight in front of us.

It's not just that Theo is so much concentrated on his work that he isn't looking at me. Things kind of turned awkward between us after I picked him up from the canoe earlier. I couldn't help it, I happened to stare into his eyes for a few seconds and he is now confused.

He hasn't really talked to me after that. He was completely silent during the five minutes walk from the river bank upto here. I too felt nervous that I didn't talk. Then we sat together with the others for having lunch. So, we couldn't talk anything then. After that we were told to sit and draw, and so, here we are, silently sitting be