His room was empty
But when he arrived in the room where he had seen her before, he was shocked. She was gone. ‘Shit,’ thought Pradeep. What now? But he wouldn’t give up. He had already come a long way. So he began to search. He peered into every room, trying not to arouse suspicion

Her room was empty
Together again at last
After searching almost twenty rooms, he finally saw her again. She was asleep, so Pradeep kissed her gently on the forehead and sat down next to her. He held Lily’s hand and watched her for a while until he too fell asleep. Suddenly all his worries were gone, at least for the moment

Finally together again