He said nothing, expecting as usual to hear her voice first, and when, after a few minutes of silence, he saw that she said nothing, he began to speak:
“Melina, can you hear me?”
He didn’t question what anyone who was near him at that moment would think, but he realized that once he was near his own, he would have to avoid speaking in Melina’s voice when he was near anyone. He gritted his teeth and walked all day. What about you?”
“I’m chatting with you too,” he replied, “and I’m dying of thirst.”
“Dying of thirst?” Melina asked, as if she didn’t understand what he was saying, and again he felt her probing fingers stroking his mind. How long, he wondered, would it be before he knew she was missing in action? What about you?”
“I’m chatting with you too,” he replied, “and I’m dying of thirst.”
“Dying of thirst?” Melina asked, as if she didn’t understand what he was saying, and again he felt her probing fingers stroking his mind. The speed of the two types of airplanes was somewhat similar, so he didn’t hope to catch up very quickly, but the Messerschmitt had the disadvantage that it had less fuel than he did, so he couldn’t go too far south without running out of time. “I’m doing good!