One week later.

That morning Brigadier Chandok announced to the assembly about their three day Diwali vacation. While most of the cadets started cheering and chatting excitedly about it, Alekh and Huda were not thrilled. Huda was upset because, unknowingly, he had betrayed his own country, and he didn't know how he would face his parents after this. Alekh was upset because he didn't have any family to go home to, and the vacation only served as a reminder of his orphanhood.