Finding Freedom in the Desert

Joining again @jayna's 50 word challenge. Here are the rules : https://steemit.com/challenge/@jayna/fifty-wordshortstorychallenge-storyround-upandnewprompt-prd2sbjrvl

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Walking along the dessert, he felt so tired. His lips were parched and bleeding. He checked his bag and the bottle that held the last drops of water in it. How much farther is did he have to go to reach his freedom? He willed himself to reach the borderline.