Why save the first road for another day?
پہلا راستہ دوسرے دن کے لیے کیوں چھوڑتا ہے؟
He wants to keep the other possibility open, even while recognising he probably will not return. The hope softens the difficulty of giving it up.
Textbook: pp. 93. Independently prepared study answer; not an official marking key.