You're Beautiful. (A James Conrad Love Story)

Chapter 5

A/n: Hey guys good news my exams are over and holidays are started. So I am happy and relaxed.  And thanks to all the viewers. I hope you know how some Indian women are.  And here is the next chapter I promised you about.

We followed Hank towards the other side of the river where there a crashed plane boat was.

"I spend my half life making this." he said.

"Does it even work? " Silvio asked.

"We still need to fix the engine and then it'll work."  Hank replied.

"Okay then let's go on with it." James said.

We spend whole afternoon and evening fixing the engine of the boat (basically ploat). As I was working I feel someone keeping an eye on me, whenever I turn I found James staring at me. I finished fixing the engine and went up to Mason who was taking pictures of the villagers.

"Hey,  finished taking pictures?" I said smiling.

"Yeah. Finished fixing the engine? " She asked.

"Yep and now I am hungry." I said

"Okay dinner time everyone." Hank shouted and my face lit up.

The dinner was beautiful,  we had some type of fish.  After dinner we all rested.  The night became really dark and half of our team was asleep.  I closed my eyes to sleep but as I saw those dead bodies and screaming of innocent people I shot my eyes open and breathed heavily. 

I quietly went out of the guy and went near the river and sat down at its bank looking up at the innumerable stars in the sky. 

"Couldn't sleep?" I hear a voice.  I immediately removed my knife and pointed towards the source of voice.  I saw it was Mason and James they had put their hands up in surrender.

"Woha it's just us." He said.

I lowered my knife and put it back in its folder.  They came and sat beside me. 

"Yes,  it's so beautiful here,  who will miss it? " I said.

"Yes it is." Mason said.

"Mason you really need to capture that in your camera." I said and pointed towards the Aurora in the sky.

"Yeah but the light of my camera just went out." she said.

"Here, take this." James said handling her his lighter.

"Thanks." she said and took the multiple photos of  Aurora.

"Roles finished.  I am going to sleep, bye guys." she said handing back his lighter. She winked at me and left.

As Mason left we sat in silence until James broke it.

"Isn't it strange,  the most beautiful places are the most dangerous one. " he said.

"Yeah it's true. You not sleepy? " I asked.

"Nope. And you? "

"Me neither." I said. Again silence. I broke this time.

"This place makes me remember my home. I, my uncle and my brother yes to go on hiking in the mountains and end up falling sick at home." I said and laughed and James chuckled a bit.

"My dad gave this lighter to me before he went to war.  Then a month later we received a news that his plane crashed in east Germany.  No matter how much they searched but my dad's body was never found." he said and sighed.

"I am sorry. " I said and rubbed his back.

"It's okay." he said.

"My dad died fighting for the freedom struggle for India." She said and James looked at her. She looked up at the sky and continued

"In February 18, 1946. The Indian soldiers flew the tricolour on the war ship and shouted slogans against British power. The British government sent their army and opned fire on the naval ratings. My dad killed in that firing he was also a solider." She looked down and sighed.

"We both are sorry for each other." He said. She simply nodded.

"You don't feel sleepy?" He asked.

She shook his head "No"

"Why?"

"I don't sleep because of Indo-Pakistan war in Kashmir. Pakistan launched opreation Grand Salam. Many of my colleague and friends died. My friend Siddharth also died. His family blamed me for his death. I really feel guilty that I could have save him but did nothing." She took a deep breathe.

"Everytime I close my eyes,  I could see them dead on the battle field and could hear the screams and cries of their families." She said and cried.

James put his hand around her shoulder and hugged her.

"Shhhh it's okay." He said rubbing her back and kissed on the top of her head. She cried and slowly drifted off to the sleep.