As Long As I Have You // A. Ghale

Death Valley

Amita and Sabal's disagreements come to a head as Utkarsh is being bombarded by artillery fire. To make matters worse, Utkarsh was going to be wiped off the map regardless of their fights. Ajay and I decide to double and split up.

"Amita, tell me what I need to do." Ajay says, walking over to Amita. I walk over to Sabal, and ask him what I should do for him. I was nervous, not being with Ajay. But I knew I had to do what had to be done.

"I'm taking some men with me to attack the gun enplacements shooting at Utkarsh, you have to hold out until then, Delilah. Be careful." Sabal tells me and I head for Utkarsh, trying to avoid the blows to Utkarsh along the way. The hits were strong enough to shake the ground like an earthquake, the closer I got, the louder each hit was.

The roads are crawling with Min's military, so I decided it was best to stick to the woods. Once I had made it to the town, I only had a little bit of time to prepare for the incoming assault, which I was actually made aware of by the huge fucking explosives.

I place some mines to the east for an explosive welcome to the enemy troops, as I was pissed for the little surprise they had left the town.

I manage to keep an eye out for stragglers, who will use the side streets to slip through. Then, the artillery barrage came. I decided to head inside the building with all the prayer flags for safety. I was a nervous wreak, and I was shaking with fear. I knew that I could be blown up at any moment, and it was scary. Very scary.

The dust had settle with just enough time to pick up some extra ammo and reset the mines I had placed once before. The forces started to attack from the east, north and west.

I try not to stay in just one place as flame throwers were arriving near the end of the attack. I was so nervous for the call from Ajay I'd get after this was all over with. I get to the high ground and shoot their tanks to take them out, and then I duck to avoid being seen. I keep my head down when the artillery came, and waited for the call.

"Delilah? Are you okay?" I hear a familiar voice speak from my radio. I immediately pick it up and speak back.

"Yes, I am. Ajay, did you defuse the artillery?" I ask him, catching my breath, but coughing out smoke from the previous bombs out of my lungs that were so desperately craving fresh air.

"Yeah, it's over. You're safe now." Ajay says, and I smile. I'm not sure if he heard me laugh, but he laughed too.

I wanted to get the hell out of Utkarsh and go home. I didn't realize that my home was Ajay. It was the only part of me I had left of the old me, the pre-Kyrat me. But, I was okay with that. I loved Ajay, and he loved me. Everything was going to be okay.