James and Henri returned back to the camp with firewood and quickly started
a fire up. The party ate some of the rations they had, along with their
water.
"Alright, I'm gonna get about two hours of sleep. Wake me up about then, and I'll keep watch. Goodnight you three." Will said as he laid down and fell asleep.
James, Henri and Sarah sat on a tree log, overlooking the lake they were by. Sarah covered herself with a blanket, and Henri was eating an apple, while James was writing down something in his notebook. "Funny how things turn out the way they do." James said.
"What do you mean James?" Sarah asked curiously.
"You, me, Henri. American, English, French. It's amazing how we've stayed together all these years." James said, standing up and stretching as he put his notebook away.
"Well you two were my first friends, and you've stuck with me through all this hardship. I never really had the chance to thank you." Sarah said.
"Aww, your welcome Sarah. I'm glad to be your friend." Henri said, giving Sarah a hug.
James, on the other hand got up and walked down towards the lake. Sarah, feeling ignored, followed him down to where he was skipping stones.
"Something wrong James?" Sarah asked with a serious tone.
James slowly looked up at her and sighed, "Nothing Sarah, nothing." He said, lying to himself, afraid to admit something to her.
Sarah knew he has hiding something from her, she could see it in his face. "James," Sarah said, running up to him as he was walking away, grabbed his arm and held onto him, "please, tell me what's bothering you!"
James turned and looked at her, "Something that you wouldn't understand Sarah. It's way too deep and embedded." He said as he kept walking down the lakeside.
Sarah followed beside him and tried to figure out what was bothering him. "Is it something I did James?" She asked.
"No, of course not Sarah, but I could use a friend right now." James said, looking up into the starlit sky.
"James, I'll be here for you." Sarah said, walking in front of James and embracing him in a friendly hug.
"Thank you Sarah, I'm glad you're my friend." He said, getting a funny feeling inside of him.
Sarah also felt funny in the arms of James, and the two friends felt themselves inching closer to each other. They got closer and closer and then, shots rang out from the forest, ending the brief moment of harmony in the woods.
"Alright, I'm gonna get about two hours of sleep. Wake me up about then, and I'll keep watch. Goodnight you three." Will said as he laid down and fell asleep.
James, Henri and Sarah sat on a tree log, overlooking the lake they were by. Sarah covered herself with a blanket, and Henri was eating an apple, while James was writing down something in his notebook. "Funny how things turn out the way they do." James said.
"What do you mean James?" Sarah asked curiously.
"You, me, Henri. American, English, French. It's amazing how we've stayed together all these years." James said, standing up and stretching as he put his notebook away.
"Well you two were my first friends, and you've stuck with me through all this hardship. I never really had the chance to thank you." Sarah said.
"Aww, your welcome Sarah. I'm glad to be your friend." Henri said, giving Sarah a hug.
James, on the other hand got up and walked down towards the lake. Sarah, feeling ignored, followed him down to where he was skipping stones.
"Something wrong James?" Sarah asked with a serious tone.
James slowly looked up at her and sighed, "Nothing Sarah, nothing." He said, lying to himself, afraid to admit something to her.
Sarah knew he has hiding something from her, she could see it in his face. "James," Sarah said, running up to him as he was walking away, grabbed his arm and held onto him, "please, tell me what's bothering you!"
James turned and looked at her, "Something that you wouldn't understand Sarah. It's way too deep and embedded." He said as he kept walking down the lakeside.
Sarah followed beside him and tried to figure out what was bothering him. "Is it something I did James?" She asked.
"No, of course not Sarah, but I could use a friend right now." James said, looking up into the starlit sky.
"James, I'll be here for you." Sarah said, walking in front of James and embracing him in a friendly hug.
"Thank you Sarah, I'm glad you're my friend." He said, getting a funny feeling inside of him.
Sarah also felt funny in the arms of James, and the two friends felt themselves inching closer to each other. They got closer and closer and then, shots rang out from the forest, ending the brief moment of harmony in the woods.
