章節 28: Next journey towards the capital

Ronnie then released her from his embrace and wiped her tears and said, "It's getting late. We better go and sleep Jayne." Then he slipped his arm around her shoulder and led her to the tent.

Once they got in, they saw four mattresses placed side by side on the floor. Da Nuru was sleeping on the mattress in the corner. Beside him was his wife on the next mattress. There were two other empty mattresses left for Jayne and Ronnie. So Jayne went and slept next to Da Nuru's wife and Ronnie slept beside Jayne.

Jayne and Ronnie were facing each other. They simply gazed at each others calm face. Since Ronnie was too tired, he fell asleep very soon. Jayne saw that his breathing got regular and he was sleeping like a baby. She ran her hands through his hair lovingly and thought inwardly, 'Indeed I'm so lucky to have found him. But I will also work harder to match up to his levels after going from here.'

Later even she fell asleep.

The next morning, Ronnie was the first to wake up. He opened his eyes and saw his sleeping beauty next to him. He kissed her forehead lightly. He checked his watch and it was almost six in the morning. Since it was winters, the sun was yet to rise and it was still quite dark. He silently got up trying not to wake up the others to find the General.

The temperature inside the tent was a little warm. But the outside temperature was too cold. Ronnie was shivering. Since he'd prepared well for the weather conditions, his jacket kept him warm

The General was already awake by then. He had finished his morning exercises and was doing some work in his tent.

Ronnie walked up to his tent and greeted him. "Good morning General."

The General got up from his seat and wished him back, "Good morning Sir. The jeep has been prepared for our journey. You can quickly freshen up. We'll have our breakfast and leave."

Then he showed him out to the washroom area. Ronnie freshened up and came inside to wake up Da Nuru first. After him, they woke up the ladies. Finally all of them were ready.

It was close to seven-o'clock by then. Then they all walked towards the General's tent with their bag. The General was waiting for them to get ready. Once he saw them walking towards the tent, he walked out.

They all went to the camp where food was distributed to all. They too joined the others in having the simple food.

Ronnie told Jayne, "Eat a little here. You can eat some good food later once we get back to the capital or at the airport."

His genuine care made Jayne blush down to her feet. She smiled and agreed to him. These little couple moments they shared spread lots of warmth in her heart.

They ate the khichdi(porridge) that was served there. It wasn't so tasty but very much filling. They could survive with this until they reached the capital.

They four of them thanked everyone at the camp. Finally, they began their next journey towards the capital with the General and his subordinate driving the Jeep.

What they didn't know was, as their jeep left the small district towards the capital, another bus reached the small district.

In the bus was a tall, handsome, jet-black eyed man with sharp pointed nose. He was wearing an overcoat beneath which he'd worn a t-shirt and jeans. He carried a backpack. When one looked at him closely he seemed very tired after travelling for long.