Chris
" Hey! Come and have dinner! " I called to Sirena as she walked in the cabin.
"Sure." Sirena said and continued walking.
" Come and have dinner like, right no.. " I broke off as Sirena started pacing. " What's with you? You're acting weirdly. " I continued.
" You're right. " I jumped when Aisha suddenly appeared out of nowhere. We both looked intently at our friend.
" What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? " Sirena asked. " Hello? You too are looking at me as if I grew two heads. " She stopped pacing. " Did I? " she asked. " Grow two heads.. " she trailed off. " Can I get an answer here?? " she finally burst out exasperatedly.
" You didn't. Grow two heads I mean. " Aisha answered and put down four plates on the table. Come have dinner. I made thosai and sambar. " she explained, gesturing to the circular golden brown food in the tray. " Its what I eat at home. Its really nice, trust me. " she added after seeing our confused faces. " Just try it. "
I started eating ravenously. I don't know about the other two, but I was starving. I had just eaten an apple for lunch. " Umm. Zhish zhastes zoogd. " I mumbled while eating. The girls paused eating to stare at me. I swallowed my food. " What? " I asked.
" He means, Yum this tastes good. " I turned around to see the Black Soldier standing behind me, hands casually placed in his pockets. Sirena and Aisha were amazed.
" How did you get that? I thought he was speaking alien language. " Aisha asked, astonished.
The boy shrugged. " I just got it. " He said and sat down to eat. And with that last sentence, he didn't say another word until he finished eating. I guess he wasn't the chatty type. More like the ' I-just-do-my-work-and-leave' type.
Sirena
I couldn't sleep that night. I tossed and turned on my small makeshift bed. The Black Soldier's words swirled in my mind. Finally, I got up and went to the window. I pushed the curtain aside and sat down. Moonlight streamed across the cabin Aisha and I shared. The full moon shone brightly and the cold wind gently blew on my face. I sighed. For a moment I was thoughtless.
I remembered a song I had heard when I was a baby. It sang about the moon, the shining stars, the cool night breeze, the dew drops on the plants, the serene sound of the waves crashing in the sea. The song played itself in my mind, and I closed my eyes. Without me knowing, sleep crawled over me, and I fell asleep by the window, the blurry image of someone I loved singing the lullaby to me.
Narrator
A while later, the door to the cabin opened. A person stepped in to check on the girls. He squinted in the dark to find Aisha sleeping soundly and Sirena's bed empty. He looked around the room and spotted Sirena fast asleep by the window. He smiled at the sight. He walked to her bed and took her blanket. He then walked to the window and gently draped the blanket over her shivering shoulders. Satisfied, he turned and walked out the cabin, closing the door behind him.
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