love In Dark

Amelia: what kind of strange sound is that ?

Amelia felt as though the sound was becoming clearer. That sound was coming towards her. This sound was of a person walking. Which was coming towards her. Amelia wonders what someone is doing here at this time of the night. And why is he coming towards her.

Amelia turns back to look at that person. But she collides with the same person. And was about to fall but the person catches her by the waist. Amelia couldn't believe her eyes. Is this person really standing in front of her eyes?

Amelia: b…boss….you are here ?

Damien: Yes, why can't I come? You are forgetting Amy that I have also come on the trip.

Amelia and Damien were standing in the same position and talking. Damien held Amelia by the waist and Amelia held Damien's shirt for support.

Amelia: Thank you boss. You saved me from falling but now you can let me go, I am fine.

Damien says with a smile.

Damien: If you want me to let you go, you'll first have to loosen your grip on my shirt.

Amelia: opps….sorry.

Amelia stands up straight.

Damien: What are you doing here so late at night?

Amelia: What are you doing here so late at night, Boss? You needed something.

Damien: You can't answer any question directly, can you? You are asking me questions in return of questions.

Amelia: No, it is not like that. I just asked you what are you doing here. You did not come out of your room since morning and now you have come here, that is why I felt that you needed something.

Damien : I have come to meet you. You have get the answer of your question.

Amelia: To meet? And that too to meet me?

Damien stands close to Amelia.

Damien: Why can't I come to meet you? Do you have any problem?

Amelia doesn't say anything. Confusion is clearly visible on her face. Amelia is drunk and her face looks even more beautiful this night under the moonlight. Damien's gaze does not leave her face. Damien's heartbeat starts to get faster. He remembers the day when he saw Amelia for the first time, getting drenched in the rain. Every time he meets Amelia, he gets to see a new side of Amelia. But every side of Amelia leaves a new mark on his heart.

.Even today this side of Amelia was making a new mark on Damien's heart. She was looking very cute. Damien wonders how a person can look so cute even when he is drunk.

Damien: cute….

Amelia: huh ?

Damien realises what he has said. He changes the topic and says.

Damien: I was in my room and when I came to the balcony, I saw that you were standing here, so I thought I should go and see what is there that you are standing here.

Amelia: ohh….I came here because the air here is very good, very pure.

Damien: ( low voice) just like you.

Amelia: did You say something?

Damien: You are drunk that's why you can hear it more.

Amelia : hmm...boss….Thank you.

Damien: Thank you? For what ?

Amelia: for this outing.

Damien : It's ...This is the result of your hard work.

Amelia: Thank you so much.

Damien: now for what ?

Amelia: I know you did not come here because you wanted to see what is here. You came here so that the drunk man who was coming towards me does not harass me.

Damien looks at Amelia in shock. Amelia is telling the truth. This place is new and there are a lot of people here. Just now at night, seeing Amelia alone, some drunk people were coming towards her to hurt her. That's why Damien came there. Seeing Damien, no one tried to move forward.

Damien asks while maintaining his facial expression.

Damien: How did you know ?

Amelia: ( smile ) Because I am a girl. A girl's sixth sense is very strong. She can guess things happening around her. And especially such things.

Damien: hmm…

Amelia: Thank you so much boss. Today you have saved me again.

Damien: Don't you think you are praising me too much? Everyone says that I am a living monster in a human body.

Amelia: Because those people always see your reaction. But they do not understand your intention. Whomever you care for, you care for them with all your heart. But your way of caring is different, those people do not understand and neither do you try to make them understand.

Damien: You think I have a heart.

Amelia: Everyone has a heart. But sometimes due to this cruel world we hide our heart in some corner of our self so that no one can find it and hurt it.Nothing happens without reason. There is a reason behind every behaviour. There must be something behind your behaviour too.

Damien looks at Amelia. Till today everyone has only judged him by looking at him. But no one has even tried to understand him. Trying is a far fetched thing but he has not even thought about it. But he does not even know Amelia well. Amelia is just his employee. But still she understands him so well.

Damien : It is very late in the night.

Amelia: huh ?

Damien : Come, let me drop you to your cottage.

Amelia: Oh, and I'm sorry if I said something that offended you.

Damien stood there with his face expressionless.

Damien: I am feeling sleepy. After leaving you I will go to my room. And yes I don't care about you, you are just my employee, that's why I don't want anything to happen with you on a trip, it can create a problem for my company.

Hearing all these things of his, tears come to Amelia's eyes. She also does not know why she is feeling so bad about his words. Amelia feels that all the care he has been showing her till now was all just due to a boss and employee. But why is this thing hurting her so much. He is saying the truth; Amelia is just one of his employees.

Damien: You didn't hear what I said, let's go now.

Amelia: There is no need for that, Boss, I am fine and the cottage is not far, I will go myself and don't worry, I will not let anything happen to me that causes any problem to you or the company.

After saying this Amelia does not even wait for his reply and goes straight from there. Damien sees her leaving but he does not follow her. Amelia comes to her cottage, Tina was sleeping, Amelia goes straight to the bathroom and sits in the bathtub.

She completely immerses herself in the bathtub. She also had no idea what was happening but every word of Damien was going around in her mind. Tears come to her eyes and she starts crying. After some time, she comes out of the bathroom, goes to her bed and covers herself completely with the blanket and goes to sleep.

Next morning everyone gets ready in the morning and meets for breakfast. Today food has been prepared for everyone in the cottage. Everyone sits on a big wooden dining table and has breakfast and shares their experiences of coming here.

Amelia and her friends also enjoy breakfast and tease Abhi, Tina and Max about last night's events.

Kiet : Max, please I request you with folded hands that don't sing after today. Your singing has made me deaf. Yesterday you blew my and Amelia's mind by singing all the way.

Abhi : yess. You sing very out of tune. And you are so drunk that you can't even handle yourself.

Max : ohh… Do I sing out of tune? And I can't handle myself after getting drunk. And what about you, Amyra madam, I love you. You are so beautiful. Then what was all this?

Abhi : Will you speak a low voice , everyone will hear.

Max : I should speak in a low voice and you. Do you remember what you were doing? You were shouting and saying all this. I think everyone must have heard it already.

Tina : If you both keep fighting like this, then the person who is left unable to hear will also hear it.

Amelia: You should leave it madam. Do you remember what you have done? After drinking you become like a small naughty girl. I only know how I made you sleep with such difficulty.

Amelia and her friends complete their breakfast while teasing each other. And today everyone is going to the beach for water activities. Everyone comes to the beach. The view of the beach was very nice. It was enough to please anyone. There are many activities to do on the beach. There are water activities full of excitement and there are also meditation and yoga activities to calm the mind. Apart from all this, there are art activities, hand ball, music corner etc. on the beach.

Everyone enjoys on the beach. Amelia and her friends were playing handball. Then after some time Amelia comes to a shop on the beach to get water and cold drinks. Then there she meets the person whom she did not want to meet. And none other than Damien. Damien also came to the beach but he was sitting separately. He does not like all these things. He was just taking a sunbath but he was also feeling thirsty so he thought that he will go and get water himself and in the same way he will also explore the beach shops. Seeing Amelia, he also remembers the things she had said to Amelia last night. There is a brief eye contact between Amelia and Damien, but Amelia quickly takes water from there and walks away ignoring Damien.

Damien: she ignored me. But why does it feel so bad?