I couldn’t forget what Jeter told me that day. Even after many missions and battles, the words continued to resonate in my dreams.
“Protect your family, I couldn’t protect mine.” I hear every night. What if he is right? What if my friends are the only thing holding me together?
The more that I think about this, the more I realize that he is right. So one day, I decide that I belong in India, with my friends and Emily. Of course, most of the officers don’t like my decision. But it would be unwise for them to cross a man who is friends with Colonel Jeter and the president of the United States. So I get my approval for transfer.
Yash, Himanshu, Mandeep and Jeter are present at the airport to bid farewell to their companion.
“Contact me if you need an archer.” Himanshu says. I smile and hu
