’ There. It was out. The words falling on air reminded me of snowflakes drifting into a silent winter night. Daniel didn’t say a word. He looked a... me, a small smile playing at his lips. He moved closer to me, and I could smell his signature cologne, the same scent he’d worn for as long as I could remember. The spicy smell had me intoxicated almost as much as the wine. ‘Really?’ He asked, teasing me. But before I could answer, his lips were pressed against mine, and soon his tongue was. Well not to worry. This tour ends until July, so we'll beback home in nice beds by tomorrow night." He smacked my back with ahearty tone. "Get to sleep boy."I grimaced at the treatment of being called "boy". Ignoring it seemedthe best course of action. The ground nearest the flames proved to bethe warmest. The heated night forced me to pull my jacket off. I usedit as a pillow for my head as I snuggled up against a tree. The nightengulfed my eyes. I awoke to a swift shake from Joseph. Joseph was. Rohni: beta pehle toh tu pani ko bottle bhar aur phir saam ko shreya ko uske dosto ke ghar chhod denaMe: kyu ma, shreya kaha ja ri h.Rohni: wo apne dosto ke sath simla ghumne ja ri h 4 din ka tour h.Me: mene kaha thik h.Mein ander hi ander khus tha ki in 4 dino mein mein aur ma akele rahenge.Mein saam ko shreya ko chod aya.Raat ke adh baje the mere man mein tarah tarah ke sawal khung rahe the.Rohni: rohan beta tu aaj niche hi so jana sherya ke room peMe: thik h maMeri khushi ab badhti ja rahi. His dad had lasted longer than most, but you don’t get many old miners draining the pension fund for long. Alan didn’t seem to spend much time fishing on this particular trip or the previous one. He was busy tinkering with the blasted engine again, ensuring he got it going again before the tide turned, in order to take them home.Alan had gone down the mine like his father, shortly after his sixteenth birthday. However, the mine had been shut for over ten years now and he was currently employed.