Chapter 575 - Sharing...

After her third wine glass, Cheryl was now feeling extremely relaxed. The alcohol, the beautiful view, the pleasant wind mixed with just the perfect company was doing wonders to her earlier tense senses. She was now smiling a bit, looking at the beautiful view ahead of her. 

James smiled looking at the smiling girl. The girl was visibly less tense and he was glad about it. "You should smile more often. It makes you look even more pretty." James smiled notoriously and winked as soon as Cheryl turned her head to look at the boy in surprise. 

"Why are you being so nice to me James? I do not deserve this kind treatment. Do you have any idea, that I have tried to spoil your sister's life atleast a dozen times!? Not just your sister but also your brother-in - law's life. And.. and.. let us not forget that I was Stefen's girlfriend in the past, who took advantage of his position in the company every single day. Does this fact not trouble you at all?" Cheryl frowned looking at the smiling man. 

"Haha! You are a brave woman. Admitting everything, is a sign of bravery and positivity. Like I said, it is never too late to change. Not that I approve of your past actions, but the mere fact that you so easily confessed your actions in front of me, tells me that you are a changed person already. So, why should it bother me? Makes no sense, digging the past." James looked at the girl with the same pleasant smile on his face. 

Cheryl sighed looking at the boy. "Just what material are you guys made of?? Simply uneffected by any sort of malice and negativity. It is too much to even believe that somebody can be this kind and positive." 

"Haha. Life is too short to care about any sort of malice or negativity. We both siblings live with our mother's experiences and her only regret is that she had a fight with my father just a few minutes before he was murdered. My mother had gotten angry at him and told him that she hates him so much. Ofcourse she did not mean it, it was all out of the anger but even now she regrets saying it. She tells us that she wished she would have rather told him, how much she loved him. Everyday, she feels this guilt of getting angry on him. So, that is why she tells us that it is always better to look like a fool but to say what you feel, no matter how crazy it sounds. If you like somebody just say it, if you want to compliment somebody do not wait for it. Life is too short and too unpredictable." James sighed looking blankly towards the pool.

"Do you miss your Father?" Cheryl looked at the boy, empathizing with him completely. 

"It is like, I have no memory of him, so I have formed an image of him in my mind. It is like, I miss having a father and I imagine myself, being with him all the time. I also do at times look at myself in the mirror and wonder if I walk and smile exactly like him. I miss his presence, but then I have created my own memories and moments with him in my heart." James did not look at the girl and let out a big sigh.

Cheryl could feel a sense of guilt and a painful pinch in her chest. "I do not know a thing about my father too. He worked over -seas and later a few months after I was born, my mother figured out that he had married somebody at his workplace, and thus never returned to us. And my mother too died few years back. So it is just me and my sister now." Cheryl gave a sad smile and looked at the boy, who was now constantly looking at the pool in a pensive mode. "Do you regret your mother fighting the r.a.p.e case, due to which your father was murdered by that gang?" Cheryl could not help but ask the boy.

James turned to look at Cheryl in surprise. "I see you know about it!'' He then pursed his lips and turned his head to look at the pool once again. "No ofcourse not. Nor does sister think like that. We are proud of our parents' decision. They have always fought for the right thing, even if it costed them their own happiness. I am sure my father in heaven must be proud of himself too. Also, everyday he must be feeling proud of his wife, who still fights just for the right people and right cause. Their thoughts and actions have only made us stronger. We both siblings are also stong enough to protect ourselves from any potential harm, thanks to our mother." James forced a smile on his face and turned to look at the girl. "The amount of pain that r.a.p.ed young girl and her family must have gone through, would have been much worse. The amount of distress her family must have gone through is unimaginable. I am proud of the fact that mother fought for them and finally brought the culprits to justice. The girl and her family must be leading a happy life too, somewhere."

Cheryl let out a big sigh, tears forming in her eys yet again after hearing the boy's words. She did not have the heart to look at the smiling positive boy now. She no longer had the courage to talk to him about this topic, so she nodded her head in an approval and sat their silently looking once again at the view. She was trying hard to control her tears now. They both sat in silence, once again thinking about several things in their minds. Soon they both dozzed off to sleep, lying down on the pool chairs next to each other in extreme comfort.....!