Dear Diary,
Today marks my 27th day on Buju Island and I am glad the peacekeeping mission we were deployed for is going as planned.
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George heard multiple footsteps approaching his quarters so he quickly hide his diary and pretended to be busy with his phone.
Sam, the most annoying guy on the team kicked the door open.
"Hey George, it is almost patrol time." Sam said as he removed his bulletproof vest from where he hung it.
George hopped out of the bed to get his gear and head out for patrol immediately.
A military truck was coming in as they left base, and most of the soldiers in it were females.
"Wow, those girls are hot. Did you see them, George?" Sam asked.
George only gave a huge smile in response to Sam's question, the other soldiers laughed at Sam for his funny reaction and they teased one another as they went deeper into the city.
"Let's focus guys, we can joke as much as we want when we return to base" George cautioned them as they reached the point they were going to alight from the truck.
They were out all night until the next morning.
On their arrival at the base the next morning, George went to check on one of his friends who was injured a week ago while on patrol.
He got to the base infirmary and saw new faces in the medical outfit.
One of the new officers in the infirmary approached him and asked, "Do you need anything?"
George smiled and replied sharply, "I came to check on someone, his name is Mark"
The soldier's eyes ran through the infirmary directory and she paused when she found the name.
"Oh, Mark. He had a broken arm, right?" She asked.
George nodded to signify yes.
She continued, " he was discharged last night".
George thanked the soldier for the help and asked, "You are new here, right?"
"Yes I am" She replied.
"Oh, my bad. Welcome to the base Nikita" George said after staring at the name on her uniform.
Nikita smiled and George gave a huge smile in return. "I am George and it's nice meeting you"
They both shook hands and George left for the quarters to have some rest. He updated his diary before going to sleep, that was one of his must-do tasks every day.
Sam's noise woke him up about 2hrs later, George was pissed with the noise until he got to know what birthed the noise.
The squad won't be on night patrol for the next two weeks and that calls for a big celebration. They planned on hanging out that night, it's been a while since they did that.
They were excited and left for the bar immediately after the place opened at night. They took a spot and occupied the place, it was a night they haven't had in a long time.
The squad finished up at the bar late and they were leaving when Nikita walked in to grab a bottle of chilled drink after her stressful shift ended.
George could remember her face and he went after her.
"I don't know medics are allowed in here too," George said.
Nikita turned back to look at who it was and it turned out to be the guy from the morning.
They greeted and George stayed back as the greeting led from one conversation to another. They got to know each other better that night and somehow, George fell in love with her personality.
The night was a different one for George, he went back to the quarters feeling great. It's been a while since he felt that way or even had such heart to heart conversation with someone.
He reached for his diary after freshening up and wrote how great his day went, he was smiling while writing and his roommates teased him until they went to sleep.
George and Nikita spent more time together the next night which was on Saturday.
After their hangout on Sunday, George grabbed his diary immediately he got home and wrote,
"this weekend, I met the person of my dream but...."
He was interrupted by Sam so he kept the diary and sleep went to bed.
On Monday night, Nikita was bored as she got into a staring competition with George when they met again.
"Can we play a game", she asked George.
"Yes, why not?" George answered.
She placed a bottle on the table and spun it.
George smiled and said, "I am not playing a truth or dare game with you".
Nikita answered sharply, "I am not a kid, it is only the truth game. Whoever the bottle head faces will answer a question with honesty"
The first spin faced George and he gave this funny look. "Go on, ask your question". He said.
Nikita readjusted on the wooden chair and cleared her throat.
"George, what was the last thing you wrote in your diary?"
"No, no, no. That's not part of the game, my diary is personal and I can't disclose that". George said softly.
Nikita gave this sad look and George didn't have a choice.
"The last thing I wrote was, this weekend, I met the person of my dream but...."
"But what?" She asked.
George answered, "that's all".
She pressured him to tell her about the person and the but behind it.
He started with the but, George has been in many relationships that didn't work out because his lovers couldn't cope with him going away for a long time because of the nature of his job and he wasn't ready to get into another relationship after countless heartbreaks.
Nikita was sad to hear that, she stood up and went to hug George who was already emotional.
She held his head and patted him on the back, Nikita went back to her sit and told George not to hold back his feelings because he doesn't know if his current crush will be the perfect person for him.
George paused for a while as he smiled.
He continued, "You are the person of my dream".
She was confused and looked back, she turned to George again.
"There is no one behind me, do you mean me?" She asked.
George nodded signifying yes as he closed his eyes. Nikita held his hand while his eyes were closed and said, we have a lot in common about our previous relationships and I wouldn't mind trying to see if this would work because I fell in love with you on our first night.
George was happy with her response and that night, he updated his diary.
"This weekend, I met the person of my dream but and I am glad she feels the same way about me"