Charlie talked to Tom about everything, almost like they were best friends and had known each other all their lives. Tom told Charlie that he was sent here from England

as well with his little girl, April, but they got separated. Charlie then made a promise to Tom that he would help him to find his daughter.

Everyday Charlie and Tom would meet at Lake Nagassi and figure out how to find April. They made up signs describing her and posted them around the town, but got no responses.

When almost a week had past the two thought that maybe there was no hope left of finding Tom’s daughter Charlie came up with a great idea. “Why don’t I look in the shelter where I’m staying, maybe she’s in there!” said Charlie. “Why yes” said Tom, “How come we’ve never thought of this before?” So that afternoon as it became late, Charlie made his way back to the shelter as always but the only thing he did that night out of the ordinary was to go to the girl’s dormitory. He asked everyone if they knew April but no one could help him.

He thought he had asked everyone so Charlie returned to his dorm. Fifteen minutes later a little blonde girl about 9 years old stuck her head around the corner and in the sweetest little voice said, “Were you the boy asking for April?” “Yes why, do you know her? Could you help me?” replied Charlie very hopeful. The little girl knelt down close to him and quietly said, “I’m April.” Charlie leapt to his feet and started almost yelling, “April! I know your father, I’ve been helping him look for you, and we must go see him now. Oh my, he will be so happy to see…” Charlie stopped suddenly; he saw that

April had tears in her eyes. “What’s wrong?” he said. “Oh it’s just that I thought the bombs might have got him, so he’s really alive?” replied April. “Of course, we could go see him right now,” said Charlie. “Great”, said April, “Let’s go.”

They were almost at the doors when the sirens came on again. They were under attack. Again. April was so scared that the last chance she had to see her father again had been destroyed just like the town by the bombs. Charlie tried to comfort her but she ran away. A while later Charlie found April but she told him she just wanted to be alone. Then someone tapped her on the shoulder and she slowly turned around to yell at them, “Go away, I want to be alone,” but instead her face lit up and she jumped into her fathers arms. “Oh dad I’ve missed you so much,” said April. “Same here, my little princess,” replied her dad, Tom, “And it’s all thanks to this boy, Charlie.”

Incredibly three days later the war ended. They had a huge celebration for both the end of the war and the reunion of a father and daughter. Charlie had many stories to tell his family that summer when he got back to England and they all lived happily ever after!