Brahe

Somewhere in the Bay of Bengal is the island called Brahe.Brahe is actually a very pristine fishing village with the longest golden beach in all of india.The island is quite near Calcutta.In fact it takes about an hour and half by speedboat.Naturally the place is a magnet for beach junkies.And they come from all over.Though the beach is out of the world and the sea aquamarine blue,there are hardly any places to stay on the island.No hotels as yet.In fact either the tourists stay daylong and then rush back to Calcutta in the evening.Or they stay in the seaside shacks.The shacks are run by local toughs who charge exorbitantly for minimal facilities.No wonder a major realtor Crane Inc. is developing the beach itself.On the anvil is a hotel with a slide from the roof directly to the sea.Also planned is an open air dance area.This will mean income for the locals and spell doom for the shacks.Naturally,the hoodlums who run the shacks are planning some offensive.
Ian has lived in Brahe ever since he can remember.In fact the locals tell him he was born here.He is an orphan and is twenty-five year old.He is a fisherman.Ever since he can remember he has loved his neighbour's daughter Julia.Julia,though,keeps her options open.She has not said no to Ian.Nor has she said Yes.Her father makes trawlers in his factory.Julia wants to leave Brahe and she wants a comfortable life.She is rather beautiful and she realises that this is an advantage.A few days before the whole island was invited to a dance organized by Crane.Julia did go with Ian.But after a dance or two she feigned tiredness and sat down to rest.Well,luck was in her favour.Because the person she sat next to was an young engineer named Arin.Arin is in charge of the Brahe project.He is the scion of a rich Calcutta family.Arin and Julia hit it off really well.When the party ended all of Brahe knew,that despite obvious differences in status,Arin and Julia were now a couple.
Arin was attacked by some drunks later that evening.Had Ian not intervened he would surely have been killed.The whole island was full of praise for Ian for his fair conduct.Sadly,Arin understood nothing.The shack owners were planning to eliminate Arin to put a stop to the beach project.Yesterday Arin and Ian were having a drink at a pub.They had become good friends too since both were interested in shrimps.Arin knew many recipes for the humble shrimp cocktail.He was sharing one such when the lights went out.Quick, said Ian, "Gimme your coat.Arin was at a loss for words but he did as told.Before getting up Ian spoke again, "Take good care of Julia,my friend! And then he ran into the darkness.There were some gunshots.Minutes later the lights came on.Ian was lying lifeless on the ground with a bullet in his head.Later that night the shack owners were arrested and charged for Ian's murder.Arin did marry Julia and they named their firstborn Ian.