FACELESSš
DEMONš¹
(A Life For A Life)
By Chidimma Christineāļø
EPISODE 20š„
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š¦SHAINAš¦
My heart jumped up in celebr@tion immediately he popped the question
“For as long as I can remember” I said filling full of myself
“Okey… So do you know where I can rent an ap@rtment” he asked
“Okey…. That” I said not sure if I actually know one…. It has been long I died and lost interest in worldly things
“So… Where” he asked “just come with me” I said and left
I kept looking around to know if I can see a bill board advert for renting but couldn’t find any
“Oh God…. Shaina, where would you take him to…. You can’t possibly take him to the Angels convert….. Arch angel DevesĀ£na will surely kill you” my subconscious said
I sighed still looking around but found nothing….. Like nothing
š„Dš„
We walked for a very long time, I began to wonder if she was trying to take me out of Mumbai
“Are we not there yet or are you taking me to your emperor” I asked
She stĀ©pped and turned to me, staring at me with a sm-irk plastered on her face
“Emperor…. In this 21st century” she said
“Yes…. Why” i asked
“You sure do have alot of things to learn Rocky” she said
“Where are you taking me to” I asked ignoring her statement
“You said you wanted an ap@rtment right” she asked
“Yeah…. So” I snapped “We are looking for an ap@rtment for you” she said
“Like seriously, looking for…. I thought you have been here for as long as you can remember” I said trying to sound like her
“True talk but that doesn’t mean I know everywhere ” she snapped eyeing me
I scoffed “I seriously don’t have your time” I said walking out on her
“Really…..” She said after me
I saw commercial notice for vacant house “finally” I said relived
I made to enter the house but Shaina blocked the entrance
“Didn’t you hear me calling ” she said p@n-ting heavily
“Did I.. I don’t think I did” I said as I gradually pu-ll-ed her out of the entrance
“Seriously rocky” she said following me but I ignored her completely
“Hy.. Who are you looking for” A middle aged man asked
“I saw this” I said showing him the vacant notice
“Oh…. Come on in” he said and began to walk dee-per into the compound
He got to a door and stĀ©pped, he di-pped his hand into his pocket and brou-ght out a key which he used to open the door
“Come in” he said welcoming us into his office
He sat down and motioned us to do the same “Welcome again…. You have to register and pay your rent before I can gave you the key” he said bringing out a big book which seems to be a register
“Name….” He asked
“D…. I mean Devi Rocky” I quic-kly corrected
“And your wife’s name”..
“Wife… Hell no, wait… What” I asked suprised
“Then is she your girlfriend” he asked. “She is just nothing and she isn’t leaving with me” I said
Shaina eyed me and hissed “As if I want to” shr muttered
“Okey…. So for how long would you be staying” he asked
“Just a month…”
“A month” Shaina asked surprised “yeah…. Why” I asked wondering why she was too walked up with that
“Nothing…. I actually thought you c@mĀ£ here to stay”
“Yeah…. But I still have some things I nee-d to do, someone is waiting for me there”
“There…. Where is there”
“That shouldn’t be your business….” I said and turned towards the man
“How much is my rent…. For a month” I asked
“That should be 5,000 rupees” he said
“Okey…” I replied and gave him the money
“First floor by the left… Room 405” he said giving me the key
“Thanks” I said and collected the key
š¦SHAINAš¦
“A month…. How can he be spending just a month in Mumbai…. Something isn’t right here
I think he is up to something dangerous but what is that…..
Unfinished business…..
Someone is waiting for him there…..
What is he up to…. Bhavna is right.. He doesn’t look like someone interested in love
Arrgh…. How can Lord Ganpati give me such mission, is he indirectly telling me not to come to paradise
I can’t deal with this man… I doubt if my plan would even work but I still got to try
I have to try, its not as if I have a choice anyway” I thought
š„Dš„
We left the office and walked towards the direction he had given us
“Am finally in Mumbai, all I nee-d to do now is find *Vishnu* then from him I would know where they took my sister Rhea to and even make all those that killed my parents pay for there sin…..” I thought
I got to my doorway and stĀ©pped, there is no way am allowing Clumsy in…. She has done well so far and I don’t think I would be nee-ding her help again
“Hy Clumsy… Clumsy Clumsy…” I called but she didn’t blink her eye talk more of responding
“Is she drooling or something” I thought
I tĀ©uƧhed her and she shaked in fear “oh gosh Rocky you shattered me” she said holding her heart
“you can go now… Clumsy” I said “its Shaina not Clumsy” I said
“Whatever… Thanks for your help, you have to go now its getting late” I said
“Won’t you at least let me in…” She said
“No… Go home, I bet your parents would be worried by now….”
“Parents…” She scoffed “its okey… I have it all sort out” she said.
“Aren’t you tired… You have been following me from the train station, you ought to be tired by now so start going” I said
“plea-seeeeeee”
“No… Go” I said, she sighed and turned to leave but stooped, she turned back towards me and looked up to my door “Room 405ā she re-ad “I would come back tomorrow” she said running off
“That won’t be necessary…” I shouted after her but she couldn’t hear it
“At last” I exhaled de-eply and went into my room
FACELESSš
DEMONš¹
(A Life For A Life)
By Chidimma Christineāļø
EPISODE 21š„
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š„Dš„
The cobwebs and dust ushered me in, the ground was covered with dust and the small wooden be-d and other furniture were all covered with dust and cobwebs
I sighed “she would have been a good cleaner” I exhaled regretting sĀ£nding her out
I heard a knock on the door and quic-kly rushed to it thinking she was the one but she wasn’t
“Hey… Rocky, hope you like the place” it was Mr bagan, the landlord
“Yeah….” I said calmly “the room has been vacant for the past six months… Am sure it would be dusty” he said
“Hmm” I replied not sure if he actually heard that
“This would help, for cleaning” he said pointing at a bucket, broom and mop
“Its getting late alre-ady” he added
“Thanks… So thoughtful of you” I said “the tap is running” he added before leaving
š¦SHAINAš¦
I screamed so ha-rd unable to believe it, the more I think about it, the more angry I become
“He is so so so rude, gosh how am I suppose to make someone like that fell in love” I said
“You said it was easy right” Bhavna said, I glanced at her wondering if she was trying to mock me or something…
“Bhavna” I called “what..” She replied curtly
I sighed sitting down, my legs were alre-ady aching from all the walking and standing
“I doubt if I would really make it to paradise” I said
“Just calm down Shaina…. You both just meet, tomorrow would be better” Bhavna said
“I just hope so….” I said
“So…… I got the girl for you” Bhavna said “for real” I asked
“Yes… But we have a problem” she said my jaw dropped. I wonder what the problem is right now
“What’s wrong” I asked “She works at the brothel…. You know as a pro…..”
“You mean prostitude” I volunteered and she nodded
“That shouldn’t be a problem…. she would change once they fell in love” I said
“That’s true…. Maybe but what if it doesn’t work as planed”
“We have a plan B but it would surely work” I said trying so ha-rd to convince myself
Rocky seems a little difficult and cold hearted, he doesn’t even look like one that is interested in love…..
“And forgiveness…. I wonder what is there he can’t forgive at all” I thought
“Or is it related to the unfinished business he talked about…., Unfinished Business, what sort of business is that”
I slumped into the be-d exhausted….. It took me two hours to clean up the room and put it in place
It seems as if Mr Bagan know i don’t have any home furniture, although the ones in the room were alre-ady old and worn out but its alot better than having none
I arranged my clothes in the clothe rails….. I separated the clothes carefully, I alre-ady made up my mind to wear the few fashioned clothes Bawa had bought for me
It would be way ha-rd for me to cope in Mumbai with the clothes from Chennai
Even if I decide to since its no one business but I was kind of scared of dragging attention to myself
“That would only make it worst and I wouldn’t want any unnecessary celebr@tion it makes me think as if my enemies alre-ady saw me before I did see them”
š„Dš„
My stomach grumbled to the extraordinary aroma of food I was perceiving
I tried to endure it bit it was just too much for me, I quic-kly di-pped my hand inside my pocket collecting enough money that can buy enough delicacies
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I bleached out loudly immediately I finished the food “what a relief… I nee-d to stay alive to defect my enemies”
I disposed the dirty takeaway plate and la-id down
My heart raced back to my stay in Chennai, “Chandu I hope he his doing fine….” I thought
I know Emperor Bhalladev won’t spear him once he finds out he had helped me
I exhaled de-eply getting up…. Mumbai is such a big city with more than a thousand people, how do I find my parents murderers
I remembered the map, one of the uniformed men at the train station gave me…. I quic-kly started searching my bags since I couldn’t remember which of the bags I kept it
“Holy crab” my eyes wi-de-ned as I behold the content of the bag Bawa had given me
The bag was filled with gun, bullet and even bullet proofs…. Everything I would nee-d, telescope, a phone, an id card and a small note book… to mention but few
I picked up the book and froze at the first thing I saw “How did Bawa get this” I asked staring de-eply into the picture
It was my family picture…. tears dropped from my eyes as those memories repl@ybefore me as if I was watching a movie
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It was the beginning of the summer period and everyone was happy especially students
Mrs Phogat had come back from the vegetables market only the post man standing right before her doors
She smiled, off course she knew who was sĀ£nding the mail but she was kind of furious on why it was coming now…. It has been a year now she last receive any mail from him “Or is the mail actually from him”
“Good Afternoon ma” the postman greeted bowing
“Good afternoon too…. Hope there is no problem” she asked eagered to hear what he actually have to say
“I have a mail for Mrs Phogat” he said holding a brown envelope
Mrs Phogat stared at it for a while and her eyes caught with a red printed shades right below it stamp lines
She smiled, its definitely him, her husband “Am Mrs Phogat and I guess the latter is coming from my husband right” she said beaming
“Yes…. Here” he said handing it over to her , she made to open it but on a second thought she decided to wait till the postman leave
“Sign here ma” he said and Mrs Phogat signed
She didn’t spear a second immediately she entered her house and opened the latter
She screamed so ha-rd when she finished re-ading the latter…. It was a latter from her husband Mr Phogat whom he last heard from a year ago, he stated on the latter that his military service were over and he would soon be promoter to a sĀ£nior military staff
It was truly a good news to the family, at least their family would be complete again
Mrs Phogat didn’t fail to break the good news to her two kids Rhea and Shiva and off course they were very happy….. There is no greater joy than seeing your family together
Time flew rather too fast and Mr Phogat c@mĀ£ home few days to his promotion ceremony
The ceremony finally c@mĀ£ and that was when the family ph0to was taken.. As a memory to remember
That was four months before the as-sas-sin’s attack
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More tears rush down my eyes as I recalled those days…. *days of joy and laughter*
But its said that good people never last long
Seeing the face of my parents and sister made my heart crave more for revenge…..
I sniffed wiping my tears off, I don’t nee-d to cry… I have cried for the past fifteen years and this is time I make my enemies cry and feel the same pain I felt
I dropped the pictures and began to go throu-gh the book wondering where Bawa had gotten the picture from
I saw another picture which answered my questions, it was a picture of my Dad, Chandu and Bawa on military uniform, not just any military uniform but the same one dad was putting on in our family picture and the background look almost the same
“Chandu…. Bawa, do they know my father…” I thought astonished
I was totally confuse, not knowing what to think or believe anymore…. How did Chandu and Bawa know my father
*How???*
TBC