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DEMONđč
(A Life For A Life)
Â©ïž Chidimma Christineâïž
Episode 81đ„…..
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I was almost throu-gh with getting Andris personal stuffs, her l@pt©p and doÂąv-ments when I began to hear Shainaâs voice from downstairs.
âWhats wrong with her…. I have never heard her scream this way before” I thought heading downstairs.
âWho are you screaming atâ I asked gazing at her. She turned and stared at me for a while before walking towards the armchair.
âShaina….â I called.
âIts nothing….â she muttered, I stared at her, she didn’t look good but I decided to let her be since she doesn’t want to discuss it.
âAm going to meet a friend but I will be back soonâ I said and made to leave but her words st©pped me.
âWhat??â I asked to be sure I actually heard her well.
âWhat do you mean what…. You can’t leave me here all aloneâ She said not looking up to me.
I scoffed… âOkay, let’s goâ I said and we left the house together.
đŠSHAINAđŠ
We drove for a very long distance before he st©pped at a very familia house.
It was my mum’s place…. Why did he bring me here…. Did he by any chance find out that Mrs Blake was my mum.
âWhy aren’t you getting off the carâ He snapped me out of my thought.
I smiled trying to look okay but de-ep down my heart was on a marathon race.
âWhy are we hereâ I asked in the lowest tone I have.
âI told you I was going to meet a friend…. Just get off the car, am alre-ady lateâ he said.
I quic-kly got off the car and we both walked to the door bell.
âComing….â I heard an unfamiliar voice answer to the door, I smiled feeling a bit relieved…. Even in my dreams I could recognize my mum’s voice and what I heard didn’t sound anything close to it.
The door cracked open ex-posing a young lady…. Shiva you are here… We’ve been waitingâ She said opening the door wi-der for us to enter.
âwe’ve been???â I whispered… That means she wasn’t the only one inside the house… My heart went into a second marathon race.
âShiva is here….â The girl that opened the door said as we walked in.
The house looked the same, exactly the way my mum had decorated her house….
âI c@mÂŁ with a friendâ Rocky said and that was when I looked up to see the friends he had.
âHell no…â I thought as my eyes meet with that of my mum.
âPreeti….â She called standing up.
I smiled and waved at her, Rocky stared at us both…. I guess he was surprised, I never mentioned Mrs Blake to him… He too, how was I suppose to know he was friends with my mum.
âDo you guys know each otherâ he asked.
I coughd slightly and nodded, âActually I meet Mrs Blake the day… The day….â I thought real ha-rd for the lie I said to Mrs Blake when we first meet but I couldn’t remember it.
âWhen you had issues with your mother….â Mrs Blake said and laughed.
âIts so nice to see you again Prettiâ he said hvgging me.
âPhew….â I felt extra ordinarily relived… She didn’t even suspect a single thing.
I hvgged her back…. It has been really long I received a hvg from my mum.
âBut.. I been wondering…. How did you knew Shivaâ Mrs Blake asked.
I gulbe-d ha-rd …. I didn’t see that question coming âActua… Actually we meet… You know we meet….â I stuttered helplessly wishing that God would sÂŁnd in help.
âShe works for me…. Andris employed her as a domestic helperâ Rocky quic-kly said.
âThanks…..â I mumbled to him.
âOkay… Let’s get down to work….â Mrs Blake said dragging Rocky with him….. I walked towards the empty chair beside the fire place and sat down.
The house looked alot lively than the first time I had visited, and mum… She looks okay, I guess she has forgotten about everything, I smiled looking around the house, just then I saw Arch angel DevesÂŁna standing beside the window.
âYour time is ticking… Tick tockâ she said showing me a clock.
I hissed, âyou had better leave me alone, am not leaving Rockyâ I muttered shaking my head slightly so I won’t see her again.
I stared at Rocky and his friends chatting and laughing…. They looked happy most especially Mum and Rocky.
I wanted to tell him about what arch angel DevesÂŁna said but that would hurt him and he alre-ady have alot on his mind.
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âEnough of the jokes Siddarth….â Mrs Blake said in between laughter.
âI actually called Shiva for something important rememberâ She said now sounding a little serous.
âDid you get Andris stuff….â Mrs Blake asked again.
âYeah…. Here they areâ I said dropping the l@pt©p on the table âStill no trace of Rheaâ I asked getting really worried.
âNot yet… But we hope to find something throu-gh Andris l@pt©pâ Odeya replied and I nodded.
âWe alre-ady sued Chief Varma and all his colleagues…. Here is the list of his colleaguesâ Siddarth said dropping a file before me.
âSome has been arrested alre-ady, the rest are on the run but they will soon get arrested….â Siddarth added.
I nodded going though the list, my eyes caught with emperor Bhalladevâs name….. I followed his name to check if he has been arrested but it was written âNo informationâ I scoffed… He won’t get away.
âWhy is Emperor Bhalladev filed as no informationâ I asked.
âWell… We looked up for him on the internet… We didn’t find such name, besides chief Varma didn’t write the full details like were he could be foundâ Siddarth said.
I smiled…. âWell I know where he could be found and I have some unfinished business thereâ I said recalling the promise I had made Chandu.
Siddarth stared at me as if he didn’t believe what I said âWhat unfinished business do you have this time around Shivaâ He asked.
I smiled…. âA very important one…. I would be traveling very early tomorrow, I might make it back tomorrow or next with Emperor Bhalladevâ I said.
âOkay…. We will try our best to find your sister before then and Andris too… She has to join her father in jailâ Siddarth said.
âDo you nee-d help or….. â Mrs Blake was saying when I cutted her short.
âI will do it myself….. Just be sure you sÂŁnd some police to Mumbai train stationâ I said.
FACELESSđ
DEMONđč
(A Life For A Life)
Â©ïž Chidimma Christineâïž
Episode 82đ„…..
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đŠSHAINAđŠ
âWhat…. You can’t leave nowâ I said feeling very disturbe-d about Rockyâs sudden travel…. I haven’t even told him what arch angel DevesÂŁna said.
âDon’t worry…. I would be back before you know it…. Just take care of yourself okayâ He said.
I nodded… That was the only thing I could do at that point… He won’t give up his journey for me… It seems very important to him.
âOkay… I will get going nowâ he said and we hvgged each other.
âBecareful bro…â Siddarth said.
âI will…. Make sure you find Rhea aliveâ he said.
âYou can trust me on that…..â Siddarth said.
We both stood at the train station until the train Rocky boarded to Chennai.
I took in a de-ep breath feeling very empty….
âLets go Shaina….â Siddarth said taking my hands, I shvggled trying to re-lease myself from the grip but it was too ti-ght.
âGosh… You are hurting meâ I hissed.
đANDRISđ
I scroll down my phone looking for any article concerning Rockyâs death or arrest but I found none.
It seems to me that my plan actually failed…. They haven’t come for Rhea and am running out of patient.
The door cracked open and Omar walked in.
âYou know when I agreed to this, you said it was going to workâ Omar said sitting close to me.
âAnd what are you trying to say….â I snapped.
âFrom the look of things Andris your plan isn’t working….. Why don’t you ask for my own plan…. It might workâ he said.
Heaven knows I nee-ded help but I just can’t bring myself into asking Omar for one…. That would be bring my fame to the dust and I really don’t want it to happen.
âAre you thinking about it…. You nee-d this so just swallow your pride and ask for itâ he said.
âFine… You are right…. So what’s your planâ I asked.
âI believe by now your father must have thought of you or Rocky as the br@in behind his downfall….. I heard from a liable source that he is in for alot of problem and he doesn’t have any lawyer to save himâ Omar said.
I scoffed…. âAre you now briefing me on things that I knowâ
âYour father is the best weapon now…. If we get him off the scope, Rocky and his gang would be very terrified that way…. We would attackâ Omar said.
I sm-irked thinking about what he said… He seems to be ma-king alot of s-en-se but its going to be way difficult to get my dad out of his crimes.
âAnd how do you intend to do that….â I asked and he smiled.
âThere would be a prison outbreak tomorrow night…. Its being planed by a criminal group to re-lease their men from jail…. I can talk to them about adding your father’s name to the list if you are re-ady to pay the priceâ He said.
âWhich is….â I asked and he scoffed.
â5% of your father’s property including insurance from harmâ He said.
âHell no…. I can’t do thatâ I protested.
âI guess you aren’t interestedâ Omar said standing up but I st©pped him.
I nee-ded his help, I really do but they are just asking for too much.
âOkay… If that’s all, I will do thatâ I said.
âGood… Now sign thisâ he said dropping a doÂąv-ment before me, I scoffed before signing the doÂąv-ment.
âThe prison break out had better work if not, am going to sue youâ I threatened.
âIt will… Just a little fateâ he said.
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I looked around as we approached Chennai…. The memories I had, everything I pas-sed throu-gh c@mÂŁ running into memory.
I just hope Chandu is fine…. Emperor Bhalladev can be unpredictable…. What if he alre-ady killed him.
The train st©pped at Malawi and I alighted…. The place looked really dry and everyone was walking fast as if to hide from something.
I walked towards the direction that lead to Bawaâs house.. He has to know the status of things above all, he has to know that I actually did made it back alive.
I st©pped on seeing guards from Chennai…. For as long as I can remember…. Malawi and Chennai doesn’t seem to have anything in common.
I quic-kly diverted to the bushy p@rt….. On getting to the hill road I realized the room was covered with planks and an instruction âOut of boundâ written boldly on it.
Did Bawa die or something…. I just couldn’t figure out what was actually happening.
âNo one leave on t©p of the hills…â I heard a famine voice say… I turned, it was an average girl.
âHey…. Do you know where I can find…..â I was saying when she cutted in.
âA boat man right… They live down the……â She was saying when I interrupted.
âNo… Am actually looking for a boat man by the name Bawaâ I said… I noticed a change in her facial expression.
âIs he deadâ I asked.
âHow am I suppose to know that….â She snapped.
I sighed, won’t she go straight to the point I don’t have enough time to waste.
âLooks like you are new in Malawi…. Come with me before Emperor Bhalladevâs men see you and take you to the prince Amerendaâ She said leading the road.
I had no choice but to follow her, I have to know the condition of Chennai before I attack.
âSit…. I would serve you some rottenâ She said, I tried to reject the offer but she was alre-ady out of sight.
âTada…. I made them myselfâ She said dropping a plate of rotten.
âThanks….â I voiced out taking a bit of the rotten.
It was actually delicious âAbout Bawa…. Do you know anything about himâ I asked again.
âHe was arrested few months back for helping a runaway slave from Chennai…. Their Army defected us, many were killed and our king was dethroned and Prince Amerendaâ took over…. We all bec@mÂŁ slaves un-der his leadersh!pand controlâ She said in tears.
I felt her pain…. To think Emperor Bhalladev did this to catch just one man… He will do far better than the devilâ.
âNo news have been heard from them since then…. Everyone is even afraid to askâ
Defeating Emperor Bhalladev isn’t going to be easy at all…. I would have to use his son against him.
âWhere is Prince Amerendaâs palaceâ I asked….. I knew him very well, he has a fansy for delevopment and if I agree to help him out…. He will surely do what ever I want.
To Be Continued…….