Antoine reached his home and ran inside. He took a breath of relief once he was inside. Antoine made sure to lock the door twice. He walked in opposite direction looking at the locked door and bumped with something… someone. Antoine was startled and he responded defensively. Isabel founded Antoine in a weird manner. He looked tired and scared. He was acting different.
“What is wrong?” Isabel asked with concern.
“Nothing… I got surprised. That’s it” Antoine said belittling the matter. He went inside in the kitchen and pours himself a glass of cold water. Isabel followed him inside the kitchen.
“What do you mean you got surprised? You looked scared of something besides what is there to get surprised or scared?” Isabel demanded answers from Antoine.
“I did not… I am sorry Bells… my mind was somewhere else so when I bumped onto you, I took it as a surprise. It was nothing else”
“What? What is it?” Jerika asked by waving her hands in air.“You said two years” Daulat told Jerika making her realize that Brian was not aware of that fact.“Why would you say two years?” Daulat asked in confusion.“Because it has been two years since your accident” Daulat answered plainly. He had no difficulty and no dilemma in telling truth to Brian. All the concern and crap about his health and condition did not matter to him until it become really essential for Jerika to know and reveal the truth. But Daulat knew Brian was tougher than he looks. He had seen it. Brian looked weak and feeble because of being in hospital in bed for two years with nothing but liquid intake through syringes and pipes but ever since he was back to his senses and was conscious, he was growing tough and strong both physically and mentally. Only an idiot will consider him fragile but Daulat was smarter to be called one.“
Jerika went to see Daulat. He was lying on couch with his eyes closed. Jerika sat on an adjacent seat. Brian was nowhere to see. He might have retired for the night. Jerika was tired too. She needed sleep but difficulty was she could not. She could not forget about the response from Brian she got few minutes earlier. She did not get it. She needed to get it out of her system. She needed to talk about what happened so that she could make out something from it. She was hoping she could speak to Daulat about it but he was resting. “You are thinking a lot” Daulat said making Jerika jump out of her thoughts. “You are not sleeping!” Jerika said in amazement. “Are you?” Daulat said. “I thought you were asleep” Jerika whispered. “Why are you here then?” Daulat said. “You should not sleep here. Go, sleep in the guest room” Jerika said. “Then where will you make Brian sleep?” Daulat asked looking at the roof. “This house has many
Jerika ran inside her house and screamed Daulat’s name in panic. Daulat came out of the guest room once he heard her. “What is it?” Daulat asked in concern. Jerika saw Daulat with a gun in his hand. “What is that?” Jerika asked while pointing towards the gun Daulat was holding in defensive manner. Daulat read too much intensely to the situation and the situation was intense but in a different manner. “Protection” Daulat answer glancing in every direction for any threat. He looked like an alert soldier ready to strike on enemy’s base. Jerika wanted to react more but at that time she had more important concern. She looked around in hope to find Brian but Brian was nowhere to found. Jerika was started to freak out and Daulat was getting tensed looking at Jerika. “What’s wrong? Why did you scream like that? What are you looking for?” Daulat asked Jerika who was looking all tensed up and worried. “Brian” Jerika said only one word as
Jerika looked at her hand for a bit. She had no idea what was happening. She could think of nothing because she knew nothing. She hated that feeling. She despised the fact of not knowing anything. She felt useless… retarded. Jerika looked at Martin who looked tensed and worried. Jerika smiled at him weakly. Jerika smiled from her chair and grabbed her cell phone.“Let’s go” Jerika said and started to walk away but Martin stopped her.“Is everything okay ma’am?” Martin asked. He could see clearly that something was troubling Jerika but he was not sure what was it. He could have guess that it was the police but he thought that it would be better if he ask out of decency and goodness.“Yes… why? Do you think I am afraid of police? Do you think I did something terrible?” Jerika said trying to conceal her worries behind a façade.“I don’t know and I don’t and won’t bel
***** FEW HOURS BACK ***** Daulat was making few phone calls whereas Jerika was getting ready to leave for Zion as per the plan. Jerika was worried but she could hardly do anything about all that. It took nearly one hour to reach the city and further half an hour to the office. Jerika was getting late. Daulat did not bring his car and it was still parked in the hospital as he along with Jerika and the insolent, demagogue Brian. Daulat decided to take Jerika’s car whereas Jerika decided to take taxi. Jerika left first. After Jerika left, Daulat was ready to leave after half an hour Jerika left. He grabbed car keys and walked to the garage so that he can leave in the car at that instant. As he was ready to drive away, he noticed something weird. He checked and then realized that Jerika’s bike was missing. Its cover was thrown in the corner. Jerika did not notice bike missing because she never came down to garage, even not for her car. Daulat understood that Brian left on Jerik
Daulat rushed at Zion. He looked around to search someone looking like Brian but no one looked suspicious. Daulat then asked the watchman.“Hey… have you seen this man?” Daulat asked showing Brian’s photograph to the watchman and the guard recognized him instantly.“Yes sir” the guard replied quickly.“Where… Where did you see him? Was he here?” Daulat asked looking around like a seeker in hope to see him.“Yes sir… he was here some time ago. He was waiting for someone but he did not recognized the man so he came to ask for my help” the guard told Daulat. Daulat was having doubts ever since he found out that Brian was near Zion by tracking Jerika’s bike.“What man? Who was he trying to find? Does that man work here?” Daulat asked looking confused. He was hoping that he must have come down to visit Jerika but seemed like matter was different.“Y
Isabel was feeling uneasy. She was very worried about Antoine and all she did was think about Antoine ever since she got that message from him. Isabel could not help but remember the day when Antoine told her that they were moving back to the town where they used to live in and he will be working at Zion again. Isabel was thrilled but same could not be said about Antoine. He was indeed happy about the promotion and position but regarding moving back was a bitter sweet moment for Antoine. He did not looked as ecstatic as he should be and Isabel knew that although she ignored it but thinking about it now made her feel anxious. Isabel was clueless about the past and that is why she was facing difficulty in handling present. Only if she could have some answers then maybe she could have done something rather being dense about everything even about her husband. Antoine was becoming difficult to read day by day and things were getting out of hands from Isabel. She started at her cell phone
Jerika had been driving alone from quite some time. She stopped driving and parked her car in from t of a dilapidated building. She looked around to see someone but the place was quiet with no soul around her within the numerous miles around her. It was a destroyed building with no inhabitants. The place looked a bit of scary and sun was about to go down. The surroundings were not much appealing to Jerika but still she saw no other option than to go inside. No matter how much she despised the fact and the voice from inner core which was telling her not to go inside, she still decided to go. She brought a gun along just in case and now she felt a bit safe although she hardly knew to use it. She believed that if any danger does come towards her, her senses would guide her in using the only arm she had as a precaution. After glancing all around her surrounding and placing her gun closer to her hidden in her overlong jacket, she stepped inside the building.It was messy all aroun