'Hey, you psycho!' They screamed as they barged in.
I clutched in the corner due to fear.
'You don't deserve to live here.' Said the old lady pointing her wooden stick to me.
She was the supreme of our village. She used to treat me as her child once but, everything changed. Everything changed when my one and only family members died. The whole village hates the ten-year-old me now. I was in grief and guilt cause I had lost her, my only family. The one who cared about me the most. But, no one bothered to look at my face, no one bothered to calm me. Everyone just wanted to punish me for the sin I'd committed.
I was all weak cause I hadn't eaten anything since the day she died. I was crying hugging my legs and literary embedding my face between and chest and my legs. Her memories were flashing in front of my eyes as I used to close them. I had only this one-room sized cottage to live in. The cottage had a small bed on which I used to sleep, she used to sleep on the ground. We were not so well living but we were happy. This whole house made me feel her presence, every second I used to feel that she'll come and make me get freed of this cruel humanity. From somewhere she would come and tell them that she is alive and will hug me tightly.
'Why don't you speak, idiot!' Yelled the man standing in front of me and pushed me from the stick he had in his hand.
I remember that time when he used to carry me in his arms and roam around the village telling me the tales of the village. But he now just scorns me. He was an uncle to me, and I trusted him a lot. But, God had some other plans for me. The ten-year-old me was now losing faith in humanity, in God, and this whole world.
I was all dizzy now. Due to so much of crying my head and throat were hurting. My whole body was weak and I was scared to death.
'Make him leave before he kills anyone else.' Said someone from the crowd.
In front of me, my exile was being planned,
'Yes!! Make him leave!! Drag him out!! Drag this psycho out!!' Chanted the crowd.
Everyone started to approach me now. I knew once they drag me out they'll kill me. Some were carrying wooden sticks while some were empty-handed. I gathered my all strength and mustered up my courage and pushed the man who was in front of me and then, I started to crawl. Crawling under the crowd I reached for the exit.
'I will finally be free.' I thought.
Until someone grabbed my leg and I fell on the ground. My face hit the ground hard. My nose was bleeding and my chin hurt a lot. They dragged me in and were about to hit me when I opened my eyes.
I was panting, my heart was pounding quite hard and I was sweating too much. It took me some time to realize that I was in the hospital lying on the bed. I was still shivering due to fear, every second I felt someone will barge in to kill me. In all this state of mind, my mind hit only one name, Anna.
I knew she was the only one who could help me, who could calm me. I stood up to go out. There are still many people out there so I dressed up in some other clothes which were in the cupboard. I still don't know who gave those clothes to me. I, one morning woke up and found them lying on my bed near my legs. I finally went out and took a mask from the doctor's room to hide my face. I was so delighted that after a long time I was going to meet Anna again.
I would hug her tightly and never let her go. I would tell her about the nightmare I saw, and I'm sure that she'll ease me. Cause after all, that she loves me, though she got me arrested.
I knew where she lived too. After all, I used to follow her every time she visited Dr. Ray. But, I only admired her from far away without making any chaos but this time I had to meet her. Cause I was running out of patients and my state of mind was a bit unsettled.
It took exactly thirty minutes from the bus to her house. So, by walking it might take forty-five minutes or one hour to her house.
'So, I've to walk fast if I have to meet her.' I calculated.
After finally escaping from all the doctors I came out of the hospital. I was feeling anxious and scared. I started walking to her home.
Anna, I'm coming...
****
'Thanks for coming with me.' I said while she looked outside the window of the car.
'I'm just doing it because I'm guilty of punching you there.' She said with a blank voice, still looking outside.
'Well, you should be. After all, you hit an already wounded man.' I said and she sighed in frustration.
Half an hour ago...
'No, never!!' Said Sarah and she walked out of the cabin, but just before when she was about to close the door she heard Niall murmuring,
'Aah! It hurts and it's bleeding.' She thought it was a joke until she turned to glare at him and found his shirt was a bit red due to bleeding.
'Oh, My God!!' She screamed and ran towards him.
She then sat beside him.
'Are you alright? I'm sorry I didn't know that I hit you that hard. What do now? I'm sorry Mr. Niall.' She started panicking and soon her eyes got filled.
It hurt Niall a lot but seeing Sarah panicking made him scoff.
'I'm so sorry..wait, are you laughing right now?' She said and glared at him.
'Aahh!!' Screamed Mr. Niall just to distract Sarah.
'Oh! what to do now.' She said.
'Take me home.' He said.
****
Sarah dropped Mr. Niall at his house.
'I'll be going now, you may take rest.' She said as she made him sat in his living room.
'But..what about the party?' He asked.
'You have to rest.' She said, standing.
'I wish to go.' He said.
'But there will be no one to take care of you.' She said.
'That's why I asked you.' He said looking at his wound.
Sarah was deep inside feeling terrible for him as she was the reason behind his situation.
'Okay, you may go I'll go myself.' Said, Niall with blank expressions, still looking at his wound.
She sighed in defeat and said,
'I'll go with you. But I need to dress up first.' She said and turned around to leave.
As she turned to leave, Niall smiled.
After a while, when Niall got ready wearing a black shirt and grey trousers, Sarah arrived. He was looking in the mirror when she said from behind,
'Shall I take you now?' She said.
As soon as Niall turned around he was stunned to see Sarah. Her brown hair was down. Her black fish cut gown with some glitter effects on the ends of it was flawlessly matching her pale green eyes and it showed her curves perfectly.
'Mr. Niall?' She asked as she came walking forward.
He cleared his throat,
'Yeah, let's go now.' He said.
Present...
Sitting in the car suddenly Sarah's phone blinked. She opened the message box,
'Honey! I'm an Aunt Merylin will not be at home today, cause we are heading to my house. We have some matters to sought out.
- Mom'
Sarah felt suspicious and murmured,
'Matter to solve?'...