Mr. John a friend of Mr .Esha( other name of Mr .Ice) with whom he used to have a shot of whiskey or others alcoholic beverages together some other nights and they would returned home around 12 O' clock at mid night. They were close friend, neighbors and in the field of soccer Mr .John was a defender and Mr .Ice was a goalkeeper, everything is bond with them. I envy that of friendship type from the very first time .
One night I slept well away in the bed where Mr .Dom used to sleep ,he is gone with his inseparable friend for the same reason . I woke up in the bed in around 11-12 o' clock ,I was alone in the room with a light bulb flickering as the wind blows from everywhere, thundering and storming but it didn't bring any rain . I could feel the adrenal gland has released it's hormones (the adrenaline), rushes over my body with goosebumps and short of breath. The room where I slept was totally separate from other room with a big room attached to it ,where they store up their things like bags with full of rice in it and others more as it was their store room.
I lost the courage to conquer that mid night, fill with darkness and silence .'what if I end up my last breath in this room in the absence of anyone' I thought so, I take a step to go up to the others room to see anybody, but none. Again I entered their kitchen to see if Mr. Dom had returned and have his dinner but, all I see was an empty room. For me to go back to the room where I slept off, it was a long way down the stairs with darkness I see everything blurred out of shiver ,what a night without moonlight but stars twinkling in the way as if they laugh at my cowardice .
At last ,I make my biggest action to run away from the house to get to my home wait?.. that was much more longer than that room but , people could see me dying in the way ,out of fortune cause some youngster usually roam around the town all night ,like them!. when I came up to the front yard of the house I could hear some noise from somewhere ,people talking or whispering ?something like that makes me walk slowly to a wall, the sound was from behind the wall. I lower my head, turn up my ear to hear out what they were talking about.
" I used to call up and talk with two girls ,they were friends , before sleep. The first girl envy to know that I used to call up to her friend too! that is the second girl. The first girl was nice but, I like the second girl more because you know she was so friendly " Mr. Ice said in a discreet manner to let no one hear about it .
" OH! now hear about my story Mr. John continue,
I know and I even heard from her friends that she likes me and I like her too but we were not ready to confess to each other, for it been a while back we were in contact through this" I could hear some girls voice in the speaker from his phone.
So...relaxing to know that the voice was from a two night roamer not a spook without body uff! Their love story was so fascinating and jealousy , discussing in a inebriated tone I heard and I think they might have a quarters of some old monk ( alcoholic beverages) it sounds like that! . After a while their conversation seems it come to an end ,they bid good night to each other so before Mr. Dom come over to my way where I was snooping about their story accidentally so, I tried to make a move to get to bedroom before him, out of hurried I slip and fell off in front of Mr. Dom as he come along. He didn't speak a word, he torch his phone to me and said to come with him in a way like dumb people used to communicate to others with hand signals . We move straight to the kitchen we didn't say a word, calling out with name his mom asked "___ it's late ,where have you been ?" , he don't have the guts to say a single word .
We go to the bedroom ."where have you been? "
I asked again the same question ,
" why don't you sleep at this late night? " he pose a question instead , "me?.. ahh! you know I can't sleep alone without you.. " I don't want to let he know that I'm scared cause I used to sleep alone other night too but I don't used to wake up at night .
" Then ,why do you come here to sleep all way huh?"
I can't get over him that night since he was drunk , even if I asked him any question he miss the point and start over with some other things. silly boy! I won't say I said to myself.
Again I arise a question "why don't you say a word before?" he answered as if he comes to a sense
" what?, you want everyone to know that you are not sleeping at this hour waiting for me! " making that face as if he was in a play role of a strict Dad in drama, I can't reply back with any word to his query question it's better for me to sleep.
The next day I could hear our church bell rang, it sounds like we gonna have social gathering so I asked to our church chowkidar what we gonna do? he said "Lockdown! so we didn't go to church for a month ago, it's summer the plant grow so fast. our church become wild . we got to do social work to clean the church suburbs, one member from each family."
I live near the highway, the distance of a badminton court would be between my house and the highway. when I step out from my house I blurry see Mr. John coming down the way from his home with a spade, dressed up in a track suit .I come to the road when we met. we greet 'good morning' to each other and we go along to the church together ,on the way...
" The dress seems big to me or am I look like a married man? " he questioned
" Nope, it's quite fit, looking good with you" I answered. He doesn't look good because of the suit fit him perfectly but he got a perfect body shape and size like modeler with handsome, manly facial expressions and with short hair cut too. Don't think that I'm going crazy ..He was a man who loves to play around. Though he trick me the first time, I'll let him treat me the second time, though his words are sweet as honey I know how to hang on.
Mr. John used to accompany me in absence of Mr. Ice ,thanks for that. He's so much older than me but so friendly, he have a habit of helping others, loving it. No matter how cherish to see full moon ,we never saw the other dark side of it. We people are like that, we all got two faced so I don't know his inner thoughts nor I trust him till now. Who knows people might seem to be your friend in front of you but they don't have the loyalty as one neither do I trust them as good person.
Someday they might trade or betray your friendship so we dig in to their life back but I'm not gonna dig it out his past the appearance of anyone doesn't make me stuck in their life but their way of treating me matters like Mr. Ice did it in unique way I love it.