CHAPTER - 1
Huh! where am I?
What is this place?
With back pressed against the ground and pain in every part of the body. Hairs in front of my face. Trying to save eyes from the sun. people on the streets looking with weird glare.
I don't know what to do it's as if I'm looking somewhat odd here. Wait what place is this and why are people dressed like that.
Wait they are not weird to dress like that, it's their fashion. Then does that mean? It can only mean one thing. I have done it. I have done the impossible I have travelled back in time. It means that lab had the time machine.
"Hey!"
Huh! who is this?
Wait! a police officer? what should I do? what do I tell him? I don't know, I can't think of anything.
"Excuse me sir can you please tell me what are you doing here laying down in middle of the streets."
Middle of the streets? ah he's right, that time machine sent me to a random location. Ah! now I know why they're looking at me like that.
"Sir can you please tell it's getting crowdy here."
"Uhm…I…I was walking…an..and then fell and …and..my head's feeling heavy."
"Oh! is that so, then should I help you to go to hospital?"
Man isn't he being too sweet. Guess in the past people were hospitable. Right now, I'm not in a good condition. With many fractures & dizziness I don't think I will be able to do anything right now. I should go along with him.
"Yeah officer, right now it'll be the best option."
"Ok sir, then I will arrange the cart for you."
Cart? Oh! right, I am in the past, but wait! How many years did I go back in time? Is it not 1988, the year I wanted to go. Wait, their dressing and talking style, cart, not so tall buildings. And everyone talking formal. Don't tell me, that I'm way back in time.
In the middle of streets, don't know the location, and with a Backstreet Boys T-shirt. What the hell was I thinking coming into past like this?
I'm losing my mind. But if this year is not 1988, then how will I kill him? This isn't going right, what should I do now? I thought I came 10 years in the past, but the way it is looking. This is not the year I wanted to be in.
"Umm..sir"
"y—yess"
"What happened sir? why do you look so stressed? your veins are popping out of your head?"
Huh?! veins?! oh no! I don't think I will be able to hold much longer like this, ok, first, I need to go with h—
"Sir?! what happened? Alex, come here, he fell down come and help me pick him up."
"My god, first he appears out of nowhere, and now he's unconscious, this man, is going to give us a lot of trouble."
"Well, you take other sides and put his hand on your shoulder, I am going to take this side."
"Yes, sir!"
"The cart is 5o m ahead, lets hurry".
"Yes, sir!"
Alex: "Sir, can I ask one thing?"
"Yes?"
"Why did you not tell him that he has been on the streets for 3 hours, and appeared here out of thin air?"
"Ah that, well, it is creepy, how people are telling that he appeared here. But-"
"But, what sir?"
"But there is something, that's bothering me. He was himself surprised about all this and he was stressing as if he wanted to go somewhere but not here."
"Ummm… sir?"
"Yes?"
"You got it all that, from his expressions?"
"Yes."
"How can—?"
"Alex, remember one thing, the way you talk, tells, about who you are."
"Ok, sir"
"And one more thing, right now, we have to keep his identity a secret. You may think this something small-"
"How did yo-?!"
"Listen!"
"Yes, sir!"
"Right now, even though I don't want, rumours would have been spread about a man appearing out of nowhere. That's why, I am going to keep his identity a secret, and for that to happen I need your help."
"But Sir isn't this going against our organization?"
"Yes, you are right but—"
"Sir, what if, he is a magician?"
"Magician what nonse—"
"Huh!?" "Alex, you are a genius."
"Huh, really sir?"
"Yes, I mean you are Ok, ok here, listen, from here you go with him. I have some work to do here. Wait for me at the hospital, I'll be there in 1 to 2 hours."
"Ok, sir!"
"Ok Mr., you can move now."
"Ok, sir!"
Now then let's start the mission of manipulating people, to make them believe, that, the man is a magician. I don't know why am I doing this? but I am sure of one thing, that man is not someone who belongs here. And if someone from the organization finds it, he's a goner. It's going to cause a lot of trouble. Ah! the sun is quite bright today, and a lot of crowds. Ok, now, here we go.
At the hospital
My eyes are heavy. Huh?!, the bed is so soft? How did I come here? Who are they? Ah! my hair, I can't see a damn thing. Am I in hospital? Yes, that officer, was there. He must have brought me here. But I can't see him. The ones by the door, one must be a doctor, and the one who is talking to him must be someone with that officer. He saw me!
Alex: "Ok! good thing, you are awake Sir."
He looks so young. In his early 20s. God, people used to be so talented in early days.
"Sir? Are you okay? You don't look like you're doing well. Do you want something Sir?"
"No. No. It's, I was wondering, how someone as young as you got into the police?"
"It's common these days Sir, our nation needs young blood like us. I almost forgot!"
"What?"
"Mr. Kim wants to talk to you."
"Mr. Kim?!"
"Yes? Mr. Kim, the officer that was talking to you."
"Oh yes, yes I remember him."
"He is outside, I'll go call him."
He is going out, that officer Kim, was he little suspicious of me at that time? Nah, I must be overthinking. He's here. Damn, that suit looks fire with that undercut hairstyle.
"Hello, Mr. K-"
Why is he getting so close to me? huh?!
"I know all about you, you're not from here, are you? So do as I say. I want you to get out of this mess."
What? What did he say?! My heart, it's giving up, why am I sweating? this feeling of fear. He knows about me. He must be kidding. But I have to find it out. Calm down Harry. This is not the place to lose your cool. Ok, now, I should find out, what he knows about me.
Kim: "I think, your magic didn't really work out there, did it?"
Magic what is he talking abo-
"Yes, I do think that, hahaha. Guess, I still have lot more to grow, as a magician, not good enough."
Alex: "So, you are a magician, well that's quite a relief, you have brought. I wasn't sure but now that you have confirmed, it means that you were performing a trick & it backfired."
"Yes, yes, you are right. I didn't think that it would create this much of a ruckus."
Alex: "Oh no, no, that's ok sir, it is our duty to keep people safe."
"Well, that's why I am grateful to be here."
Alex: "Anytime, Sir."
Kim: "Umm….Alex?!"
"Yes sir?!"
"Will you let me talk?"
"Uh….yes…yes Sir. I am sorry for interrupting sir."
"It's okay, I mean, it's your habit anyway."
"Sir!"
Harry: "Officer Kim, can I ask something? I know it can sound a little weird."
"Yes?"
"What year is it?"
"Huh? Year? Am I hearing it right?"
"Yes, Officer what year is it?"
Kim: "Doctor?"
Doctor: "If you ask me, he's suffering from temporary amnesia because of the medicines."
Harry: "Please, Officer tell me."
Kim: "Doctor does he need anything, any medicine?"
"No officer I don't think so, but as far as I'm concerned, you should give him some rest before, he recovers."
"Oh! Ok Doctor."
Harry: "Officer Kim! Please TELL ME"
Kim: "Ok, calm down, don't get angry, Sir. I'll tell you. It's 1888."
1888?! you are kidding, right? I mean, I thought way back in past but 110 years that is crazy. There is no way, I can do the things that I came here for. Wait, if that's the case, what did I do all those things for? what's the use of coming all the way here? I can't take this anymore. One thing is clear that I'm trapped here. I don't have the time machine. I don't even know, how I went back in time using some kind of a glass made container.
Kim: "Umm…Mr. Are you ok? Your face is pale yellow and you're not breathing right. Can you please tell me, what's going on?"
"Ah no, I'm a bit tired, I need a little rest."
"It's ok Sir."
Kim: "I wanted to ask you one more thing."
"Yes, officer?"
Kim: "What is your name Sir?"
"I am Harry fern"
"Harry fern?"
"Yes."
Kim: "Ok everyone he is not suffering from amnesia. He needs some time to calm down, due to the failure he had from the magic stunt he performed."
"Yeah, thank you officer for understanding."
The words that are coming out of my mouth, are not the words of a man who lost his only hope of saving his loved ones. It's the word of someone, who has lost his willingness to live. Words of someone, who can't handle any of this anymore. As these tears are falling down my cheeks, I'm losing all the hope that I had. The only thing that I can think of, is to get out of here and die somewhere. What does a weak, terrible piece of shit like me can think of other than dying and rotting!?!
[Everything blacks out as Harry falls on his bed unconscious because of all the stress. The pain on his face with tears descending down his eyes and teeth clinging to each other.]
[Two hours have passed since they left the room & Harry became unconscious. Now after 2 hours, they decided that they are going to interrogate Harry.]
[As they begin walking towards the room, with small and fast steps and throw their hands to open the door. Out of nowhere, Harry comes out with a frightened expression on his face. With his whole body, shivering, his eyes looking here and there. His posture and balance of the body not on point.]
[Mr. Kim and Alex are quite shocked with this type of reaction from him. Their eyes are enlarged & they put their hands out to capture Harry.]
[As Alex begins to lunge towards Harry, with careful steps and jumps on him to grab him from behind. He is caught by surprise as in a second from facing his back, to seeing a punch coming in his direction. So strong, that he is nearly hit by it. The fist gazes his cheek, but in that moment, he realizes, the kind of power that Harry has.]
[Mr. Kim is quite surprised on why Harry is acting like that. But in this moment, he is thinking of one thing. That is, capture Harry at all cost and take him somewhere else.]
[Now, Harry is surrounded by both Mr. Kim in front and Alex in back.]
Harry: "Mr. Kim, I don't know what you want from me, but I'm in no condition of having myself giving in, to you. I have to go somewhere else."
Kim: "Harry, I don't know if should say this, but you don't know what you will be getting yourself into. If you go outside without me."
Harry: "Whatever it is, Mr. Kim, it can't be worse than what it is now. I already have one foot in grave. I don't wanna put my second into it too."
Kim: "Harry, I don't what problem you are talking about, and you are right. The situation you are in, is dangerous, but always remember there is always a way out of everyth-."
Harry: "SHUT THE FUCK UP! Don't act like you know everything about that is going on. I don't have time for all this shit, I need to move."
[He begins to run towards Mr. Kim with an incredible speed. Mr. Kim is quite shocked with the speed he is moving towards him. Now, Harry throws a punch from right side to knock Mr. Kim head's down. But at the last moment, Mr. Kim is able to dodge by a minor change in position.]
[Then Harry throws many punches from left, right uppercut. But Kim is able to dodge them at an incredible speed. Alex is fused by the incredible fight between the two. Harry now uses a kick, when Mr. Kim is crouching expecting a punch but is caught off guard with the kick. And now, the kick is going to knock his head off. The expression on his face changes from shock to fear. But they are startled, after they see Alex approaching from behind with an iron rod in his hand. And he jumps in air, striking that rod right in the middle of Harry's head, which causes Harry's knockout. And Harry fells down with his face covered in blood.]
Kim: "ALEX! What did you do?"
Alex: "I'm sorry…I….I…mm….sorry,….I did ...didn't mean to do this.
[After seeing Alex's scared face, with trembling hands, the grief in his nearly tearing eyes. Kim tries to calm himself down & lifts himself up with the help of ground & walks towards Harry.
He then tries to lift Harry up, with the help of doctors and nurses. He takes him to the moving bed & then the doctors take him to OPD. After seeing Alex, Kim starts walking towards him to comfort him. He sits beside him on the bench, outside the OPD, in the long hall. And then he puts his hands on his shoulder to comfort him.]
Kim: "It's okay Alex. You did nothing wrong"
Alex: "No….Sir….I…..I…am sorry for that"
Kim: "Alex, I know, what you are feeling, right now is a feeling that will not go for some days or some months. But there will be a time, when you will be able to understand that what you did was right. It's just that, right now, you are having mixed feelings that's why you are not able to decide what to do."
Alex: "Yes, I understand it, Sir but-."
Kim: "But what, Alex."
Alex: "It's not that sir, that I'm feeling bad for hitting him. It's….It's the face he made before getting hit. He was neither angry nor scared rather he was----."
Kim: "Glad!"
Alex: "Huh?!How do you know sir?"
Kim: "It might be gut feeling, but I don't think that man wanted to get out of here. The only thing he aimed for, was to create some nuisance and get punished for it. And by punishment, I mean death."
Alex: "Death?"
Kim: "….."
Alex: "B…But how do you know that sir & when did you notice that?"
Kim: "It might be dangerous to presume, but that man, the time he heard 1888 his personality changed. It was like, he was a completely different person. The time he came out of room, he would've run away but instead of that he decided to fight us. Which shows that, he thought of everything & even predicted, what we were going to do. He not only made the plan, but also manipulated us to be a part of his. But the only thing he missed, is, that no matter how enraged a person is, they can't kill anybody. In your case, you subconsciously stopped yourself for a second there. And because of that, it's not that serious. But now I'm sure of one thing."
Alex: "And what is that sir?"
Kim: "I'll tell you some other time. First I want to confirm it."
Alex: "Ok sir. But sir wow!"
[Alex begins to watch Kim with his sparkling eyes.]
Kim: "What's wow in this?"
Alex: "Sir, the fact that you got all these from seeing his expression creeps me out. But it excites me even more that someone as talented as you, is working for our organization."
Kim: "Oh, it's nothing Alex, with time you become good at everything. Even judging people."
[They begin to laugh like maniacs . And the ones who are passing down there are maintaining some distance from them. So that they can be safe from the menaces of the society, who are laughing after that kind of incident.]
[Two hours has passed since then. Now, after two hours doctors have confirmed that, he is going to be okay. There were few complications but because of god he is safe now.]
Alex: "Thank God! Hooh I thought I killed him there at that time, but guess I am good at holding back."
[Kim stands up from the bench and starts to walk towards and doctor.]
Kim: "Doctor I have something to ask."
Doctor: "Yes, officer what it is?"
Kim: "How much time does he need before we can inquiry him"
Doctor: "I don't want to disappoint you, but he, at least needs some days."
Kim: "some days?"
Doctor: "Yes, Mr. Kim it was not some hit on the brain, there was instant clotting of blood. Which would've been the reason for temporary paralysis. But luckily he survived all those possibilities."
Kim: "Ah! Yes, Doctor you're right and I can understand.'
Kim: "Can I ask something else too?"
Doctor: "Yes, officer why not, ask me anything?"
Kim: "Not here, in private."
Doctor: "In private? Ok come with me, to my chamber."
[After giving direction to Alex, about the things that he has to do. Dr. and Kim starts walking towards the room at the end of the corridor. Then both of them enter a room, where a place for doctor is there to sit, with a chair in front of him for the client. And a stretcher for the patients.]
[He asks Mr. Kim to sit on the chair. Mr. Kim accepts and slides the chair, then sit there. And Mr. Kim then starts to talk about the things that he wanted with him. After listening to the things that Mr. Kim had to say. The old calm and cheerful face of the Doctor changes to a frightful face. With sweat dropping, off his face.]
Doctor: "What? Are you even on your mind Mr. Kim? Do you know what you are saying? That could get us both closer to our doom."
Kim: "Don't worry doctor, I have everything planned. I am already having one man ready to do this."
Doctor: "And may I know who that person is?"
[Some few minutes ago. Before coming to Doctor's room.]
Alex: "Me?"
Kim: ".-."
Alex: "Are you sure sir? 'cause I don't think I can handle these things and what if we get caught then we're both dead."
Kim: "Alex!"
Alex: "Yes, Sir!"
Kim: "Do you want to know my secret of deducing?"
Alex: "Yes..yes sir"
Kim: "Then do as, what I say."
Alex: "Yes, Sir!"
[Alex goes into some room. He goes there in a blink of an eye and begins to do the assigned work.]
Doctor: "He's an idiot. Do you think he's reliable?"
Kim: "I don't know about you, but for me idiots have always been reliable."
Doctor: "Mr. Kim let's hope that this plan of yours works out. Else we all are going to die."
Kim: "Don't worry Doc., this time the god is on my side."