Stranger:- Then you asked for it. Now face it! (He was about to punch that unknown boy.)
Zen:- {hold his hand} Hey hey hey. Calm down. What are you doing? You can solve this matter peacefully. Isn't it?
Stranger:- Ughh. Another dumb. You loser. Get out of my sight. (He jerks his hand away from himself.)
Zen:- Oh come on. it's not right to bully someone. You can take it easy, can't you?
Stranger:- So you also want some huh? Then take it. {he hit him in the face}
Suddenly one of them captured the unknown boy. The other mens start to approach Zen. Zen started to fight with them but their leader suddenly placed a blade to the unknown boy's neck. Zen couldn't fight back because of that. He was hesitating and they took the advantage. Then those strangers' start to beat him. One of them stabbed Zen with a poisonous blade. Zen fell to the ground. Then suddenly a mysterious girl jumped in and knocked all of them within a minute. She had a cold expression on her face and a thick sword in her hand. That unknown boy hurried to injured Zen when he got freed and pulled him up in his arms. He was bleeding and sweating.
Unknown Girl:- Huh! What a weakling! Pathetic! (She said while jerking off dirts from her hand)
Unknown boys pov:- Woh. What an attitude! And also she is so beautiful.
That mysterious girl had long black hair with green shade in the tip of her hair. She tied her long and thick hair into a high ponytail. She had black jewels like eyes. She was wearing pants with a green shirt and a black crop jacket. She had high boots on and her hands were adorned with a pair of black gloves.
Unknown Girl:- If You can't help anyone then you shouldn't step in. (She said while putting her sword back to its sheath.)
Zen:- I could help but they placed the blade to his neck. (He replied while panting.)
Unknown Girl:- So? You could have helped if you thought it out straight. You were just being sentimental and made it worsen.
Unknown Girl:- Anyways, Are you all okay? (She looked at the unknown boy.) What about that boy? (She gestured toward Zen.) Is that trouble-maker still alive?
Unknown Boy:- Oh! I'm ok, but he is injured. We have to take him to the doctor!
Unknown Girl:- Then take him. (She replied without any bother.)
Zen:- I'm fine! You don't need to take me anywhere. It's just that…. (He fainted)
Unknown Boy:- Oh no! (That boy quickly held Zen tightly to save him from hitting his head to the ground) How can I take him there all alone? I need help. Please help us. No one's gonna help us if you don't. See! They all are just staring. (He gestured around the people who were seeing all of this but didn't speak a word let alone help.)
Unknown Girl:- Ughh! How annoying!!
Old Woman:- Hello young guys! (Suddenly an old woman appear out of the blue)
Unknown Girl:- Who are you?
Old Woman:- There is no time for introduction, young girl. He is stabbed by a poisonous blade. You need to hurry.
Unknown girl:- And how come you are so sure about that when you didn't even see it yourself?
Old Woman:- Don't fret, young girl. This isn't the time for this.
Unknown Boy:- Please don't mind her. Tell me what to do? I don't want my savior to get hurt.
Old Woman:- First give him first aid. Then go to the clover forest, at the end of the clover forest you will see a lavender colour lotus at the lotus pond. If you mix that lotus juice into his normal medicine, he will return to his normal self and the remaining petals will heal his scar. So apply the petals on his wound after taking its juice out.
Unknown Girl:- Why do we have to take that much pain? Can't we just find a doctor?
Old Woman:- Well. You won't understand it right now. He is special. Stay by his side. You will understand his worth. Take care!
Unknown Girl:- Wait, What do you… mean by that? (That old woman disappeared into the crowd.)
Unknown Boy:- Well what now? Should we do what that grandma said?
Unknown Girl:- I don't wanna! Let's take him to a local doctor.
Zen:- Grrrr. (He groans in pain while being unconscious)
The poison has started to spread. The blood around the wound also turned blue. They took him to a local doctor. The doctor gave him first aid and told them that the poison was normal local snakes. It shouldn't have this much effect on him. But mysteriously something unknown happened to his body as if it's a side-effect of something. They don't have any way to cure this. They gave him normal medicine for snake poisoning.
Unknown Girl:- Ugh Seriously. Looks like we have to do as grandma said.
Unknown Boy:- Umm Yeah! (They were talking while standing beside Zen's bed)
Zen:- Ughhh! Where am I? Ouch!! (After regaining his consciousness he tried to sit up but lied down again while groaning in pain.)
Unknown Boy:- Hey! Don't sit right away! Your wound will spread more. And you are in the hospital now.
Zen:- Huhh? Aren't you that guy who…(Before finishing his words, the unknown boy cut him off in the middle of his sentence.)
Unknown Boy:- Yeah yeahh.. I am that boy and thanks for saving me. I'm also sorry. Because of me your condition is like this.
Zen:- It's fine. I was the one to act recklessly. And who is she?
Unknown Boy:- Don't you remember? She is also my saviour and yours too. She helped us after you got attacked?
Zen:- Oh yeah, forgot. Anyways, thank you to both of you for taking me to a hospital.
Unknown Girl:- Huhh! (She jerked her face away with a cold attitude.)
To Be Continued
**Khadiza Jahan**