Terror
I could see nothing but terror in William’s eyes as he was telling everything that happened to him on the day that brought these darks days in hid life.
Not only him but I was equally traumatized listening to his story. I cannot believe that Desy could do this.
We have always heard the story where girls are not innocent and they actually are the victims that’s why society always beloved them but here I am listening to a story where a man is innocent but still, he is getting the punishment for what he never did.
I know my brother always used to respect girls because before doing anything to anyone he always thought of me. He always used to think how he would feel if some other boy did the same thing to me. This is the exact teaching my parents give to him.
They always used to tell him that of you do something to a girl never forget that you also have a sister at home.
And I am happy to know that he is innocent. He didn’t lay eyes on her let alone his hands. My belief was right.
“What happened after that? Did you get shot?” O could feel my heart thumping in my throat as my eyes started searching if he had been hurt somewhere.
“No, I wasn’t”
He blinked and gulped while I released a deep breath.
“It was Desy who shot the gun before I could tell the truth to her brother. I am sure she did it to kill me so that her truth doesn’t come out but the shot didn’t touch me. Instead, a man standing beside me which was probably Ansell’s got shot. O am not sure from where she got the gun, she brought it with herself or took it from somewhere. All I can recall is the sight of blood. She lost consciousness first, believing she had succeeded in killing me. Subsequently, Ansell struck me on the head, and I lost consciousness as well”. He exhaled a deep breath.
The tears which were pricking my eyes fal down, drenching my cheek. He has to endure so much pain without any reason.
“Since that day I have been here in this room locked inside, void of any sunlight. Got me only to beat me and unleash his anger. He tied my hands, making me completely helpless. I wanted him to kill me so that my pain would end at once but he wants to torture me”
He gulped, his Adam’s apple moved.
“He never listened to me and after a few days, I gave up hope because I am not consciousness but I believe that Desy must told him a story where I was a villain and he must have trusted her because he also saw us in such a comprising situation. And not only this way Desy was crying anyone would believe her, especially after seeing us in that position ”
Tears streamed down my face as he hung his head, burdened by shame and guilt. But he shouldn’t be feeling this way. He didn’t do anything wrong.
“I don’t know how to react. Sometimes I felt like killing Ansell but then your thoughts crossed my head”
His head lifted up to meet my gaze.
“If something like that had happened to you I would have also reacted the same”
He sighed. I could see the pain in his eyes.
“But what truly cut me to the core was that Ansell didn’t allow me a chance to explain myself and now the fact that he is hurting you is not letting me even breathe. I am suffocating from inside knowing that my sister is suffering because of me. I swear to you, my parents, my love, my god, everyone that I didn’t do anything to Desy. But even if, for argument’s sake, I had, nothing justifies what he is subjecting you to. You are entirely innocent in this. If he thinks I am at fault then he should punish me. Why is he involving you in all this?”
I wiped my tears and took a deep, shuddering breath before speaking again.
“I am alright, brother ” I sucked in a deep breath with an open mouth. “Earlier I was also cursing my fate but now I think that whatever happened, it happened for good. If Ansell hadn’t brought me with him then I would have never come to know about your presence and we would have always thought that you have died. Now at least we have hope to make you free from this hell” I stated.
“What about you, Nara? I can’t bear to see you suffering. I don’t want you in pain because of me. Please, Nara, find a way to leave Ansell and this place. Imagine that I am no longer alive, because of the way Ansell is treating me, I doubt I will survive much longer…. ”
Before he could say any other world I placed my fingers over his lips and shook my head.
“Don’t say anything like that. I will save you, free you from this hell. You have to go back to your parents, look after them, and meet Mia, she is still waiting for you”
A single tear fell from his eye onto my palm, which rested against his lips.
“But I am confused about one thing if Desy actually wanted all this then why did she help me to escape? She has always told me good things about Ansell as if she wanted to make us one. She must have seen me as a threat still she helped me. Why?’ I blurted out my doubt as my hand dropped down.
“Desy’s behaviour is also mysterious to me. I do not even share why she did that to me. She could have a crush or a little infatuation with me but I don’t think that she likes it so much that she takes such a psychotic move” he huffed. “And about helping you, maybe she is regretting her move that’s why he is helping you. To reduce her sins”
“I don’t know. Everything is so confusing. But I believe that Desy is not alone in this because I heard her talking over the phone once which didn’t seem normal. It felt like she was discussing a plan with someone and didn’t want anyone to hear her ” I told him, my eyes moving around. “Even when I found the tablets in her room and asked about the truth she requested me to keep the things hidden saying that she is as helpless in the hands of someone as I am” my gaze locked with William. “But now it seems like that she making up story to save herself. If she could do all this to you then she could do anything ”
“I don’t know much about Desy. I always kept my distance from her because I wanted Ansell to say away from you. The thing I know about them is that they didn’t have a normal childhood like us. Their father never to care of them. He talked to Ansell just because he wanted him to take up the responsibility of the Mafia gang when he grew up because he had the strength and brain to take it up to different levels. He never loved Desy because he never wanted a girl child. Their mother died when they were young and Ansell took care of his sister like a baby”
There is no doubt that Ansell loves his sister a lot. I have seen that with my own eyes. He never eats without making sure that Desy has eaten. No matter how busy his day is he always tries to spend some time with her. And the mini-mall which I saw in her room proves that he is giving her princess treatment, providing her with everything that he can.
“Ansell has very limited people in his life whom he loves and the thing in him is that whoever he loves or cares about he did it with his everything and he could do anything for that. The first person who is closest to his heart is his sister whom down and I am sure he can never think that his sister could do any such thing. He will never believe us” William stated.
“He would have to!” My words came out the stern.
I licked my lips when I suddenly realized that we must be left with only a few minutes.
“Do you suspect anyone who might be involved in this?” I inquired, hoping for any leads that could help us unravel th situation. My eyes bore into his, looking for an answer.
“I am not sure but somewhere if feels like her father supported her because the beast that got unleashed on me was the exact way which he wanted to make Ansell. I noticed his strange gaze when Ansell introduced me as his best friend for the first time, and the way he watched his son fight those boys at the casino for me in the casino ” he told me. “He is his son and I am sure he knows that Ansell’s weakness was his relations. He knew that he could do anything for those he loved and cherished. Maybe he used it against him or there is something else. But the thing which is still a mystery to me is why Desy did all that”
I gulped. My heart raced as I tried to piece together the puzzle. I had anticipated getting answers today, yet it seemed there was still much to uncover. I still need to know a lot.
“I will find it out soon and do not lose hope brother” my palm lifted up to cup his cheek. “You will be out of this soon. I will make sure of that ”
“Nara please, don’t ”
His hand came up to rest over mine. I know he was about to ask me not to indulge in this but before anything could come out of his mouth we heard a small knock followed by its found swing open, cutting our moment short.