The Gangster's Mistress
Chapter Two
The sway of the train as it whisked through the tracks was not enough to deter her gaze from being fixated upon his face. His eyes silently scanned the empty carriage; curling his hand possessively over the revolver. Her existence was forgotten, for he paid no heed, nor acknowledged her lingering presence. Geet fought the urge to wave her arms around hysterically, in order to capture his neglected attention. However, the cold expression etched within each contour of his hardened face warned her not to fuel his monstrous temper.
Eventually after a few minutes, Maan's stiff posture relaxed as he realized that there were no potential dangers lurking by. Leaning comfortably against the wall of the carriage, he flicked a cigarette skilfully into his mouth and lit it with his lighter. Geet stifled her disgust as he blew the smoke towards her direction. Clearly no one had taught this barbarian the simple etiquette of not to smoke in the presence of a lady. Fanning the fumes of passive smoke away from her face, Geet thought of opening the door of the carriage, so that she could sit upon the comfortable chairs rather than standing with a cold blooded murderer.
However to her dismay, as she attempted to open the door, a hand from behind snaked out and slammed it shut. Looking over her shoulder, she found her face inches away from his, as he leaned over and craned his neck towards her direction. 'Excuse me' she stated in a shrilled tone, 'if you kindly remove your hands, I would like to leave!' As usual, there was no response on his behalf. Geet did not know where she obtained the courage to boldy attempt to dislodge his hand; but nevertheless she tried. Misinterpreting his strength had been an obvious mistake on her behalf, for it seemed like she was pushing against a wall.
Cigarette in his mouth, Maan turned his entire body towards her direction; placing both hands against the carriage door. Trapped in between his outstretched arms, Geet stared at him mutely. How would a normal girl react, finding herself alone and trapped within a single breath away from a man who shot bullets for a mere living? Geet seriously contemplated with the idea of kicking him in the crotch, since the man was clearly unable to communicate with the usage of words. Her wandering thoughts returned the moment he blew the smoke at her face. Coughing with revulsion, Geet turned her face to the side, trying to avoid the smoke. Wrong decision. The moment she turned her head, she found herself face to face with the loaded gun still clutched into his hand. Eyes widening in utter horror, Geet's head snapped back to his face; only to discover a wave of amusement lingering in his gaze.
'Sir, if I wanted to die from lung cancer I would have happily succumbed to my friends peer pressure of smoking!' she blurted out thoughtlessly, 'It seems like karma truly finds it own way for it is destined that I may certainly die with that illness due to passive smoking!'.
Raising his eyebrows at her display of courage, Maan simply responded with another exhalation of smoke. Geet opened her mouth to slash him with her tongue, when suddenly he stopped her by placing his finger onto her lip. 'Shut up' he whispered harshly as he suspiciously scanned the carriage. The man was a ball of paranoia, Geet thought to herself in annoyance.Trying to slap his hand away, she struggled against his hold. Annoyance laced in his expression as her futile movements distracted his focused attention. 'Listen lady' he stated in a cold deadly tone, 'if you value your worthless life then quit your struggling before I place a bullet through that empty head of yours'. To emphasize on his threats, Maan positioned the gun at the side of her head.
If a volcano erupted, or an earthquake tore at the ground; Geet still would not have even risked batting an eyelash. Freezing herself in a paralyzed posture, all she did was dumbly nod her head in agreement. Who was she kidding? She couldn't even kill a fly without murmuring her prayers and closing her eyes. And here she was trying to verbally battle against a man who would without hesitation or blink of an eye shred her into pieces. But really, if she survived the night, Geet vowed to find him somehow, through the computer or phone so she could give him a piece of her mind! First and foremost, two things should be clear. No guns and no smoking in the presence of a beautiful, fragile, respectful woman! Oh and no death threats either. How could she forget to add that feature? She may not be that physically strong or capable of hurting anything that moved; but she was the master of being a keyboard warrior.
'Damn' he cursed as the sound of gunshots arose once again. Grabbing her hand with his free (gun-less) one, Maan broke into a run, dangling her with him. They ran through the empty carriages, as bullets pierced through the train windows. Geet shrieked as a bullet almost targeted her. Tackling her onto the ground, Maan laid on top of her, covering and sheltering her with his muscular body. Geet selfishly hid her frightened face into his broad chest, her breath coming out in short gasps.
'Get inside the carriage!' she heard the men shout from outside. 'Come' Maan whispered as he helped her onto her feet, and instructed her to crouch low as they swiftly walked towards the end of the train, where the drivers cabinet was located. Kicking the door open, Maan noticed that the man had been shot dead long ago. The voice of the men indicated that they were in close proximity. Geet squeezed his hands, urging the bas***d to take some action instead of staring at the dead driver. 'Quick their coming!' Geet whispered urgently, 'stop acting like you've never seen a dead man before!' Maan looked at her in surprise for a single second, then clouded his features with his usual expressionless face. Pulling her towards the entrance/exit doorway of the train; he silently inspected the surroundings.
Geet groaned in frustration. This man was totally unpredictable. In usual times he would be aiming his gun at innocent girls, threatening to kill them, blowing smoke at their face and increasing their risks of having lung cancer. And in times when he needed to think and act like a true cold blooded killer, the man would waste his time staring at a dead man, and now possibly admiring the environment. 'The grass is green and the sky is black' Geet stated, 'now can we please get out of here!?'
'We are' he replied in a clipped tone.
'Really?' Geet replied happily, 'how?'
'Jump' he ordered.
'WHAT!?!?!' Geet screamed, only to be cut short from the sound of shooting guns approaching their way. Looking over her shoulder, Geet saw the men running in the carriage towards their direction. Her mouth formed an 'O' in astonishment. Before she could whisper her prayers, and tell the gangster that she found him hot (her last words).
Geet felt him grab her arm. It was palpable that men still lived in the 10th century, whereby they did not find it convenient to ask a woman's permission let alone opinion about her jumping suicidally off a train. If Maan had simply asked her: 'Geet would you like to do me the honours of jumping off this train and perhaps risk breaking your neck and legs?' She would have kindly rejected his offer and bid him good night, for the men were after his blood not hers! Alas, he was no gentleman.
Closing her eyes; Geet felt the gush of air breeze through her as she jumped to her death.
Edited by _SiinnceMaan_ - 14 years ago
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