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Ciao guys! 🤗 So as promised, here goes the Chapter 2 😃
The spy next door - Chapter 2
The spy next door - Chapter 2
I didn't know what was happening around. All I knew was that little girl is in my arms. I can still feel the darkness. I was too scared to open my eyes at once. I have rescued so many people in my life but today I felt so nervous. I can almost hear that innocent soul's heart pounding.
Are we alive? Yes we are! It took me a while to open my eyes. I could see lots of people are gathered around. I released my grip. The little girl was still trembling with fear. I cupped her face. 'Don't worry. Everything is okay! You are fine.' I smiled at her.
'Lisa.' I heard somebody calling that name again. I looked around. I was shocked to see the person who was calling. 'Madhubala Malick'? I rubbed my eyes. She was the reason why I'm here in Flaminio.
'Lisa, are you okay baby?' She hugged the little girl whom I rescued while ago. She showered her with kisses. 'Momma' The kid hugged her back. 'Momma?' I was puzzled. So Madhubala is married and has a daughter also. But I was unaware about it.
'You'?? Madhubala came towards me. How come she knows me? I was confused. 'Umm..do you .. know me?' 'Couldn't recognize me? She smiled. 'Oh how could you! I was wearing my shades in the morning.' She giggled.
It was her! The one who offered me a lift. What a co-incidence! I was amazed. 'Thank you so much for saving my daughter.' I replied her with a smile. 'She was playing in the lawn and suddenly disappeared. I was cleaning my car.'
'Well, you have to be more responsible ma'am. Always keep an eye on them.' 'Yes you are right.' 'So are you new here?' 'Haven't seen you before.' She questioned.
She seemed to be a pleasant character. 'Um.. yeah. Just landed in Rome today morning.' ' Signor qui sono i bagagli' (Mr, here are your bags) A man came near with my baggage. I had almost forgotten about them. 'Oh thank you so much.' I replied. 'Grazie' ( Thank you) Madhubala too replied him.
'Seems like you don't know Italian' She smiled. 'Umm.. yeah. But I gotta learn' I smiled back. 'Where do you stay?' 'Well, I'm still searching. I saw your daughter while I was walking in this street.' 'Oh may be I can help you.'
I showed her the address. 'Guess what?' She smiled. 'We are going to be neighbours.' 'Oh really?' I pretended to be amazed. I smiled. I already knew it before. So the game starts from now on! Interesting! I felt accomplished.
'Oh wait! We've been talking for such a long time. Sorry! I couldn't introduce myself. 'I'm Madhubala. Madhubala Malick.' 'This is my youngest daughter, Lisa.' 'Youngest daughter?' 'Err. How many kids does she have?' I was filled with back to back confusions.
She was waiting for me to introduce myself. 'Hello. You can call me R.K.' 'R.K.? But what R.K. stands for?' She questioned. 'Well.. umm..' I was in a dilemma whether to reveal my real name. If I do, I'm gonna face so many troubles.' 'Hey! it's okay if you don't wanna reveal. We'll call you R.K.'
I was relieved by her reply. ' Your name sounds like a movie star.' She smiled again. I grinned. That compliment made my day! RK! Stop fantasizing. You are here for an important matter.' I scolded myself. But her beauty was irresistible.
'Ciao (Hello) uncle R.K' ' I'm Lisa.' The little girl who was silent till then finally spoke with me. 'Hello Lisa, nice to meet you.' 'But be careful when you are playing okay?' I patted her.
Mr. 'R.K.' 'You are gonna stay right next to my apartment.' 'If you don't mind please come for dinner tonight at our place. I don't have a way to express my gratitude towards you for saving my child's life.'
What kind of a woman is she? Inviting a complete stranger for dinner? That too after talking for few minutes. ' Um.. well, thank you so much for inviting, but I didn't expect anything in return.' 'It's just.. well it was my duty to save her. I would do the same if anybody was there. How can I just stay when somebody is in trouble.?'
'Uncle RK, will you please come?' Lisa held my hand. I couldn't decline it. 'Hmm okay then. How can I deny? I'll surely come, princess.' 'Yay!' Lisa jumped with joy.
Few hours later
I settled in my new residence. It was a small yet beautiful apartment with two rooms. I opened a window. The cool breeze took away my tiredness. It was almost 5 in the evening. But the sky was dark and it looked like 7 in the night. May be because the winter is coming up. The weather was getting cold & the day with sunshine is getting limited.
I unpacked my backpack & took my mom's photo frame. I missed my family. My mom was the only relative I had in this world. My mom was from a rich family. But she was dumped out of her house after marrying my dad, Mohan who was an orphan.
My dad was a courageous person though he didn't have anybody in this world except my mom. He became a successful actor in a short span of time. Mohan Kundra, he became everyone's favorite superstar. But the destiny was cruel for him. He passed away from an unexpected accident. It was right on my 5th birthday, when he was on his way after shooting, to celebrate my birthday.
How unfortunate I am? To lost my dad, my role model on my date of birth. I never celebrated my birthday after that. It's been almost 25 years since he left us. My mom played the role of both mom & dad for me. Dad's co-actors & friends from the industry helped us during his lost, but none of them bothered to keep contacts with us after that.
My mom managed to give me a good education and fulfilled my needs though we had financial problems. My dad always wanted me to follow his foot steps, even I was interested in acting but I wanted to be stable in my academics.
I wanted to be a detective & solve mysteries. I always wanted to do a job filled with adventures. Currently I'm working under a CID officer and I was sent here by him to investigate about an incident happened years back.
Madhubala Mallick! So much to find out! So much to observe! I sighed. No matter how hard and time consuming my work was, I wanted to complete my duties successfully. I don't know what's in store for me in this mission, but I want to accomplish is successfully.
The clock stuck 7 in the evening. I was ready for go to the dinner. I didn't have anything to take with me as a gift, other than a box of chocolate. I hope they will like it. I don't know how many were there in the family. Madhubala didn't mention about her husband and the other kids. Atleast Lisa will enjoy the chocolates. I thought.
To be continued...
Again sorry for a short update 😕😆 Been busy throughout the week! Got holidays 2 days back! Will try to write more in the upcoming updates! 😳
To be continued...
Again sorry for a short update 😕😆 Been busy throughout the week! Got holidays 2 days back! Will try to write more in the upcoming updates! 😳
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