Bonded By Punishment
Bonded By Punishment
Chapter 9
Her head throbbed in pain. She could feel the bandage around her forehead.
What happened to her? And then all the events rushed back to her...mainly the accident... Is Maan okay?
"Are you okay, Geet?" A husky baritone voice whispered beside her, undoubtedly Maan's. She stood up, upstraight instantly...groaning in pain due to the motion. She looked over at Maan, he looked no different...Bandages around head and hands. "What happened?" She rasped, looking at Maan's sour face. Maan blew out an exasperated sigh, oh God he can't believe what was happening? Well why is he even asking Him, it is His doing after all! He exclaimed...in his mind of course.
Why him of all?
"We are going to heaven?!" He stated which more or less came out as a shrieked out question. Geet looked at him, dumbstruck. Did he hit his head too hard? She wondered worriedly. And then Maan puckered his lips as his face turned into a frown, "I am sane, Geet...besides its all your fault" He scowled at her, furiously.
"What...how it is my fau- I am sorry" Geet quickly realized, he was talking about the accident. True she was angry, she wanted to leave...but she definitely didn't want him to be hurt physically, in an accident. Maan simply nodded, his face still upturned into a scowl.
"Kids, you are summoned..." A voice thundered behind them as Geet turned around and faced the most ferocious man she had ever seen, even more fearful than her step-father was the cold calculating gleam in the eyes of the man. At the corner of her eyes, she saw Maan gulping in fear. What is wrong? Who is this man?
"I-I told you...it was unintentional...we didn't mean any harm..." Maan trailed off as he saw the way the man's face twisted at his protest. Even Geet flinched, stepping closer to Maan, holding his arm tightly in her hands. The man glared at them angrily, "You..." His voice boomed in the surprisingly white room, what were they doing here, she thought she was in a hospital? "You committed a crime...be prepared for the punishment..." He ordered them and started walking out of the room, Maan slumped down beside her on the bed. "Maan..." She whispered, still fearful who was that man... She could have mistaken the man for a demon, if only she hadn't had the belief that demons didn't exist. The man was the incarnate of a demon, with the pure white rage pasted upon his face and his huge body frame entirely covered with a black cloak. Like a grim reaper, his words "punishment" echoed in her ears...why did she feel so scared as if she did commit the crime, the man accused them of-
"He has come to take us, Geet" His serious sombre voice, made Geet actually fearful of the situation...What had actually happened? Who is the man?
"You had crashed the car to a girl, who is currently in ICU...she is in coma" Maan said, shocking her. How could she? How could she really be this bind in her anger and anxiousness to get away from Maan. Maan gritted his teeth in anger as he felt Geet not even realizing the gravity of their situation, "Why did you f****ng had to drive that car so fast? If you hadn't done it, we wouldn't have in this whole situation...of life or death...damn woman" He screamed, ripping her arms tightly, leaving an imprint. Geet winced in pain, yes she regretted it...whole-heartedly but he was responsible as well, "well it wouldn't have happened if you hadn't tried to stop me or...kiss me" She looked away after her last two words. And...that man had the audacity to smirk which particularly screamed I was amazing, wasn't I?'
"How dare you?" Their present situation already forgotten, as Geet slapped him...again!! Maan got angry, "Well then tell your lips not to be so kissable" He replied back childishly.
Really Maan, kissable? He mentally slapped himself. Geet made an O' face...not make her lips kissable? "You are being crazy, Maan" She pointed out narrowing her eyes at him, definitely he was planning something...his weirdness said it all.
Yes, he was being crazy...he didn't want to tell about their situation to anyone, lest it may become real. It probably is all a dream and when he wakes up it would be gone... Yeah more like a nightmare...he scoffed. That was his first reaction, when that big burly bear of a man knocked him down, yanking his collar for the "crime" they committed and that they were summoned by God for further judgement. He first laughed. As loud as he could, the man was a lunatic probably. The man gritted his teeth and punched his stomach. Maan coiled back from the attack, whimpering in pain...cowering at the corner, the man packed a powerful punch...now that he clearly looked at the man, he did look other worldly. The man again gritted about them being summoned, and then suddenly transferred them to this totally white room...and to his shock Geet still in bed...unconscious. He-
Geet shook him, "that man is still glaring at us..." she whispered to him, grasping his arm as hard as she could. His initial reaction couldn't be prevented...that is obviously enjoying the feel of her close to her...
"Boy...tame your hormones! I can smell it" The man grumbled angrily. Geet immediately pushed Maan away, that pervert! "Who are you?" She asked meekly, he was really very scary! The man stared at her for a whole minute and then laughed, "Why of course the unfortunate one, girl!" He said wistfully. "He who delivers the gravest of grave criminals that God asks him to summon..." His words echoed in the room, declaring their doom. Maan stepped back as well with the way the man's voice turned so ominous and scary.
"According to him, we hit the girl when she was chanting His prayers...that is our crime" Maan whispered to her, scaring Geet even more than she was. "Maan if this is a prank, I am going to kill you" She bit out, Maan shot her an angry scowl. She still thinks it is all a joke? Come on...he isn't that prank-ish...oh well may be he is!
"You disrespected Him, His prayers...by hitting the girl... and that is your grave crime Kid...you could have tamed the demon of anger within you...yet you let it get the best of you" He spoke to Geet calmly. Geet lowered her eyes guiltily, it was true though ...she could have stopped herself from getting so angry and impulsive, although his initial words made her eyes almost bulge out. "And you..." he pointed at Maan, "could have stopped her... Respected her wishes to be let go yet you held her back , thus aggravating her anger...Boy you are equally responsible" The man proclaimed, as Maan bent his head down, he could have...but still he wouldn't if given another opportunity...how could he let Geet go...
A bell resounded as if proclaiming their death.
Maan, Geet and the man turned towards the source of the sound, the man smirked "Come on Kids, it's time"
"B-but i-it wa-s un-intentional" Geet stuttered out, petrified.
"Explain it to Him" Was his only reply, as he dragged them out by the collar of their shirt. Geet scrambled to get away as Maan stood still, letting the man drag him away.
"Geet, its of no use" Maan said softly and Geet slumped.
As they passed by through the gates, "to heaven" as the man claimed, shouts and roars could be heard.
"Kill them"
"Hang them"
"Burn them"
"Purge them..." And so on.
As they stood in front of the "court room", all Geet could think was cursing herself for bringing this down upon her and Maan. It was all her fault. What could be their punishment? Will...God punish them severely?
"Come on in...criminals" Another man said gruffly pushing them to a corner, as they waited for the judge.
God.
And then he entered... "So beautiful" Geet whispered in a trance as Maan looked on astonished. The being in front of them was so pure, so white...so angelic...so beautiful...so flawless.
He walked so gracefully, presiding upon the raging and angry men and signalled the man to bring in Maan and Geet. He smiled to ease their mind, his smile so enchanting...lulling them to calmness.
People tried to reach them, hitting their body with hands or sticks, scratching them as Maan pulled back Geet, he couldn't let them harm her...
"Silence" His words flew throughout the room, calming down everyone as Maan hugged her tightly. They are together in whatever this is.
"Take your seats, children" He said smiling again. "You are beautiful" Geet blurted out unknowingly.
"What's the rush beautiful lady, you haven't seen me yet?"
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Bonded By Punishment
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