Whenever The Lips Met...
Part-5:
The man with a hand bag straightened himself and suddenly sat on the floor unexpectedly.
He slowly, but carefully put the bag down near him.
"My sister's," he informed voluntarily.
He saw the knife in the boy's hand.
"Oh, I thought you were going to jump!"
The boy could not threaten the man for interfering them, for he did not and he could not start arguing with his mother about his reasoning with suicide in the presence of a leisurely sitting-
He could not find a word there suitably to finish.
He took his mother's hand firmly, who was still crying weakly.
"That's the spirit!"
The boy heard him say.
"Rockey-" his mother started again.
"Do I look like a fool here?" the man asked them hotly then.
They eyed him in confusion.
"Everybody around is waiting to witness a suicide and a murder. You people are still wasting their time in argument," He accused them.
"Come on! It took me a five minute time to reach here, but I don't think it'll take that much time to reach down this way," He motioned towards the railing and detailed them.
The unwavering boy turned toward the railing.
"Mother!" The man called out, "What's his name? Rockey? Oh, whatever! See boy. You won't change your mind at this point at any case, right?"
Rakesh turned vigorously toward him who seemed thinking as though he was playing there. He wanted to kill him first, before his-
His gaze moved toward his mother.
'Who will kill oneself happily?'
He opened his mouth, but the man again started speaking.
"Tell me you won't, I just don't like confusions while one is going to kill himself and trying to kill the mother as well!"
It was excruciating to hear him say it.
"You, don't try to stop us," the boy had a chance to threaten him at last.
"Oh, why should I, boy? Even when you don't jump, I'll-" he took the hand bag and opened it.
He showed something heavy covered with a black plastic wrapper and said, "I'll use this stone then!"
The duo standing near the railing looked him as though he was insane.
"Yeh, No! Not to kill you. I'll throw this down-" he put the stone back in the bag and closed it, "It'll hit someone down standing there-" he threw the bag toward them. They moved away in reflex.
"And you people will go to jail for..." the bag crossed them and changed course,"...Murder for at least fourteen years!"
The boy peered out in terror above the railing as the bag was slowly going down towards the crowd, which was appearing as though minions from there.
The depth was much deeper than he expected.
When the mother tried to see over the railing he clutched her hand firmly and warned, "Ma, don't!"
He pulled her away from the railing.
The man was talking, "I don't think she will make it through until then!"
The boy thought he had not done anything for her yet in life.
"Do you have anything worth than the house?"
He inquired them.
The mother shook her head as the boy nodded slowly.
"My mother!"
He squeezed her hand reassuringly.
He threw the knife away yet again and moved toward the man.
"Give me a hand," the man extended a hand toward him.
He got to his feet as the boy helped him with a smile.
"Thanks!"
"Right," he draped an arm around the boy and asked, "Can I get some water, please?"
"You can get a cup of coffee, my mother is an expert in coffee," the boy smiled at his mother.
"But I prefer tea to coffee!"
They reached the locked elevator.
"Then she is an expert in tea too,"
The boy said and laughed cheerfully.
Suddenly he asked, "Oh,What about the stone?"
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We opened the net and stood ready.
I said, "Careful! Now, they will jump at any- Ouch!"
Something hit me on the head and fell on the net.
"Oh, it's my hand bag!" Ayesha came forward and took it in hand.
She opened it and found it was empty except for her lunch box stuffed partially in a plastic cover. When she removed the cover it tore as my heart did.
I went to an immediate flash back then.
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"Shree, I need a plastic cover in black!"
"Sir, how about this one?"
I toppled my precious microchip- box from it and extended it to him.
"I think it's too small. But it's ok!"
He accepted it half heartedly.
I put the bare box in the drawer and closed it heavy heartedly.
I'm keeping the cover for years now. The box fits in it perfectly!'
"Shree!"
My thoughts were interrupted and I ran behind him, "Coming, sir!"
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