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Every light was switched off in our house, I unlocked the front door and entered the house and straight away went into my room. I took a quick shower and laid down on my bed. That night sleep came quickly to me and I dreamed for the first time in so many years about the doe-eyed girl.
I knew I was dreaming as soon as I saw my old house. I was barefoot in that dream and was 16 and was wearing the same clothes and was is the same room in which I saw that incident happen 11 years ago. I entered my father's room and saw him talking to some men, he had already made it very clear that I have to stay out of his room after 11, but I could not help peeping in. Stupid teenage instincts.
He was talking to some men, and by his grim expression I could make out that the conversation wasn't very pleasant. I edged a little closer but still could not make out the voices. And suddenly he turned and looked at me his crystal clear blue eyes were filled with fear but he quickly overcame that. Only me and my father had blue eyes in all the family, though mine were more of grey I still considered it to be blue.
And then suddenly one of the men pulled out his gun and shot my dad straight in the chest, right at his heart. I opened my mouth to scream but no voice came out, I was rooted to the spot fear and anger paralyzing me. And then from God knows where I got courage that I burst into the room, till that the time the murderer had already escaped from the French windows on the right.
I could only see one man, that I had killed after 11 years, when I got my hands on him but he also did not provide me with any information. I ran to my father's side my tears flowing freely I shook him hard but he did not speak a word. I cried silently there and cradled him to my chest and rocked him back and forth.
I did not even hear Ammi, Najma and Ayaan enter my mother literally had to rip me off my father and then she took me to her room, and that was the last time I ever cried. Ever.
I woke up with a start, fear gripping my heart I took a deep breath and calmed myself down. I got up from my bed and drank the glass of water standing on my nightstand. I went outside, it was drizzling and it calmed me down further I gripped the railing tightly and I could almost feel the vein popping out on my forehead. I had sworn to myself that I would never rest till I had killed that man, slowly and painfully.
I was wrapped in a blanket and was sitting in a CBI van outside the Blue Crescent. Yuvika came to and hugged me tightly trying to comfort me and murmured some shit about how everything was going to be alright and stuff. I knew I had messed everything again! I knew this was my last chance and I messed up my mission again. I could never live up to my father's name.
My father, he was the best CBI officer anyone had seen ever, now he had retired and was living somewhere in Darjeeling. After hearing him kill Rashid Ahmed Khan, the most wanted underworld don of all times, my heart had swelled up with pride and I also wanted to be like him.
That is why I had joined CBI and had messed up everything, I knew what people thought. She is the daughter of Gaffur? What a shame! I would cry silently each night, but somewhere in my heart I knew that I would be like him, someday. But that day never wanted to come into my life! For the past 6 years I had toiled so hard and what did I get always? Failure.
I had reached home and I went inside. I went to my room and cried silently into my pillow. I could not take this failure anymore, I have to quit CBI, before I let down my father anymore. So I took a long bath and after that I typed my resignation letter. I would give this to the chief, the first thing in the morning.
I was picking up my dirty clothes to dump into the laundry basket, when something fell out of one of the coats and fell with a little clink on the floor. I got down and picked it up it was a small silver hoop earring I was going to throw it when I remembered whose earring it was.
A sudden longing and desire filled my heart and I could almost feel the presence of that doe-eyed girl in my room. Her lush dark hair, satin skin, the way her hand fitted in mine perfectly the way her eyes conveyed so many emotions...Get a grip at yourself Asad! I mentally scolded myself and shook my head. Here I had such an important task and here I was fantasizing about some girl whose name I did not know.
But I did not know why I wanted to keep that earring with me so I kept it in a drawer. I picked up my clothes and dumped them in a basket and took a quick bath and changed. I had another important meeting with a client at a cafe.
I reached the venue just in time when I got a call that the client would be late so I sat at one of the tables placed outside facing the sea and ordered a latte. I was sipping my latte when suddenly I could feel her presence, I looked up from my latte and saw that she was staring at me.
I could almost feel the air change and the electricity crackling my fingers longed to touch that skin to mess that hair. I could see her gulp and grinned, I had seen that even my presence had some effect on her.
I got up in the morning feeling groggy, my eyes were rimmed with red and puffy my hair was looking like a bird's nest. I quickly took a bath and wore a black camisole and a pair of ripped shorts. My eyes landed on the white envelope lying on my table, my resignation letter.
I shook my head and scolded myself at my stupidity. I took the envelope and tore it and threw it in the dustbin, I could not loose hope so soon, not now, not ever. My phone beeped and it was a text message from Yuvika, it said to meet her at the Green Leaf cafe at 11 she had a case to discuss.
I looked at the clock it was already 10:30 I slipped my feet in a pair of flip-flops took my car keys and left my house. When I reached the cafe I still had 15 minutes so I took a coffee and a sandwich and outside to sit on one of my favorite tables.
I saw him, the Greek God sitting with all his glory and drinking his coffee. And as if he could feel my presence he looked up and our eyes met. It felt as if it were only us two just like in the club.
So here is the update!
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P.S.- Mind suggesting me some ideas to continue the FF? I'm kinda running out of ideas over here 😛
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