Mistress of Evil

2

“ take the key. Maybe you should go home and wait for me there. I need to quickly see someone and it is very urgent ” Neha tells Flora

Flora sees how worried she is and decides not to let her go to where she is going alone ......

“ Okay Then, let’s go together ” she says to her

Neha continues to walk and walks fast and Flora begins to follow her. They walk some few meters back to the spot where Neha  had a collision and spilled warm coffee on Lucifer, and as soon as they get very close to the spot .......

“ That’s the man over there ” Neha says to Flora, pointing at Lucifer who is already sitting on the chair, waiting for Neha to return

“ A man! Why?! What is wrong? ” Flora asks, surprised at Neha's relationship with a guy, be it positive or negative

“ I will gist you about everything when we are on our way home okay! ” Neha replies her and tries to make her not to say anything as they get to where Lucifer is actually sitting

Lucifer stands up from the chair and walks to meet them on the way, but this time with a very sorry look. He is able to see through Neha's heart. He is able to see how innocent she is .....

“ I’m so sorry for holding you this much. I’m really sorry! ” Neha please to him

Neha is very pathetic all because of how Lucifer has treated her so far, how he reacted and how he blamed her for the incident

“ It’s okay. At least you are now here, giving me another cloth to wear. Can I have it so I can quickly change and move on ”

“ Oh! Of course. Here it is ”, she dips her hand in the nylon bag that is used to pack the cloth for her and removes the T-shirt from the bag with which it is packed. She extends her hand with which she holds the cloth to Lucy and Lucy collects it from her hand. While Flora stands, picturing every bit of Lucifer's acts and that of Neha, and relating it all with the stains she can see on Lucifer’s chest, she could guess to some extent, what is happening, but she still needs someone to explain how everything really happened to her. Lucifer looses free the folded T-shirt, sees it is exactly like the one on him and it makes him startled ......

“ So, you did not only buy me a new shirt? You were even able to get exactly like the one I’m wearing ….. ”

“ I’m really sorry for whatever inconveniences I might have caused you. I really am very sorry ….. ”

“ I said it is okay! (He says with loud voice and walks close to Neha) By the way my name is Lucifer ….. ” he stretches his right hand to Neha so that she can accept it as hand shake

“ My name is Neha ” she replies too, but she is yet to get her bearing to some extent

“ And you are? ” he turns to Flora, extending his hand to her, with his palm opened and facing up

“ I’m really sorry about that ....... She's my friend Flora. I met her on my way, when coming back from the boutique ” Neha intercepts

“ Okay then. I have to go. Take care of yourself ” Lucifer says to them

“ Take care of yourself too ” Flora replies him

Lucy waves at them both and then continues with his journey ......

“ What the hell happened between the two of you? ” Flora ask Neha, staring at Lucy as he walks away

“ The other time when I and Sally were going home, I and him bumped into each other and my coffee spilled on him. And I must tell you Flora, the coffee was warm ”

“ Oh my God! Warm coffee! That’s a very serious thing. I really feel sorry for him ” Flora says, with her face telling how much she is sorry for him, probably after having imagined how the scene could have been

“ You see? ” Neha says

“ But then, did he ask you to get him another shirt for real or you decided to do so by yourself?! ” Flora ask her with much Inquisition

“ No. He didn’t. But I’m sure you see how much the cloth is spoilt, and you can imagine how much pain the warm coffee must have inflicted on him. That is why I decided to get him another shirt. And fortunately for me, I was able to get a shirt that is similar to the one that got spoilt ”

“ I can see that. That’s very nice of you Neha, and I must say that I am very proud of you ” Flora concludes and they begin to walk home

Some days later, inside Neha's room, Neha herself is dressing up and getting ready for a seminar she and Flora has to attend. Her doorbell rings and she gets up from the seat and walks to the door to check through the door’s lens. She sees who is at the door and she unlocks the it. She opens the door and Flora walks in to the room.

Neha's room is a room self contained room and from the entrance, to the right hand side is her bed resting on the wall but some few distance from the entrance and a few distance from the wall facing the entrance. To the left hand side of the room, still looking from the entrance, is a door leading to her kitchen and between the entrance door and the edge of the wall opposite the bed is a door leading to her bathroom.

“ Neha I love your hair. How I wish it is mine ” Flora says while playing with her own hair, turning back and front in front of the mirror and adjusting the look of her hair from time to time.

“ You know, Flora, you are so beautiful ..... So beautiful that I always envy you. You are such a beauty that you don’t need to be taking so much time before the mirror ” Neha teases her

“ Common Neha! You know that’s not true. You have the hair, the skin, the kind of eyeballs, you have everything that could make any guy fall at your feet. Neha you are an angel ” Flora teases her in return and they both laugh

“ That reminds me Neha, that man is so hot you know ”

“ Which man are you talking about? ”

“ The T-shirt man of course! ”

“ T-shirt man ...... I still don’t know who you are talking about … ”

“ Lucifer of course ” Flora is a bit frustrated with how Neha keeps asking her for who Lucifer is, since she believes Lucifer is somebody that she should remembers very well

“ Lucifer? Who is Lucifer?! ” Neha is also frustrated a bit, due to Flora's persistence on the matter

“ Lucifer ...... the guy you spilled coffee on the other day. The T-shirt  guy …. ”

“ Oh! ....... I can now remember! ...... Common Flora, don’t be ridiculous. How can you be like that at a time when someone feels pains due to him been stained by me, a stranger to be precise! ”

“ Whatever! All I know is that I can recognise a guy who is hot when I see one. And mind you, that’s not even where I’m going to about this matter ”

“ Oh common Flora! Will you please not start again! we have a seminar to attend and you know it …. ”

“ Of course. And here we are ready to be on our way ” Flora teases her

She picks her own bag and Neha's bag, gives Neha's own to her and then heads towards the exit door.