"So tonight, there was no death"
I knew there wouldn't be any. I mean, when the man whose after all this is chilling with you and your presence till midnight, you know it without any person saying it.
"I am glad, you understand, but as planned, your night has exhausted"
My throat felt deep and still. I had come to this conversation with him, last night and his words still rang like a musical ringtone somewhere inside.
"I will stop if you come with me. If you stay with me, without regrets and do what I say"
"What? Are you asking me to take a knife and kill?"
"Oh no! I would rather kill. You shouldn't pick a knife but say yes to the biggest knife you have. Your mouth."
"Inayat?"
I nodded, softly and spoke,
"He stops it. He isn't going to do it."
I felt bad about saying it, but I wa
