A bad omen

Chapter 3 : I am innocent

There is a chain in Cease's and policemen are dragging her out from their van to the station. Cease seems unaffected by everything as if that was a new normal to her. A policeman takes her to the confession room and makes her sit in a chair

'Cease?', he said sitting opposite to her, he seems to be 30 but his movement was as of an old man. He seems serious about his work

'Yes', said she

"I think you know why you are here?'

'I know, and I also know it's not proven that I was behind it'

'But all the evidence are pointing toward you.'

'Like what?', she seemed surprised as if something was different this time

'Like this', said the policeman grabbing a piece of paper with her sketch on it. There is a cloud of shock in Cease's face

'What? why is my sketch with you?'

'Someone from the train saw you there with Danny, before he was shot to death'

'What are you saying? I was at the bus stop when I heard what happened to him. If you don't trust me you can see cc tv footage of the station'

'Why would anyone lie about you being there, and this sketch is proof that you were there. You cannot escape from this Cease. This  case is far away from your hand'

'Why would I kill the only person who loves me in this world', tears began to run from her eyes

'look, you being there doesn't prove you killed him, but at least be honest with us. Why did you lie to us?'

'I am not lying please believe me. It was our 6 month anniversary that day and he gave me a surprise party in homeland restaurant. And from there we parted on our way'

'we policeman work on evidence Cease, not on the statement. Anyway, I saw your history. It is not good either. It is very hard for you to escape this time'

She this time, went silent maybe she realized the history was repeating itself.

'Tonight you will be in our custody and tomorrow you are going to give us a lie detector test. Let's see what happens then', said the policeman, and four others who were waiting outside went toward Cease and dragged her to a cell with them'

The full moon is high in the sky and from the window of that cell, Cease is watching it. Her wet eyes are shining in that light.

Narrator Cease

"If I had killed myself then I wouldn't have to go through this again. I tried to be strong very strong but for who, for what if I am going to end in the same circle again and again. And the worst part is at the end of every round I have to live with another extra memory of curse. That day I still remember it.

It was 5 years ago, I was just released from prison. I had no one to go to and nowhere to live. The only relatives of mine were my uncle and aunty and the whole legacies of mine were with them.

When I went to their house, they didn't even let me in. They refused to know me. There was four-year child in their arm, he just looked like Drud. A sudden smile spread on my face looking at his smile. I went toward him in excitement but my uncle pushed me outside and I fell hard on the gate

"How dare you tried to touch our child after eating one. Aren't you satisfied by killing Drud?", said he

"I didn't kill Drud, Uncle. I was saying it 5 years ago and I am repeating the same."

"A killer should get lifelong imprisonment. Why is she released just after 5 years", my aunt began to scream"

"Aunt what are you saying?", I was in tears already

"I want you away, out of our life. Kill yourself, beg, sell your organ but don't ever come here again"

"This is the only place where I can come to. Please aunty"

"No means No, if you don’t go out of my sight I will be obliged to call the whole society here saying there is a bad omen here", It was too much of what I could take. I stood up from my place and pointed toward them

"Okay, agreed I am ready to go out of your sight but at first  I want the property which my parents left for me", I kept my point and stood strong toward them despite my vulnerability.

"What did you just say?", they were surprised by my comeback

"yes, I want my property back"

"After you killed our child still you want to snatch the property from us"

"What type of mother you are. Do you want to compare your son's life with the property?"

"Look in what way she is talking to us", said she looking toward her husband

"I guess she has forgotten about my stick and rage", said her husband

"don't make the mistake thinking I am the same child to whom you used to shower your blames I am independent and mature now. And you have to bore the consequences of your every action"

"look Anvy, how much our Cease has grown up she is warning us now", he came toward me in his own hideous way

"But you know what, we don't care what you can do. We aren't giving you this property no matter how much you cry. And anyway we were trying to be nice with you, you have no one in this world no-one will realize you are missing even if we lock you up in a chamber or throw you on the river. So for now be a good child and go on your way", said he patting my cheek

I threw his hand from my cheek and went away from him to the gate

"What if, I file a case against you for stealing my property"

"try darling, you are a murderer in law's eyes and we are the victim. I don't think it will go in your favor"

I thought about it and they were right to some extent, after all,  I couldn't stand there infront of them, before returning back, I turned around to my aunt and said

"The legacies of my mom and dad were the last thing I get from them. I am not going to let you take that from me. I will return again but with the bad news", they didn't took it seriously they were laughing at my every word.

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"Hey, where are you lost, eat your food", said a constable waking me up from my swarm of thoughts. On the plate, there was a burnt bread and little Spanish. I didn't have an appetite so I didn't even touch that, I was looking at the moon and remembering him who changed my view of life.

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After returning from Anvy's house, there was nowhere I could go. I was in jeans and T-shirt which was gifted to me the previous year on the cell for my great performance in the exam. My stomach was growling in hunger and the sun was setting on the west. I needed to find a roof but there was not even a single penny in my pocket.

I was sitting on a bench at the bus station cold and hungry. It was already dark and a man with deadlock and pierced lip came toward me

"Hey, girl? What are you doing here alone", asked he

I was alone there, so afraid of what he will do I ignored his question. "I am talking to you, you seem sad. Can I help you?", he asked again

"I don’t know you"

"I am Ivanish", he reacted quickly.

"Your name isn't enough"

"I am not a random guy who hit on any random girl. I am watching you for hours. I just felt you needed help"

"I am hungry"

"There is a hotel below the road."

"I don’t have money"

"Okay but I also don’t have any now. You can come to my room I will give you some boiled egg to eat."

"I don’t want to go to some stranger's house"

"You think I am a p*****t right?"

"no, I just can't"

"then I am sorry I cannot help you"

I nodded yes to him and he went away leaving me alone there. one thing was sure he wasn't a p*****t. Otherwise, he would have forced me to come with him. Anyway, I was again cold and alone there. The crowd of pedestrians was also thinning with time and I thought there was nothing I could do than spend the night in the street when someone again called me from behind

"here are the boiled egg.", said Ivanish and kept a plastic with 3 boiled eggs in it on my lap. I looked toward him and in his eyes the only thing I noticed was generosity.

"thank you, I never imagined you will come back"

"you were alone and hungry. I couldn't see it. There was a time when I used to be hungry and cold in the street alone too. So I can understand"

"I think, I judged you too early. You know due to your hair and piercing."

"most of the people do the same. It's not your mistake. If you don't have anywhere to go you can come with me I have plenty of room in my house", he chuckled

"No, someone will come for me to pick me up", I lied I didn't want to be more debted and seem like a pathetic person to him.

"Okay, then that's it. I will get going now", he said going away from me. I signed goodbye with my eyes and he did the same to me.

So finally my lie was killing me on that cold night. The road was completely empty by then. To my surprise, three girls came there in a very nice dress. It seemed as if they were coming from a party. A man came by in a car and took one with him.

And the same thing happened to the other one after 10 minutes. The only girl left was the girl in a white gown, she was pretty and in that cold due to sleeveless cloth, she was shivering.

She looked around after her friends were gone and came toward me.

"Are you also one of us?', she asked sitting next to me. But to answer her I didn't even know what she was

"I don't understand"

"common, a girl sitting alone in this hour, It's either you are call girl or a homeless one"

"I am of the second type"

"I don’t believe it."

"But what is call girl?"

"Don't pretend to be so naïve okay. A girl your age is asking me that"

"I really don't know, what you are saying. I kind of was in isolation away from outside so."

"Okay, for now, I will ease you a slack. We are call girl, one who does s*x to earn money"

"why would anyone do that?", I asked in shock

"We can earn good money from it. God has given us the body we are just utilizing it"

"is that normal?"

"Kind off, in my world", she chuckled. I was homeless and penniless maybe that obliged me to ask her, "how much money can we earn from that", my voice was shaking while saying that.

"Wow! you are interested?"

"no, I kind of was curious"

"If you make a guy happy he can give you up to 300 dollars for one time"

"that is too much", I exclaimed

"that is what I was saying", said she, "anyway are you really homeless?"

"yes", I said lowering my head

"then let's go to my place, there you will meet many like me"

"But you don't know anything about me"

"then are you okay with spending the night here alone? and get r***d by some random guy."

"no, but you were waiting for someone"

"I don't go with one who is late. I am returning any way you are coming with me or not?" she asked for the last time staring at me"

"yyyes", I stammered and walked ahead with her.

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Was Cease pressured of her condition going to accept being a call girl? What her life was doing to her? And about whom she was talking about reffering to he who changed her view about life. To get the answer we need to proceed to the next chapter.