A bad omen

Chapter 5 : Thank you

"Ivanish, she is new and you are new too, you together will be playing hide and seek", Kapil whispered to him

"Still, I want to take her", said he, and I just kept on looking at him

"Are you not understanding, she is not available", Hina screamed again while Ivanish was signing me something that I didn't understand but still I wanted to trust him just because he killed my hunger the previous day

"I am okay to go with Ivanish", I said killing the intense situation between Kapil and Hena

"Are you sure?', said Hena looking at me

"yes", I said

"It's the waste of money Ivanish", said kapil

"still I want to go with her", said he

"Okay then it seems it's me and you then", said Kapil grabbing Hena's hand and went from there. I didn't know what to do? and what not to. I just sat there hanging my head low, unknown of the situation I was going to face ahead.

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Wait, what was happening to Cease life, Was she really going to be a call girl? Will her attachment toward her customer only limit physically so that her curse wouldn't affect them?

Narrator- Cease

Ivanish slowly came toward me, "let's escape the situation where both you and I share awkward silence because of our situation. I want to make it clear, I don't want to sleep with you"

"Really", I lifted my head toward him, "But you are going to pay"

"I wasn't really okay with doing it today. I just couldn't say it to Kapil you know he questions my man power a lot", he chuckled making me sneak a laugh too.

"So we have time until Hena comes here again"

"I don't like it here in this crowd, let's go somewhere else"

"Agreed", I said. He signed me to hold his arm and I did so. We just met once before and it felt like we were so familiar with eachother.

"Why did you think of being a call girl?", he asked out of nowhere when we were walking on the street

"There is nothing I can do for a living rather than that. so I thought I should give it a chance".

"Was that really the only option for you? Who are you? Where did you come from? How did you get into this?"

"You ask a lot of question. You just need to know I am Cease and nothing"

"Nothing isn't answer Cease. I don't know why but when I saw you for the first time it felt like you are broke, lonely and I need to help you. I don't know why but I want to. For that I need to know everything about you"

"believe me you don't want to know that and it's just a second encounter of ours, for me to share things with you we should at least meet 3 to 4 times"

"But how?"

"Destiny. we don't know eachother but have already met twice who knows there is thrice"

"Destiny? Really and you believe in that"

"I have to because there is nothing else I can believe"

"You know what, people make their own destiny and I will prove you that"

"I will be waiting for you to do that", I said smiling at him and he did it back.

We kept on walking on that empty street together, sharing our moment yet unknown of eachother and returned to the club again where Hena and Kapil were already waiting for us

"Seems like you two had a great time together", said Kapil coming toward Ivanish with his evil smile while Hena came toward me with questions in her face

"did you do it?", she whispered

"No, he just wanted to talk with me and have some walk"

"Really, I can't believe a guy like him still exist"

"I also couldn't believe at first but later he really seemed to be a nice guy"

"I already got paid for your walk, anyway. Other girls are going to freak out knowing you earned money without having s*x", she seemed happy and I was happy that I was of help.

When we returned to the taxi they hired to take us home, Ivanish came to me and whispered in my ear, "I will make my destiny to collide with you one more time soon". His whisper in my ear gave me chill and that was a completely new feeling for me.

Returning to our tin home, everyone was eager to hear what happened and when I told them the truth they were both happy and jealous of me. That day I knew being a call girl wasn't the last option for me and everyone supported me on that.

The very next day when everyone was chatting with a random stranger for an appointment, Hena again went shouting "woohoo, There is a message from Ivanish"

"Ivanish!", the name itself gave me chill, I went toward her, the profile picture was really him. Andi and Rupi also came to see him and they were like, "aww, he is so handsome"

"what is he saying?", I asked Hena who was still reading the message

"he wants to have a date with you and he is paying for that", she exclaimed

Andi and Rupi were more excited hearing that, "so romantic, I envy you Cease I wish someone would do the same for me"

"He really craved his own destiny. But will it be fine to charge him for a date"

"yes, you can give him some discount according to his behavior but Cease he is into you girl. No man would pay for some random girl just to have some talk", said Andi

"And I know you also have a soft corner for him somewhere in your heart", said Rupi

"it's not like that. He helped me without even knowing my name. So I am grateful"

"this gratefulness takes no time to convert into love.", Hena went on too. The date was fixed at 6 pm and a car was going to come to lift me. All the girls engaged themselves to make me beautiful. they gave me the best cloth in the wardrobe. A white twinkling piece extending from my shoulder to my thigh.  It was a little short but they said it looked sexy. Everyone was excited about my date but there was an unknown fear growing inside my heart with every step of mine toward Ivanish.

They did my makeup and gave me a nice pair of earrings and finally the taxi was there outside waiting for me. Everyone cheered me up and I was happy for the first time in years. The feeling was different but as soon as I got on the taxi my heart began to remember all the past events that happened with my loved ones. I didn't know I was cursed but I knew something was wrong.

Was I doing right going close with someone? Was being with me going to harm him? I didn't know anything but one thing I knew I wanted to go to him and cry out all of my pain.

The taxi stopped at a restaurant. It was big and beautiful it was the first time I was going to a place luxurious like that. Ivanish in a grey suit was sitting at the corner table, candle in the middle looking handsome, his dreadlocked hair was straight and small then, his ring on the lips was gone and he was looking like a gentleman. I skipped my breath going toward him, it felt amazing and my heart was fluttering like a butterfly wing.

He smiled looking at me and stood from his position. He came toward me and whispered in my ear, "look I made my own destiny", I smiled and he smiled back his most beautiful one. He slid the chair for me and I sat on it.

"I am glad you made your destiny", I said smiling at him. For the first time, someone was making me feel special and wanted.

"Wine?", he asked

"I haven't had one till now"

"Really, who are you?", he looked at me suspiciously

"Cease", I said again smiling

"common, you are so different"

"and you judge me in our third meeting"

"yeh seconds is enough to know a person if they mean something to us"

"do I mean something to you?"

"I don't know, maybe. It depends on how you take me"

"Seriously, why our destiny wanted us to meet here today?"

Ivanish moved his hand to his pocket and pulled a letter out

"I wanted to give you this, and I seriously want you to accept it", he said giving it to me.

I opened it and inside there was a bonheur of famous beauty parlor of the country. It was giving traineeship for 3 months and promised to get us a job too. I looked at him in dilemma, I know we started as a stranger and got connected soon, but it was too early to accept that from him. It must have cost him several dollars to get me the ticket and he didn't even know me apart from my name

"I want you to join it. You said you didn't have any option rather than being a call girl but when I look at you, you seem to belong somewhere else where you are more respected", said he smiling continuously. I was flattered but I didn't want to accept that. I didn't deserve that, I didn't deserve him

"sorry, Ivanish. I can't take this"

"but why?"

"You don't even know a single thing about me and I am sure if you know you will never want to spend time with me"

"I don't believe that"

"I have a very ugly past Ivanish. This is so lovely and I am happy but when I am happy something ugly happens to snatch it from me so trust me it is better for you to cut all the connection with me"

"What is it Cease, cause I know no matter what you say you are an innocent soul to me I can see it. Ugly things may have happened to you but I am sure you can't do anything that hurts others", his words were so warming that I couldn't argue any more tears were dropping from my eyes because it was the first time someone said that to me. I just sobbed and said, "I can't, I can't manage to bear anything that I bore earlier"

"you don't have to, trust me. I will never hurt you, trust me if I do, that will be the last day of my life"

"shut up! Don't ever use last word infront of me please", I screamed, "Before taking this I want to tell you about myself and decide whether you still want to give that to me or not"

"Don't, because I know no matter what you say my decision won't change. And this is not for free after your trainneship when you will be requited for job you have to pay me for every penny with interest and your story, I want to be curious about it a bit little more and who knows if you will return the money or not there should be the reason for us to meet again, isn't it?", he chuckled

I smiled at him and nodded yes that was the magical evening my tears weren't stopping and his flattering words were flowing until it drowned me.

It was nice feeling and I wanted to have it more and more. At last, when he came to left me on the taxi, he grabbed 100 dollar from his pocket and handed it to me. This is your money for the appointment.

"When you gave me this letter, I was happy thinking you want me to be more than that but now you again pulled me down by giving the money", I was disappointed

"I am sorry, I didn't mean that. Okay I am not giving you anything but know I will be waiting for you to come to me after finishing your training. I want you to confront me saying you did it"

"I will, you will be the first one that I will come to after finishing it. I promise", I said.

I was emotional and sad thinking I won't be meeting him for the next 3 months. That was going to be the new beginning of my life. There was a plane ticket with the letter indicating my flight after two days to Pokhara for my training.

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Seems like a happy ending but what must had happened to Cease that time that she is miserable while remembering it right now? to know that, the story will be waiting for you in next chapter.