The next day when I got up, he was still working, I was amazed at his dedication for work. He noticed me.
‘Hey, Rasool, you’re up?! Come on, let’s get to work.’, said he. I replied,’ Okay, sir.’ He said,’ lie down on that bed.’ I did what he said. I stepped towards the bed, got up to it, and lied down. He came with an empty injection to me. I shouted,’Needle! Sir, please I fear of needles. No needles sir, no needles.’
He said,’ Remember your family, isn’t their happiness your happiness? You have to do this for your family! I agreed, and close my eyes, making my hand a fist, making it stiff. He inserted the syringe near my elbow and within no time he took out my blood.
Days passed and he kept taking samples from my body, some kind of white fluid from my backbone, urine and lot of blood. After a span of half a month, he stopped taking samples, he used to study something every day, every night. When I used to go to sleep, he used to be awake and when I used to wake up, even then he used to be awake. It was approximately a month, he seemed hopeless, I sensed that I was of no use to him. But then suddenly , on next day, when I woke up, I saw him setting up everything, as he noticed me , he called me to lie on the bed. I got there, he came to me, suddenly he tied both of my hands! I got feared! I asked,’what are you doing?! sir.’
He said,’ Just shut up. Forget we had a deal!’ I kept shut. He tied both my hands and my legs, he made the bed vertical and turned me towards a machine. Then he went towards the machine and turned it onn, something very bright came out of it! I wasn’t able to open my eyes! It was very pressure giving, it was some kind of light. As the light touched me, it felt like 1000s of cigarettes are being touched on my body! I felt burning sensation! I was screaming in pain,’ Stop! stop it!’ But he didn’t. After a minute, he switched it off. I was all retarded, like all my muscles have been bursted. He untied me, paced towards his computer and started seeing it. He said me ,’ You may rest now.’
I went to my room, I was asleep all day! Next day, when I woke up, everything was packed and as he noticed me he said,’ Let’s go, your job is done.’ I was surprised,’What! But sir! How?! How will I return the money! He said,’ No need, it’s okay. Come let’s leave for your house.’ And then he left me to my home and went away. After that day, I got something in me. Whenever I used to get a cut, it use to cure really suddenly! It was a shock to me for the first time! But later, I got used to it.’
Jacob,’ See, if you don’t want to tell me the truth, it’s okay! Say me that you cannot tell me truth! Atleast don’t tell me false fictions!’
Rasool ,’No sir! I’m telling truth! Believe me!’
Jacob,’ Whatever!’ He wore his hat and got from the bed to leave.
Rasool,’ How must I prove you, sir!’ Just then, Rasool noticed the sharp edge of the shackle attached to his bed and gave himself a cut from it, and said,’ Evidence it yourself, sir!’
Jacob turned and saw a bloody wound turning into a healthy skin within no time! He was shocked and said ,’Holy lord! How’s that possible!’
Rasool,’I was right sir! I told truth!’
Jacob seated again and said ,’Continue.’ with his chin supported by the tip of his right hand’s Thumb with curled fingers.
Rasool,’ So my wounds used to heal very suddenly,as you saw . But that man didn’t knew it. A year ago he came back to me again with same get up and same condition for emptying the room, I fulfilled his condition. This time he wanted me to waste 10 years of my life. He wanted me to go to jail, as a repay for his favors to me. I thought he was the one to help me in my harsh days, it’s my duty to fulfill his need. I accepted. He said me,’ I’ll keep sending money to your family every year. Your family will be stressfree these years.’ What can more better than this could’ve happened to me! He was an angel to me! He asked me, when he calls me, I have to leave for Scotland and then, he left. Ine and half month ago, he called me and made my makeover like his’ and asked me to surrender at his place and now I am here. I’m happy here.’
For some moment, there was total silence in the cell . Jacob,’ What after that?’ Rasool ,’I just know this much only!’ Jacob,’ Where is that man now?’
‘I don’t know. Whatever I knew, I told you.’ After a second Rasool said,’ Yes sir! He use to worship goddess, maybe he was a Hindu, maybe from India!’
Jacob,’ Hmmm….Okay. So good luck and God bless you, nice to meet you.’ He got up, cleaned his back and went out of the cell. He turned his head to the left, then to the right, saw a policeman,he yelled at the policeman,’Officer!’
Starting the story from a prisoner, it passes on to different people and characters . Leading to a very unexpected end. The story is about a person getting a rare disease by mutation and travels places to find cure
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