" ka..r..ma "

he heard the voice of his father and saw that he was still alive and rushed towards him. 

" dad.. dad "

karma didn't had much strength left in him, but he still rushed towards his father as fast as he could. 

" d- dad, "

his dad was bleeding from his wound that pierced him through. 

" huff, huff, huff, dad... dad... "

*thud*

he went to his father and fell on his knees. 

" karma... come here "

karma held his father's hand, and started panicking while crying. 

" wait- wait a second... I- I'll call an ambulance,  it's fine, don't- don't move for now "

" it's pointless now..... you know it... better than i do.... right... "

*sob*sob*

" ... dad.. what- what should I do... "

" karma... where is... she "

" .... "

In the light rain, karma silently kept his head down while tears were flowing through his eyes, and then looked at his mom's direction. 

" mom... she... "

his dad looked at his wife's corpse in the distance and asked. 

" can you bring me to her "

karma with what little strength he had,  held his dad's hand and helped him get to his mom's corpse . 

*thud*thud*

karma brought his dad to his mother's corpse which was beheaded. 

*sob*sob*

his dad held his mom and started crying. 

 karma went to the side to pick up his mother's head, and when he tried to reach it.

*ubh*ubh* uwha*cough*cough*

before he could even pick it up, he felt disgusted at the scene and started vomiting, even the thought of touching her mother's head had his fingers shaking. 

" huff, huff, huff, f*ck... f*ck "

somehow he gathered all his courage and picked up his mother's head. he walked back and handed it over to his dad. 

" I- I'm sorry dad, *sniffle* I- sorry for being this way... I'm sorry... so sorry "

" it's not your fault son.... this.. was meant to happen.... don't feel too burdened about it "

" dad... but you "

" karma... I am not dead... I will always be there... in your heart...your mother too... as long as you keep us in your memories... we will be there with you... always "

*sob*sob*

hearing this made him cry even more, he could not help but feel that he was partially to blame for. 

" karma... did you kept some secrets from us... is that why you feel sad "

" yeah.. sorry... I should've told you sooner.... I- I thought that- that- "

" it's fine... I'm sure you kept it a secret for our sake... I know what kind of a person you are... I AM your father after all "

" sorry... dad "

" I don't know what else you have kept hidden from us... but from what I saw in you today.... karma.... your life in the future will not be easy... "

" I know.. "

" karma... when you were first born... both me and your mother were so happy.... when you smiled for the first time too.... both of us felt joyed with your smile... karma.... remember.... there will always be tough time in your life.... and sometimes you might find yourself alone... but never loose your smile son... not for someone else's sake...but for your's... because as long as you keep smiling... your mom and I will be happy... no matter where we are.... can you promise me that son..."

" yes... I promise you dad... I will never loose my smile... no matter how hard things get for me or how lonely I am... as long as I live... I will never loose it... never... "

" Hahaha.... we are truly blessed... to have a son like you... thank.. y- "

*thud*

chief lost all his blood and his strength, and collapsed on the ground. 

" dad.. d- dad.. dad... dad... "

karma tries to move his father but there was no point in doing that anymore. 

" f*ck.. f*ck *bam* f*ck *bam* f*ck F*CK!! F*CK!!!!!!! why... why.. why... *bam*bam* "

karma hits the ground with his hands in anger and frustration, there was nothing else he could do anymore, his happy life was over, he could no longer feel the joy of being loved anymore, his world was taken away by him, for the first time in his life, he felt hopeless, he who was always above others, was now at the rock bottom of his life. 

" aha... what should I do... agastha *sob*, what am I suppose to do *sniff*... why am I even alive *sob*... "

*thud*

suddenly, his eye's became heavier and he felt tired, karma used his last bit of strength in crying and finally, he too collapsed on the ground. 

. 

. 

*rustle*rustle*

" hmm... haa... "

the horrible night had passed and it's finally morning, karma awoke under a roof which surprised him, because he was outside last night. 

( you are awake ) 

karma had hope that this was all a dream, but to his disappointment, it was not. 

" how did I get here "

( I dragged you here last night ) 

" you can touch me? "

( yes I can, but it's really hard to interact with you physically, it can only be done with you and just for a few seconds, last night when you passed down I dragged you under this roof ) 

" so... it was all real... huh "

( ..... ) 

agastha could not say a word after what happened last night, he could only watch the human suffer the greatest pain. 

" what happened to my hand "

( I fixed it, again, it was very difficult to even touch you in physical form so to heal you... it took a big toll on me... so for the next few day's, I won't be able to do anything ) 

" thanks "

karma stood up and walked outside, where his parents were, or just their bodies now. 

" mom... dad... you really did die huh... "

karma stood in front of his parents and grieved them for a bit, and then dragged them under the roof. 

( what are you doing ) 

" I'm keeping them safe here, for now, I can't call the police and ask for their help, they will take me as the culprit, I can't call an ambulance either nor can I call someone for help either, so for now, I'll keep them here, I'll come back for them latter, but for now, there's something I have to do "

                         Chapter - 17 end