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Reading Minds - 10
" Stop your crap and tell me the way to exit".
"I would have if I knew it myself " he replied dryly.
He is wounded all over but still has the guts to get on my nerves. He should be thankful for saving his sorry self from that bloody room.
"Then atleast don't lean on me so much, I am not able to walk", holding on to the nearby wall, I scrutinize the corridor. No guards here because they all seem to run in a particular direction.
I hear a noise below my feet and find a walky-talky like-thing lying. Who keeps such outdated devices when they have so much money ?
The weird crackly voice of the walky talky says something and I only understand a word.
"What is this person saying ? He is literally sounding as if he is spitting on that godamn microphone ", to this the person leaning on me smiles, " You really don't belong here".
"Stop laughing and tell me what he said".
"He said 'Snipper spotted near the left wing. Mark the position and stand by for my order".
"What does that mean ?" this question earns me complete silence from the stranger besides me.
"You saved me, now let me save you and we will be even when we move out of this house" he looks into my eyes as if he can read the fear and frustration I have in me.
"And how do you plan to save me Mr. Superman ? "
" Just go where I tell you to"
so technically, he just wants to guide me to God knows where and thinks he is saving me. Well... I'll talk about that when I get out of here so I grab him and follow his directions.
We end up in a series of tunnels and doors leading to more tunnels. After running for an hour almost, I see the city lights at the end of a tunnel.
"How did you...." that's the only response I could think of at the moment. I know it makes me look not-so-cool by getting all shocked and impressed with this man's skills to trace a way out but I had to give him that.
As I drag him towards the end of the tunnel, I hear that ear - piercing sound once again.
" What's that?!"
" It's a gun. We need to run. They are behind us". His reply leaves me paralysed. A gun...a gun to kill, to end a life , a real life gun...
"You can panic later but now just run!" he shouts in my ears and I start dragging him and running as fast as I can.
_____to be continued ____
Okay , so this scene might sound a little cliche for sure but wait for the twist. I am trying to decide a name for Mr. Superman here but let me know if you have some suggestions. Also, I am trying to get the character development I expect from this series, hopefully I'll get that. As they say, it's not about the end, it about the journey.
To read previous chapters , click on #readingminds
© Frozen Words
"I would have if I knew it myself " he replied dryly.
He is wounded all over but still has the guts to get on my nerves. He should be thankful for saving his sorry self from that bloody room.
"Then atleast don't lean on me so much, I am not able to walk", holding on to the nearby wall, I scrutinize the corridor. No guards here because they all seem to run in a particular direction.
I hear a noise below my feet and find a walky-talky like-thing lying. Who keeps such outdated devices when they have so much money ?
The weird crackly voice of the walky talky says something and I only understand a word.
"What is this person saying ? He is literally sounding as if he is spitting on that godamn microphone ", to this the person leaning on me smiles, " You really don't belong here".
"Stop laughing and tell me what he said".
"He said 'Snipper spotted near the left wing. Mark the position and stand by for my order".
"What does that mean ?" this question earns me complete silence from the stranger besides me.
"You saved me, now let me save you and we will be even when we move out of this house" he looks into my eyes as if he can read the fear and frustration I have in me.
"And how do you plan to save me Mr. Superman ? "
" Just go where I tell you to"
so technically, he just wants to guide me to God knows where and thinks he is saving me. Well... I'll talk about that when I get out of here so I grab him and follow his directions.
We end up in a series of tunnels and doors leading to more tunnels. After running for an hour almost, I see the city lights at the end of a tunnel.
"How did you...." that's the only response I could think of at the moment. I know it makes me look not-so-cool by getting all shocked and impressed with this man's skills to trace a way out but I had to give him that.
As I drag him towards the end of the tunnel, I hear that ear - piercing sound once again.
" What's that?!"
" It's a gun. We need to run. They are behind us". His reply leaves me paralysed. A gun...a gun to kill, to end a life , a real life gun...
"You can panic later but now just run!" he shouts in my ears and I start dragging him and running as fast as I can.
_____to be continued ____
Okay , so this scene might sound a little cliche for sure but wait for the twist. I am trying to decide a name for Mr. Superman here but let me know if you have some suggestions. Also, I am trying to get the character development I expect from this series, hopefully I'll get that. As they say, it's not about the end, it about the journey.
To read previous chapters , click on #readingminds
© Frozen Words
