“What is this?” Nancy, grandmother of Alina asked as Jason tried to hide the ss which has liquor.Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
“Hey, joker, give me” shemanded but Jason took back steps till he hit the wall behind.
“Granny, it’s too cool for your age. You shouldn’t drink this” Jason came to his doctor mode but he didn’t notice the change of expressions in Nancy’s eyes.
“Age?” Nancy asked, daring Jason to say that again loud.
“Yeah, I will suggest you drink only hot water as now there are so many new viruses attacking only the old age group of people.” Jason became serious all of a sudden and was exining to Nancy how she should take care of her health.
“Your bones and health may be equal to the five-year-old kid. So you should protect your body like a treasure.” He added with a small smile. Nancy takes two steps back side as Jason sighed in relief. He has to take this liquor to the destination. But he widened his eyes when Nancy took her forefinger and twisted it with her thumb and formed a new alphabet. He has seen this somewhere. He made an o shape mouth when he realised that Nancy did Varma Ki which is an Indian traditional art of vital parts. In short a fighting technique that Kollywood actor Kamal Hasan used in one of his famous films.
Before he could realise her motive, she attacked his shoulders as he dropped the liquor ss and she caught it at the right time.
“Age? Weak body? Weak bones?” She asked mocking him as she gulped the drink in one go. Jason rubbed his shoulder which is not hurt deep but still has pain all over his body.
Edward stood there listening to how Nancy was drunk from Alina.
“Good job” Edward gave slow ps to both who lowered their heads in eptance. Now all the three looked up to meet the intense re of Nathan. He was staring at Lincoln who was not in his stable mind.
“Uncle. Don’t mind. He is too tired. That’s why he is bbering things.
“No. I am talking for a fact. I have seen a ghost and I will show you all” Lincoln pouted to add more miseries to Edward’s state.
“Please show me too” ra asked with a pout.
“But I want to give this to everyone. Granny asked me to give.” ra pouted holding her liquor ss.
“Hey, first let us serve this. Then, we shall all go and visit our ghost guest” Alex suggested with an unstable smile as his eyes closed halfway.
“No, first we should call the police” everyone turned to see Frank who was sitting there with a serious expression.
“Police?” Everyone panicked.
“Look that guy is a murder here” he pointed at someone who stood there with a panic-ridden face.
“Murder?” Alina ran to Frank’s side to ask more.
“Yeah, he murdered those innocent chickens, he even murdered my favourite fishes too” Raj pouted as Edward pped his forehead. He red at Jason who gulped visibly.
“Shut up” Nathan screamed as Alina and Edward got tensed all of a sudden.
“Uncle, please. There is nothing to worry about. I guess someone yed with the food. I will look into it and see.” Edward came to save everyone and prayed hard so that Nathan wouldn’t get angry.
“What?” Nathan asked, gasping loudly.
“Yes, uncle. I think Granny’s medicines got mixed up in the food” Edward came up with an exnation which could fit the situation.
“You are here. Now, who is this?” Nathan asked, rubbing his eyes at Edward who turned to see the empty space beside him.
“Who?” Edward asked confused.
“Another Edward?” Nathan spoke as his bnce missed and he fell over Edward. Edward grits his teeth as he res at Jason using him of everything.
“Why are there three Edward? Now where will I find three Alina for him?” Nathan asked as Edward couldn’t form any words to even yell at Alina or Jason.
“Will you now help me or want to enjoy this situation?” Edward yelled as Jason ran to pull Nathan instantly. As of now, they have to get them inside their rooms safely.
*****
“Everyone is slept atst as I gave them sleeping pills” Alina sat over the bed all exhausted.
“What a n and what an idea? Amazing” Edward gave slow ps to his wife who was now pouting with his mocking.
“Did you unite ra and Alex?” Edward further asked as Alina stood up in anger.
“Edward, if you don’t want to help me, that’s okay. Don’t mock me like this. I will never talk to you if it happens again” she grabbed his cor as she snapped at him with an angry poker face. Edward smiled at her.
“Fine. Tell me what do you want to do with these crazy people?” Edward asked as he turned to drunk Alex and Drunk ra who were fighting for something.
“Even in this state, they are fighting.” He sighed tiredly.
“Doll,e and tell me if I am wrong” ra yelled as both Alina and Edward went to solve their dispute.
“If it is paper and stone, which will win?” Alex asked showing his hand.
“What paper? What stone?” Edward asked all confused.
“Don’t you even know this? How can you be Alina’s husband?” ra gets annoyed?
“He is not Alina’s husband. He is my friend” Alex retorted.
“That’s why he is the same as you, dumb” raughed at Alex as Edward pped his forehead.
“Don’t listen to her.” Alex grabbed his friend to exin about the paper and stone thing.
“We were ying stone paper and scissors. Now I am paper and she is stone. But she is smashing me with her stone. Now tell me, paper only gets the win right?” Alex asked in a serious tone, making Alina and Edward sigh tiredly. Did they spike their drink for this?
“Stone is stronger than paper. So not even in dreams, paper can win” ra raised her imaginary cor as she exined her side.
“If it’s scissors also, the stone will win. If it’s paper, the stone will win. So what’s the game here?” Alex asked crossing his arms.
“Because it’s ra’s game” ra replied sassily.
“Let us also get drunk and y this game till morning. What do you say?” Edward asked with a wide grin as if he found a solution for the most problematic equation.
“Now look at me, how I am ying my card” Alina sat beside ra with a full proof n.
“Let’s y something else” Alina announced as both Alex and ra agreed to it.
“I will tell any topic and you both have to talk about it,” Alina spoke and now Edward shows thumps up to his wife who is smart enough to not let this day go in vain.
“Beautiful,” Alina asked
“Mom” Alex spoke instantly.
“Life” ra replied with a smile.
“Wow,” Edwardplimented.
“Next one. Jaan” Alina purposefully asked to see what would Alex tell.
“My wife” Alex didn’t waste a second to utter this. ra looked at him with a smile.
“It’s me. Is it?” She asked like a kid to which Alex nods instantly.
“Love?” Edward asked instantly breaking their smiling moment. Alina red at him to break this scene.
“Friend” Alex spoke, ring at ra as if using her of not being a friend to him.
“Trust” ra replied, ring at Alex with her using res.
“She left me when I needed a friend to lean upon” Alexined to Edward like a kid as he wipes his tears.
“He asked me to leave, having no trust in me,” ra added as she ced her head over Alina’s head. Her tears made their way fast to wet Alina’s dress. Alina gently massaged her head to ease the pain. But the pain is not a physical one.
“Doll, how can he believe that I was the reason for everything?” ra asked as a loud sob escaped her lips. The heaviness in her heart seemed to be too much to bear as she wanted to tell everything to Alina.
“What happened that day?” Alina asked cupping her cheeks as ra looked at her friend’s concerned eyes. She can’t hide things from her friend for sure. But will it be okay to tell everything to Alina? Her intoxicated mind asked her to share things which might not be the best decision but she knew that one day or another, everything shoulde out.