Nine To The Evolution

Prologue

Prologue

From the darkness, came a shadow filling the air with its large wings, stopping the light from reaching the earth. Along with it, came few men, who believed in the darkness more than the light itself. They treaded upon their paths and created troughs as they stomped all the beautiful things on their way. It was a cold eerie night and the sounds of the bloodhounds were echoing in the air. Nothing felt the way it should have been. The men ran heavily, destroying everything coming in their way, chasing something which was only visible to them in the darkness. There were shrieks all around, blood dropping from the sky, hatred spreading like a dangerous virus, clenching each and every moment in its coop. No! Don’t Do It! Stop! Cries filled the dark lanes from every window but the men kept on galloping, ignoring all that was being said to them. The darkest of the forests were coming ahead and the shadows were becoming larger and larger. Yet, there was something only visible to those men, who ran faster and faster, chasing that dark spot. They entered the dark jungle and trembled upon the big logs, some scattering into the woods, some gulping the quicksand and some lost, in the never ending blackness of the night. Then, one of the men felt his head bleeding and he touched his forehead. He felt something on his eyes and he tried to peel it off. It was a blind fold.

ANGER

ANGER

I ’m going to kill him ! Rohit says with a beam of hatred in his small eyes. Let him just come near me, I will... I will ... break his head with this bottle!!! and gulps down the rest of the beer in his hands. Get me one more! he shouts across the table. A timid new waiter comes up to him a few seconds later and shows him the bottle to ask him if the beer temperature is right.

Open it!!

But sir...

I said Open it and pour it Now! BAM!! Rohit hits his fist on the table with his full force.

The bottle almost slips out of Rashid’s hand. He somehow maintains his composure and pours Rohit his desperate beer and walks away from him as if he just poured a bottle of blood to the Satan... and is running away lest the Satan asks him for his blood too!

I will not leave him I swear! Rohit promises himself.Kyla, sitting across the table in an almost empty pub in New Jersey, already half dead drunk on a Saturday afternoon, calls out for one more vodka shot. Daniel, the bartender, comes up to her with yet another glass and looks at her with a little smile on his face. What the hell are you smiling for? Don’t you dare think that after I am out and done, you will get to do me in your bed! Or even inside the washroom here! Do you get me?

Daniel, a young guy of 25 looks at her with a smirk on his face and says Definitely not ma’am. Nothing of this sort will happen. You enjoy your drink. and walks away to the other side to wash the used glasses.

A middle aged woman, messed up hair, dirty clothes, Kyla takes out her cell phone and calls her travel agent. I want the earliest ticket to Bangkok! Right away! Yes the Earliest! Don’t you get it? I want it fast ‘coz will not leave Mustafa alive! and PHAT! Flips her phone down and throws it inside her purse. She picks up the shot glass and gulps it down in a fraction and shouts at Daniel once again Hey you! Get the bill! Mustafa, in his mid-thirties, tall, bald man, and a total non-believer in God, Is sitting on a pool side with two Thai chicks around him ready to serve him anything he desires. A little Thai man comes up to him from behind and says Is there anything else you desire Sir? Mustafa, an illiterate but an over smart man puts down his sunglasses from his forehead on to his eyes and says More beer, more girls and more food. The little Thai man smiles at him and says Sir More is expensive. Mustafa puts his hand inside the pocket of his jeans and takes out a bundle of fresh currency. He counts a few and puts his hand behind for the little Thai man to grab it.

Thank you, your highness... the little Thai says with a big smile.

I have loads. You give me what I ask for. And I give you what you need! Go! Let me enjoy now! Mustafa says with a feeling of a newest King. The little Thai man nods from behind, gives a look to one of the Thai girl massaging Mustafa’s feet, and walks back and fades away.‘Beep Be Beep- Beep Beep, Beep Be Beep- Beep Beep.’

Yes? This is Mustafa, who is speaking?

You scoundrel! Kyla says with a deep hoarse voice. I know you are in Bangkok! And I am coming there! You wait and watch now!!

Kyla baby, please at least you try to understand me. You think I ditched you and I am enjoying here? No baby. I am very badly stuck here in a situation that I can’t tell you. I love you a lot Kyla and you know that. All the nights we spent together at your place are just simply unexplainable. I am in some big time trouble that’s why I am here. I know you must be thinking that I am a fucker, but understand baby, I really love you a lot! I think I am a loser that I went away from you. But baby what could I do? Remember I told you once that my uncle was sick and he has his operation here. Well I got a call from his doctor and I came here to see him... but I realized he has... he has passed away... I’m sorry Kyla I could not tell you this because I have been crying for the past 6 days... my eyes have become soar, my legs are shaking all the time... what do I do you tell me baby? What do I do?

Kyla gulps and starts having tears in her eyes.

The Thai chick slides her hands on Mustafa’s thigh and he moans Kyla, to damn my old uncle! I am coming back to you! His last wish was to be buried in Peshawar, his birth place. Leave that! I will ask some men here to take his body there and bury him without me...

No! Don’t do that Mustafa... Ok I will wait for you... but you come back to me soon ok? I will wait for you... Kyla says with tears down her throat.

Maria slips her hand inside his zip and Mustafa screams Allah! Yes Mari...Kyla I will come back for sure... let me just go and bury my uncle once... I love you Kyla... I love you... I’m going to kill him Rohit says again. Jeet, standing next to him and enjoying licking his lemon candy, looks at him and asks But Why?

Rohit looks at the young 19 year old roommate of his and tells him "That bloody Mustafa Sheikh is enjoying his life in Bangkok and look at me! I am standing at a small ice cream parlor at one o clock in the night in Kandhivali with you watching you lick your candy to glory!!"

"But you only lick Limechoo. You can’t bite it like other ice creams..."

Shut up! Rohit says with Anger. He told me he has got a girl who is taking him to America with him. He said that soon he will take out money from her and move to Bangkok and call me there with him... that bloody liar! I spent around 25 grand from my pocket to arrange for his passport and visa documents! And I now know that he is in Bangkok for the past one week and not even a single call! He will not survive for long!! Trust me!

If you will kill him, you will be sent to jail. Then you will die too. Jeet says with a little concern and a lot of taste on his tongue.

I don’t care what happens to me! I just want him dead! Rohit utters in complete frustration.Sophia and Maria come up to the door of the little Thai man. It is quite late at night and the whole resort is almost sleeping. He opens the door and bends his head to greet them with a smile. They both enter his room and sit on the floor. The little Thai man sits across them and serves them the delicacy he has been savoring for quite a while now. Sophia and Maria smile back at him and start melting it in their mouth too.

How much more does he have?

Around Thirty-Five Grand more Sophia says while relishing her food.

Great! the little Thai man says with a grin on his face. Then tonight we give him complete happiness?

For sure! He is inside his room doing Leila and Donna. Once he is through with them, he will call us again. Maria says.

These Muslim men have big libido. It is good for us. I hope you know what exactly to do.

Yes master. Not to worry. He will never forget this night. Sophia says with a half-smile.Good Evening Ma’am, Welcome to New Jersey Airport. How may I help you? The lady behind the counter asks with a usual smile.

Nothing! Just take my Status number and give me the damn boarding pass! Kyla says looking around the airport as if she might just see Mustafa around. That bloody Paki! Thinks that I am made of horse shit? I will not leave him I swear! He will die a rat’s death! She mumbles to herself.

Did you say anything to me Ma’am? The lady asks with a horrified look on her face.

No! You keep doing your work Kyla says, still looking around...

Sorry Ma’am. Here’s your boarding pass. Have a nice flight.

Yeah whatever Kyla mumbles again and starts walking towards the security check in.Come in! Come in my darlings! You are the sweetest pair of girls I have ever met in my life. How are you doing my Sophie and Marie? Mustafa says as the girls enter his room. He is lying on his bed, with the comforter up till his belly, and a grin like he has never felt richer before!

Sophia and Maria sit near him and Sophia says Your highness, I hope you will not leave us soon... we really like being under you and want to serve you for long...

Mustafa’s smile goes bigger. Not to worry my darling baby, I shall take you along with me wherever I go. You two beautiful girls will live with me forever.

Sophia and Maria look at each other and smile. Maria says Then let’s have a nice dinner and wine and then maybe you take us in the swimming pool with you, your highness...

Mustafa touches Maria’s cheeks with his fingers... You Thai girls are awesome. American girls are stupid emotional. I like girls like you. Order whatever you want to have. Let’s have a feast tonight. Yeah? and he pulls both of them to himself and the girls laugh in excitement of what is going to come ahead.Ali!! Open the God dammed door Ali! Rohit bangs the wooden door in a Chawl in Borivali East. I know you are inside you son of a bitch! Come out now!

Few lights around the door pop up and a few faces from the window seem to be peeping out to watch the drunken Rohit creating a ruckus in the Chawl. Rohit hears the latch of the door being opened from inside. Ali, a lanky guy, long hair, dusky complexion comes out and pulls Rohit inside his room.

Are you mad? You want to get me kicked out from this place? Ali asks him in despair.

Why? How does it matter to you? You are a rich guy yourself! I am sure you also must have taken a huge cut from the deal. Rohit yells at him, his eyes red.

What deal? Are you crazy? Mustafa left me with nothing in my hands! Ali adds.

You know where he lives too! Don’t you? See Ali, don’t make a fool out of me now... I am going to kill you so badly that your soul will cry for the next seven lifetimes! Rohit says while sliding his right hand to the back of his jeans.

"You have gone crazy you mad man! Stop being so angry at me! I did not do anything. Mustafa bhai..."

Don’t you call me mad you bastard!!!!!! And Rohit puts the 8 Inches Rambo knife straight inside Ali’s stomach spilling out instant blood from his intestines all over the door.How did it go? the little Thai man asks.

It was perfect master... just as you demanded. Sophia says.

I hope you used the needle at the right place and at the right time. It is very expensive and risky too... he adds.

Not to worry master. By tomorrow morning...By tomorrow morning? Are you nuts? Kyla shrieks in exasperation.

Ma’am I request you to kindly lower your voice. This is an aircraft...

I know this is an aircraft! That’s why I am asking you! I can’t wait till tomorrow morning you fool! Kyla again shouts.

Ma’am in that case, I would request you to please take some other mode of transport to reach Bangkok that quickly... the air hostess said with a little force in her voice.

Kyla shouted again: So now you are going to decide how I should go and how I should not? What do you think of me? I can even hire a damn Rocket to reach there!

If that suits you ma’am, please do... adds the air hostess, now with the captain standing behind her.

Oh to hell with you guys! You all are bloody good for nothing! And what are you staring at me for, you son of a bitch? Kyla shouts looking at the captain and the atmosphere inside the aircraft is suddenly filled with gasps of astonishment coming from old ladies and small children.

The captain takes a step forward and looks at her straight in the eyes: Mrs. Kyla Sheikh, I would have to put you off the board. I have called the airport authority officials and they will take you to the right place. Please get up from your seat now...

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GREED

GREED

Ballarat, a small place near Victoria, Australia, was not much of a populated place, or even famous for that matter, for people to reside there. The daily routine of the residents of Ballarat was to drive down to the tip of the continent every week, take a boat inside the southern ocean, and catch sea food to sell to the bigger market- destinations like Melbourne and Victoria. Alice was born in a small house near the Ballarat Town Hall to a man who was a well-known fisherman in the city. Having being honored by the town’s municipal committee as the Best Fisherman of the Year 1972 Alice’s father’s happiness had no bounds as it was the same year Alice had taken birth earlier in the winters. He considered her as his lucky charm and loved her immensely. Alice’s mother was a house wife who, apart from taking care of her little daughter, had five more children to look after- and that kept her busy the whole day. Alice was a very pretty girl from the birth itself. With red cheeks, perfect nose, slim lips, and skin like a ball of cotton, Alice was a daughter every family in Ballarat wished to have. When Alice was 3 years old, her eldest brother Harvey passed away. People said he died because of the heat. Her mother Martha and father Robin said he was a nice soul that’s why God took him away. Alice had three elder brothers and one elder sister left now. They told her that Harvey passed away because their family was getting poorer day by day and Harvey was ill for a long time. Alice did not know who to believe. According to her siblings, the porridge Martha used to give them every day seemed lesser and lesser in quantity. Alice asked her mother once: Ma, why do you give us less porridge every day? Her mother smiled and said: Sweetheart, the porridge becomes tastier and tastier every day, and you eat it quickly. That’s why it seems lesser each day. Alice looked at her siblings after the statement and saw a frown of disgust on their faces. Slowly and steadily, Alice learnt the realities of life through her siblings and realized that the amount of bread her father earned was just not enough for everyone to survive on. When Alice was six years old, her only sister Tina passed away too. It was the coldest winter she had ever seen in her life. Everything was surrounded by snow everywhere and not even a drop of water was at home to drink. Tina had developed a lung disease and could not be cured. When Alice confronted her father and blamed him for her sister’s death, her father sat down on his knees on the cold snow and cried for hours outside the house. Martha slapped Alice for talking such bad words to the father. She told Alice they did whatever they could to save her. But it was in her destiny to leave everyone. Alice did not believe even a single word her mother said. She just looked at her in disgust and went up to her room and slept with her brothers. That winter, Alice did not speak a word. She was as cold as the air outside. Her father started making his own ship. This will take me to places unknown to all of us one day. And we shall own an Island of our own. And you will be the Queen of the Island Alice... he used to say with a smile. But Alice never believed him. In the summer of 1984, her father got another award for The first man in Ballarat to create his own Ship. It had taken Robin a lot of determination, hard work, time and money to make it. It was not too big, but was good enough for a crew of forty five men to be on board. Robin set his sail soon after the award and told his family that he will come back with loads of name and fame. Martha was the healthiest that year. She gave birth to another child- who was as pretty as Alice was when she was born, or maybe even prettier. She named him Robin Junior- after her lovely and caring husband. Alice was sent to Melbourne that year for her better schooling. Her father had sold a piece of land at a reasonably good price and given all the money to Martha for Alice’s study. He always used to tell Martha: My Alice will become the Queen one day... she has to be well educated and polished in all manners...Melbourne was like a paradise for Alice. She saw everything there that she had seen in her dreams. Bright lights, sky scrapers, fancy cars, and loads of money around. It was everything that she wished she would have one day. She had just turned 12 that year but she felt as if she had grown up overnight. She was staying with her elder brother Richard there who was working at a public house nearby serving alcohol to richer people.