This is my first attempt at writing a story and hope you would enjoy reading it!! For criticizing, use the comments section :P
PART I
Avoiding deep breaths to be unnoticed, with the dagger firmly in his right hand, he moved forward, towards his goal. Neither the darkness of the deep tunnel nor the freezing water slackened his progress. The dagger was painted with the red color of his previous victim's blood and some blood marks are present on his light blue shirt. Yes, that was the favourite light blue shirt given to him by his sweetheart Sanjana on his birthday, which was just a few weeks back.
At a far distance, Rahul could see a small but bright light source. He thought to himself, that the target cannot escape through the narrow hole. He knew he should surprise the target else he can be overpowered when he reaches the end of the tunnel. Slowly and carefully walking through the stinking water, he continued his movement towards the end of the tunnel.
It was Sept 6th, that he joined the post graduation first year at one of the most prestigious colleges. His friends called him chintu, he was known for his brilliance at academics. He was an introvert, who loved pizzas and playing football. Soon, he came to be known as one of the good guys on the campus.
He could hear some sound now, his eyes became more focussed, and his heart was filled with hatred that was set out to take revenge. He thought to himself, if he could kill Akshay at the entrance of the tunnel just a while ago, he could kill the next person also. These thoughts made him stronger and more determined.
PART II
Rahul slowly became obsessed with football. He practiced every day at the football ground nearby to his college. Except for the trees that surround the ground, it's an entirely barren land. He became friendly with Akshay, who also became a regular to the football ground. Soon, they started sharing their thoughts to each other, frequently used spoke about their childhood and strangely, they had the same tastes as well!!. After some time they became good friends. From then onwards, they regularly met at the football ground.
Rahul was now close to the end of the tunnel, he knows that he can find the person he is desperately trying to kill. His pupils enlarged, his concentration was strong enough to get over the pungent smell of the water around him. The stress filled 5kms run from the football field into this lonely tunnel and the knife cut on his leg did not decrease his energy. He knows he has to stay alive for some more time and fulfil the promise he made.
She was the most beautiful girl on the campus. She was an extrovert in nature and her presence made the atmosphere very joyful. She liked everything and she laughed at everything. But as with anyone else, she had some negative traits. She was selfish in nature!! Hmm.. who is not selfish in this world. She met Rahul for the first time, in the canteen when he spilled the hot curry dish on her dress. Not a nice start to their friendship, but somehow she liked him, because she felt there was something different about him.
Now, blood is oozing out more rapidly and his leg isn't supporting him. He says to himself, that a few more steps and it’s done. His speed decreases as he doesn't want to be surprised by his target. He remembers the advice Sanjana gave to him "be careful, because it's deceptive". He is like a cobra, moving slowly and sensing the environment carefully. He stops frequently to check that there is no escape route and moves ahead slowly.
PART III
Soon, they became good friends and they always used to be together on the campus. Rahul started sharing his school, college experiences etc but never told about Akshay to Sanjana. They spent a lot of time together except in the evenings when Rahul used to go to ground to play football. Sanjana had once asked Rahul to take him to the football and he suddenly became angry and gave a stern look at her. She did not want to disturb his privacy and hence never asked again, but the stern look of Rahul remained in her mind. Anyways she advised Rahul to be careful and cautioned him against any unknown problems. After a few days, it was Rahul's birthday and Sanjana presented him with a light blue shirt.
Still, she was restless about Rahul’s stern look and wanted to know why Rahul never took her to the football ground. So, on Sept 16th, when she finished her regular chit chat with Rahul, she pretended to be unwell and went back to the hostel. Once Rahul started towards the ground, she closely followed him behind the tall pine trees. Since, it was raining; no one came for practice that day. Rahul saw a dagger lying on the path and thought it might be useful for him to cut the large bushes which he encounters just before reaching the football field.
She entered the football field to give a surprise to Rahul. Though Rahul was surprised, he was angry at the same time for the surprise visit. Akshay told to Rahul about the advices he gave to him and told him how Sanjana doubts Rahul’s actions and speaks ill against the female gender. Unable to bear the comments made at her, Sanjana reacted emotionally and in a fit of rage, she slapped him. Akshay, because of his short temper took the dagger from Rahul's hand and runs towards Sanjana.
PART IV
Sanjana ran away from the ground with Akshay in pursuit. Rahul was after Akshay, shouting at him to stop and return. But, Akshay wasn’t in a mood to relent and Sanjana was shouting and crying and ran here and there without any thought of where she was approaching. She entered into one of the deep tunnels. By this time, Rahul caught up Akshay at the entrance of the tunnel and asked him to hand over the dagger. Akshay refused and a fight ensured between the two and accidently Akshay made a cut in Rahul's leg. In the fight that ensured, Rahul by mistake had cut through Akshay's chest and he was profusely bleeding.
Akshay is almost about to die and he tells to Rahul about how he shouldn't trust girls and told him that the present conditions are due to Sanjana's suspicions about Rahul. Rahul felt sorry for his friend's state and with vengeance promised to kill Sanjana. So he went inside the tunnel to kill Sanjana. Sanjana unaware of all these, felt Akshay is coming to kill her and ran inside the tunnel.
Now, Rahul is almost close to the end of the tunnel where Sanjana should be somewhere around. Suddenly he hears some rumbling sound above him. To maintain his balance, he takes support of the wall beside him and touches his shirt. He is shocked; he couldn't believe what he has seen. He says to himself "It can't be, this is impossible". He sees blood on his own hand, he tears open the shirt and he finds a large cut on his chest.
He falls down, he sees around and he doesn't see Sanjana anywhere around. All these days, he played football alone. He was the striker and he was the goalkeeper. There was no Akshay. His introvert feeling and his passion for football needed a friend and hence it was Akshay who filled that gap. There was no Sanjana also; he only needed someone to be with him when he is not playing football. His introvert nature never allowed him to speak to girls and hence Sanjana filled that gap. Since both of them, are so contrasting in nature, his mind isn't receptive to both at the same time. That's why, recently he faced conflicts.
At the ground, these thoughts were too conflicting for him to handle. He slapped himself and thought Akshay slapped Sanjana. At the entrance, he cut himself thinking Akshay did it. When he tried to kill Sanjana, in reality he was trying to kill himself. The chest injury that should be on Akshay was on him and then he realized the truth. These thoughts made him cry, he cried for help but was too far to receive one. Finally, he succumbed to his injuries. That’s how ‘they’ died.
Signs Off
Urs Ved
