He sprinted fast towards the stroller as if his own life depended on it and gripped the handle with his big hands.
It halted with a screech just as the front wheels of stroller came on edge of curb of the road.
Phew .
It was scary.
But thankfully the man has saved the baby .
Today , not only I did my job , I saved a baby , indirectly.
Yay !
I was proud of myself.
I am so quick witted , I thought , feeling smug.
Some seconds later , the brunette girl reached where the man and stroller were standing , her hands on her knees and head down panting .
" Thank you so much , Sir. You saved my baby ." She said looking up , her big brown eyes glistening with tears and gratitude .
She straightened up and lifted the crying baby from the stroller in her arms .
Kissing the little brown head , she started rocking the baby boy side to side and smiling at the tall man in front of her , showing her dimples , in the process.
I couldn't see the expression of man as his back was facing to me ,
he just dropped his cigarette and put out the burning end crushing it with his right foot.
Suddenly , all the honking and rumbling sounds from cars stopped ,and all cars came to stand still at their location .
The cry from the baby also stopped , he becoming still as a statue in hands of his mother who also became still.
A passerby few feets near , sipping something from his Starbucks cup also halted , his right foot still in the midair above the pavement ,
a boy on footpath in front of ours also became immobile , his gaze above him to the ball suspended still in the air.
Even the teardrop falling from the young mother's eye became still on her left cheek.
What is happening ?
Why everyone is frozen ?
I was confused .
Suddenly , the sky changed from baby blue colour with white clouds , to purple black like a night , with tornado brewing and lightening flash , turning everything white for a second.
" CUPID , WHAT HAVE YOU DONE ? "
a deep booming voice roared from the black sky .
A shiver ran down my spine as I heard the anger in my father's voice , my feathers dropping by my side .
" I am sorry father ! But I don't understand..have I made a mistake ? "
I asked to the sky , frown on my face , I thought I did an extra good deed.
" LOOK CLOSELY AT THE MAN YOU SHOT."
I looked at the man in black hoodie .
Above his head was a black bubble with golden words waving lightly ,
' 24 year old , has done 2 murders
, destined to be single for life. '
I slapped hand on my face .
How did I miss that ?!
how could I be so foolish !
In the urgency of the moment , I missed this very important detail.
We never do this...
Never shoot a person with black bubble over their head .
This was my first lesson .
I sunk my head down .
Amor and Eros would surely laugh at me for this.
"What do I do now , father ? " I asked , slowly lifting up my head to look at the sky , grimacing.
" WHAT ELSE ? TAKE THE GRAY ARROW AND SHOOT THE MAN TO STOP THE SPELL . YOU ONLY HAVE 5 MINUTES . GO !" The sky roared.
Gray arrow ?
To make someone fall out of love , right..
Yes , I should use that now.
I looked at my quiver slung on my right shoulder .
But it only had pink arrows...
With sinking feeling in my stomach , I realised I hadn't taken the gray arrows while coming here.
I was in a big big trouble now.
Author's note -
Hello All , hope you like this chapter.
Next update on following Tuesday.
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Cupid's mistake
عاطفيةThis is the story I wrote from an old wattpad prompt, hope you like it. What happens when cupid shoots someone he shouldn't have ... When stakes of the mistake are enormous.. Beyond what even he could have thought... Biweekly updates.
