My Life is a Perfect Lie

Episode 5

Teena stands beside my bed bending over me, she asks, "How are you feeling? you okay? "

"I guess so ", I say.

I blink several times and look around. It's a huge bedroom. It's only me and Teena.

"How did I... ", I say. " I mean how you guys found me? "

" We found you through CCTV footage"

"How exactly, tell me the whole thing"

We were waiting for you. Ten minutes or so after disconnecting your call I tried calling you back but it didn't connect. We ordered some food. We thought you left. After finishing eating we got out and the car arrived, we got in. But the driver didn't start. Upon asking he asked about you.

"She left", said Mr. Carter. " She made excuse of her phone being left in the car and left"

"But after taking the phone from me I saw her going  inside the hotel ", said the driver.

"Are you sure? "

"Yes, sir"

"But she didn't meet us"

"Probably she couldn't find us", Kabir said.

"Call her ", Mr Carter suggested.

I tried but again it didn't connect, I tried few more times but didn't connect. We were worried now.

" She didn't meet us, her phone isn't connecting. We need to find her", I said.

"You are right", Mr. Carter agreed removing his seatbelt. "She could be in trouble"

Immediately all of us got out. We informed reception. We searched for you for almost 2 hours like crazy. we went up and down the whole damn hotel. We were asking everybody if they saw you.
We made announcements. All the staff was informed and requested to look for you. Mr. Carter literally tossed the entire hotel to search for you. At last he requested the manager to look in the CCTV footages. We looked CCTV footage of last 3 hours. We checked all the cameras. It took us an hour to find the footage of you. It showed, as you entered an elevator two maintenance guys came and sealed the elevator. They stuck OUT OF ORDER sign on the doors. They told us, they didn't see you getting in. They had shut off the power supply of the elevator.

We got to the ground floor and they opened the doors but we found out the elevator was stuck between first floor and ground floor. Mr. Carter called people to fix the elevator, they brought the elevator down. We found you lying unconscious inside the elevator. He picked you up and got you to this room, he called the doctor and doctor gave you injection and you are on saline now. You woke up to me and I told you the whole story.

"That's really sweet of him", I say.

"Him? ", Teena raises her eyebrows.

"I mean all of you"

"Yes miss"

"so,  where are others? "

"You mean him? "

"him and others"

"He has gone to his office and Kabir has gone out "

"Okay", I continue "I am hungry need to eat something "

"Alright. what do you want to eat? ", asks Teena picking up the receiver of the land-line kept beside my bed.

"Are you kidding me? I can't afford to eat here"

"Well you can when you don't have to pay"

"I am not washing dishes after eating here. Thanks"

"Stupid, I mean Mr. Carter will pay. You say what you want"

" No way"

"Yes way. He said so and if you don't want to order let me then"

"What ? wait"

"Come-on, you don't look like you can move. He has already done you this huge favour, he won't mind paying for your food. And anyway your part of breakfast is still with him. He paid for ours. So? what shall I order "

"Cheese burst pizza and a chicken burger and a coke and some water and a chocolate. Yeah that'll be enough"

"Okay", she giggles.

Teena's phone rings. She picks up and talks.

"It's boss. She wants to talk to you", she says.

"Andy? Why? ", I say taking the phone in my hand.

"I don't know "

"Hello Andy "

"Where the hell is your damn phone? "

"My phone? Aaa... I... ", I continue "what happen? "

"I have been trying since forever. Why it doesn't connect?"

"I am sorry. It's a long story", I say looking for my phone here and there on the white bed.

I mouthed " where is my phone", to Teena. I point towards my chest and then her phone in my hand.

Teena shrugs.

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