THE MAN HELP - By Ocean Singh

- CHAPTER 5 -

- CHAPTER 5 -

HELPING THE EVIL

2011, A man enters a pub and meets eye with a lady sitting on the bar. Passing a half smile avoiding the awkwardness, he turns left and then walks to the table where his friend is already sitting and waiting for him.

"What's the news?" – The man waiting from past twenty minutes for his partner asks in a low voice.

His partner who's just arrived tells while sitting –

"It's confirm, they're moving the whole batch to Delhi now."

"We'll be relieved then?"

"I don't think so. We need to inform Boss and I don't think we'll be asked to sit back to relax. You know him, he'll tell us to keep an eye on the activity."

"For what now! It's been a decade!"

"That doesn't mean he's ready to go to the prison now!"

"Fuck!"

"Relax! I don't think there's much to worry. We'll do the things we've been doing all along. Come on! Let's meet the Boss first!" (Waves the money in the air.)

"Okay." – The first man says getting up.

Both the men leaves the pub and walks to the lift. The first man, still with thoughts from the start of the day again asks being in some process of introspection.

"Don't you feel it's been long now, he should get what he deserves?"

"The boy!?" – His partner asks.

"The Boss!"

Listening to this, his partner gives him a look for the reply, as someone passes by.

And he continues explaining - "How many lives are finished just to save one, where the evil is the one and the majority is innocent!"

"That evil pays your bill." - His partner finally replies and now pushes the lift down button. He waits for his partner now to come back with some say but he remain silent and he only speaks further.

"And don't you think that you're just doing your duty! You're helping the evil being one!"

"So are you!" - The first man finally says something out of his mouth while taunting his partner.

"And I'm not feeling righteous!"

"Someone has to!"

The lift door opens and they both disappears into it.

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The pub door opens again and a girl enters and heads to the other side of the bar. A lady sitting on the bar, talking on her phone, gestures the girl asking for a drink and the girl starts pouring one.

Lady (on her phone) - "I'm telling you - Delhi, it is confirm. Tell the team to place all the under-covers on the route from Gwalior to Delhi. I'll inform as soon as I get more update. Sonia, I cannot miss it this time, last time was enough for a failure, this is my last chance to catch him and investigate and you need to be active as per the requirements!"

Girl (passing the glass) - "Here Ma'am!"

Lady (nods) - "No Sonia, We cannot take any risk. As per my calculation, it will be done this week only. In a day or two. Once he gets moved into Delhi prison, it'll get next to impossible to do anything in this murder case. The under- covers are needed to be updated right away, Sonia. Send me the list of them with-in next hour. And now I'll talk to you later. Bye."

She shuts her file with a loud noise and takes a big sip from the glass. After placing the money beside the empty glass, she heads to the door. The girl from the bar calls her.

"Your file Ma'am! I guess it's yours."

The lady turns back - "Ah! Thanks.. (Focuses and reads the name on her pin.) Vaani!"

"You're welcome."

The lady turns back again and leaves the pub.

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