Allure of Darkness!

54. The Danger?

Author's POV

Rafael was exercising in the gym when Marona approached him.
"What do you want now?"
He asked while grabbing the weight. He knows that she comes to him whenever she has some demand and he has to do it.

"You look annoyed by me"
She smirked as she entered inside.
"Are you forgetting your promise? "

He huffed.
"No, Marona... I know that I have promised to do whatever you ask for because you helped me with Aurora... Haven't I completed your two wishes?... I still don't know why you made me look for that Nair woman and don't forget that I found her in one day... And now you asked me to bribe the Rotero and made me give him some envelope... It feels like I am betraying Mikhail by not telling him. What the hell is going on?"

"You are not allowed to ask questions, remember?"
She shrugged carelessly.
"You can just think that I am trying to fix Mikhail. He is too emotionless for me."

"If I wouldn't have seen him laughing with you then I wouldn't have done this. But I am trusting his safety with you so tell me, what's your next wish? "
He placed his weights down and looked at her.

Marona looked at him with a stiffened body.
"Can't you see that my water broke just now!"

Rafael looked down and cursed.
"Fuck, why the hell are you standing calm then?"
He panicked.
"I am calling Mikhail but fucking ambulance first!"

Marona grabbed his hand to stop him.
"You will call Mikhail but words will be mine..."
She smirked and Rafael frowned at her.

"First we will call an ambulance."
He looked at her shocked and amused both.

Meanwhile Mikhail was shocked after seeing Mallika.
"How did this happen?"
He looked at the girl who was in bed, attached to machines and wires.
"And when? She is Mallika, right?"
He was not sure if he was looking at the same girl.

"Yes, she is Mallika..."
Rotero confirmed.
"She fell from the tree and got serious injury which caused a coma. It's been years now that she is in sleep."
He looked at his wife for confirmation and she nodded.

"I don't believe this... This can't be Mallika. She was sharp, how can she fall from the tree?"
Mikhail shook his head in disbelief. Considering her nature, she was irritating but was always careful.

He looked at her face, life was almost gone from her body. She was looking like a skeleton.
He looked around and saw her pictures on the walls. It was a small hut like house but was well taken care of.
"I want to see the proof, Rotero... It's important for me, please tell me this is not her."

Rotero showed him her ID.
"I don't know why you were looking for her but you look in pain so this is proof... Maybe it will help you."

Mikhail looked at the ID and closed his eyes in pain. The ID was authentic and real, he knows what fabricated documentation looks like.
"I can't fucking believe this..."

"Wait, are you Leo?"
Rotero asked and he nodded while giving back her ID.
"Mallika has something for you... I once found it in her things. I should have known at the moment you knocked on my door."

"How do you know that I am Leo?"
He asked suspiciously.

"Because Mallika once said that one man might come to our door to look for her and that would be Leo... She used to talk about you."
Mikhail looked at him curiously as he started looking for something and finally handed him the letter. It was full of dust, torn at sides as it was old.
He carefully opened it and his heart sank.

"Leo, I know you are living today and to be honest the feeling sucks."
Mikhail started reading but as soon as he started the illusion came back to life. Mallika stood in front of him, this time with her face.
He was reading the letter but it felt like she herself was talking to him as an illusion.
"I felt connected to you after spending so much time and I wanted to spend more time with you... Maybe we could spend more time, maybe we could see each other's faces but I guess, that's not in our destiny. You are from a different world and I am from a different world. Father said it right, I shouldn't aim for something which I can't have.
I want to say goodbye to you, I want to see your face for the last time and want to see if your beautiful voice matches your face, I am sure it must be but it will be difficult to say goodbye after that so I think it's better if I don't... Also, I might cry if I see you leaving and I am not a loser, you know! I am Mallika which means queen, and queen never cries... I don't know if you are waiting for me to come to say goodbye or not, did it mean to you like it meant to me or not, but if you are waiting for me to come then I am sorry. I am sorry that I am not brave enough to face you. But I'll always be your well wisher and good friend, I know you will be a better version of yourself when we meet again and maybe I'll be more mature by then, you won't be dealing with irritating and annoying Mallika. I'll be proud to see you as a good human being and strong man who has all the happiness he deserves.
Goodbye, Leo... Until we meet again as a better version of ourselves..."
Mikhail closed his eyes as tears escaped.

Mallika's illusion smiled at him.
"Are we done now, Leo?... I am sorry for the chaos but I have the right to make your life chaotic, we are friends after all. Now you have only one queen in your life, lucky she... I don't know if we are now a better version of ourselves or not but I am happy that you found me... Good bye, Leo. Your life will be finally peaceful now."
Mikhail stared at her with glossy eyes as she disappeared with a smile.

He looked at Rotero while keeping the letter in his pocket.
"I am keeping it."
He was leaving but Rotero stopped him

"Leo, I know I am being greedy here but can you do me a favor?"
He sounded needy.
"I have some money now but it's not enough for her surgery. Is it possible that you can lend me some? I'll return it to you as soon as possible."
He looked helpless.
"I am asking for too much, but you look well settled that's why I am asking. It's okay if you can't"

Mikhail felt guilty for not paying attention to that.
"You take as much as you want, Rotero... Don't hesitate..."
He gave him his card.
"This is my card. Give me a call and I'll pay for all the bills. You don't have to pay me back, she was my friend."

Rotero's eyes watered with happiness.
"Thank you so much. You have no idea what you are doing for me. You are an angel for me."

Mikhail felt something moving in his heart when he called him an angel.
"You are the first one who has called me an angel."
He mumbled. Things were taking drastic changes in his life

Mikhail's phone rang and he frowned when he saw Rafael's name on it.
"Yes, Rafael?"

"Marona is in hospital. She broke her water or something like that and the doctors are saying that she won't make it as there are difficulties in her delivery. Babies are tangled with each other in her belly.. You have to come here, Mikhail... Marona is critical and I don't know how to handle the situation."
He informed and sounded scared.

Mikhail's heart crushed in his chest and face drained it's colour.
"What the fuck do you mean by Marona won't make it, Damn it! Nothing's gonna happen to her, I am coming."
He growled in panic and stormed out of the house.

"Rotero, Did he say Marona?"
His wife asked in shock when Mikhail walked away.
"It means she made it?"

Rotero gulped nervously.
"I think you are right? If that girl is with him then I don't know how to feel about it..."

"It's none of our business, right?... We are not involved in this!"
She was worried.

"Don't worry, we are not involved in it... She won't be a danger to us but God bless the man who just left."
He sighed and closed the door.