Vengeance

2. Ten years ago

23 May 2006

It was just like any normal day. We were already nearing the end of mid semester of my first year at university. Anyways, just like always, I woke up from sleep half dead, mustered all the strength to walk up to the washroom and then finally get dressed for class. But something felt weird in me.

I clearly remember that day. I was at the washroom at around 5.30am looking up to the washroom mirror. My stomach was feeling all twisted as if my senses were telling me to have a look out for any possible signs of danger.

I don't know , maybe it was just the effects of the chili crab dish that I had the day earlier whilst celebrating my father's birthday. The morning sky too was unusual . Not like the other days. the Morning cloud that day was cheery red . Something that was not a common view, well at least not in a daily basis. Not only that, my mother made me breakfast even before I woke up from my sleep and even my cat was sleeping as if he didn't care anything about his or my life which Isn't normal. Not normal at all.

YES that's right! It is not normal ! it never was.

My cat Amber was an extremely different cat . Very different from all the other cats. She had light golden fur and two pairs of innocent yet devilish eyes. So to all the cat fanatics out there you probably know what I am talking about.

Anyways, Amber is always there to wake me up even before anyone does. However, I today after aeons, woke up to my mother's yelling from the kitchen . I walked out ready to retrieve my phone when I realized that David had been calling me continuously...

So what is a pipsqueak like him calling me so early in the morning? As an imaginative person I was getting all sorts of crazy ideas but I decided to ignore both the call and the stupid thoughts that came to my mind. Just like every morning, I was walking down the deserted alley across the skyscrapers trying to figure out the shortest way to school .

It was already mid semester and I still couldn't find the shortest route to school which bothered me a lot. As I reached school, I met David on the way up our class. He was calm like always, with that annoying smile and chubby cheeks he said

" Heyyy! Hi bro! What sup?'"

"Nothing much hahaha" was the only thing I managed to say when he interrupted me.

He continued,

"Dude, I am going to tell you something that I have never told anyone before and I need you to follow me."

I was rather intrigued by his body language and the way he was speaking to me but nevertheless we walked up to the empty auditorium so that we could speak. We just knew each other for just half a year . We didn't know each other that much so what was it so important that he could it tell anyone else but only me!

My mind was filled with different weird and some illogical theories. I could feel butterflies in my stomach and for once I got to know how that felt. Feeling a little bit secretive, I tilted my head towards him until there was barely any space between us. I was expecting something dangerous and scary but when he spoke , I could not control my laughter.

Well, probably because it was not so serious or maybe because what he said had to have a different atmosphere than the atmosphere we were in.

He said" bro, I don't know but I think I have got that feeling for Suzanne. You know... The more intimate type of feeling? "

At that point of time, all I could think about was how foolish he could be. I mean David was a strict Muslim and Suzanne was down right Catholic and she was the type of person who would not convert for the guy and especially not for him. I said nothing as I was both amused and confused and told him to meet me in class as I tried consolidating whatever he said...