ADOPTED

Nick johhn an author whose stories revolved around whole lot of romance and silly stuff related to love. His wife, estella johhn loved him like romeo loved juliet. They both earned enough money to live a happy life. Estella was a primary school teacher and loved all her students, whom she callled her as own kids. Thats because she didn't had her own kid. They fought many times and the reason was always she wanted to adopt while nick never like adopting a kid.

One fine day nick finally agreed for adopting a kid. But he kept one condition that he would adopt only a boy. Estella was very much happy on his decision. They both visited "Hope Organisation " discussed the matter with the officials the paperwork documentation was done. They met a slim  looking, curly haired boy aged around 15 with dark brown eyes. He introduced  himself in a low voice as "Jones ". Estella was very elated by seeing him. Her wish of almost 8 years was finally going to be true today. While nick just gave a dull look at the boy. Estella  talked to the boy for few more minutes and decided he is the boy they are going to take home with them. 

First two weeks were smooth estella cooked delicious foods and took all care that jones is eating properly sleeping properly and having fun at his new home. While esetella had many conversations regarding jones previous life at the childcare or whereabout of his parents nick was not at all intrested in listening  to it. There was an air of new environment at johhhn's house. 

Jones ,15 years born to a mother who was not ready for pregnancy or motherhood. Jones was found nearby a dustbin and was handed over to a hospitL by local police and later legally accepted by the childcare organisation. He was smart and silent type of guy who didnt had many friends from the centre .  he was the kind of monotonous person that many people doesnt like. He had many mysterious scars on his legs or back which was not seen by any member of the centre . Those  scars  that hide many secrets and many memories..

Slowly and steadily jones accepted his new home. Became friends with his new mom esetalla and often played  with her. He continued  his high school and started  making newfriends. He was loving his new life. While nick argued  many times with estella that she was not giving the much needed attention to him. And jones avoided talking to nick as much as possible. Whenever he saw nick talking to esetalla  he would run away from that  place.

 One day when estella wanted to give  a surprise to jones, she bought  so many gifts and made his favourite choco brownie and knocked on th door of Jones  room. To her surprise jones was not in his room. She searched him everywhere in her house but there was no sign of jones.

All kinds of thoughts  started haunting her as tears began running  all over her face. Nick started lamenting that its all because of  esetalla for  trusting and loving stupid jones. And suddenly esetella realzied that she checked  everywhere except in jones bathroom. And when she  ran to check  the bathroom. The tiles were covered  in sea of red blood and jones lied unconscious on the floor.

Jones came back healthy  and fine from the hospital. But there  were charges of attempt to murder on the family of Johhn. After legally fighting the case for many weeks the chrges were finally withdrawn. And jones being the super secretive never revealed anything  related to that night neither esetalla  forced him to say anything to prevent him from having a meltdown.

It was good time of the year that is Christmas estella ,nick and jones decorated their house and the Christmas tree. They had dinner together and the air was singing a happy melodius song. estella and nick were busy making love in their room. Nick was finally happy that he had some great time with her wife. And they were happy that night. They were hoping for the good and happiest Christmas morning.

Jones was sitting in his room with a sharp knife in his hand ,beads of sweat all over his face  and his face  showed signs of fear  and hate.  He went out of his room and heared soft giggles from esetella"s room. He waited as he kept  piercing  his left hand with  the knife as the blood started dripping frm the veins he walked towards esetella's room, knocked on the door.  It took time for estella to come out of her room as she was naked making love. She draped herself with a long maxi and came forward to open the door. Jones attacked esetella with  a sharp knife around her neck, red blood dripping from body as she fell down on the floor with a thud. While  nick came running hearing the sound  jones fell backwards on the floor,his hand dripped in blood, knife slowly dropping from his deaD hand. Jones murmured  something which nick didnt want to  listened or concentrate on. He tried to hold esetella with all his strength unable to think what to do he managed to dial 911.

***** A year later******

Nick  sat outside st Steve  church sobbing uncontrollably. Few minutes later he drove to Dr. Charles house. Dr. Charles  was a psychiatrist and knew jones very well. He revealed  to nick that jones was a pyscho . He went through  many phases of depression,anxiety Nd Trauma. Jones had been adopted before several times by other familes. Who later rejected jones because of his weird  depressive psychotic nature.  Dr. Charles who knew jones closely met a few times  when jones was living with johhn family , he came to know that jones started liking  esetella very much.  He had an obsession  for her. Whenevr nick tried to be with esetella, jones used to interfere them. He developed hatred for their togtherness. He didnot liked when they both meet,see or talk to eachother. Nick cried at his wife's decision  of adopting a child, adopting someone who ripped her soul. Jones was in juvenile  jail for his hideous crime. 

***** THE END******

Sometimes when people take  good decisions it turns  out to be their worst decision. 

- WRITTEN BY TABASSUM.