Fates

Part 64- Evil Is Brewing

Abhi opened the text from Ms. Anuradha only to see a list of foods good for regulating blood pressure.

"Spinach? Haldi milk? Kale?" Abhi whispered to himself as he read the list making a disgusted face, knowing that Riya, like him, would never eat stuff like that.

These foods are good for lowering blood pressure, you should try to make Riya eat them, Mr. Mehra. Pragya had texted underneath the list.

Thank you for looking into this Ms. Anuradha, but it's near impossible to get my daughter to eat things like this. Abhi texted back, chuckling quietly.

Well, sometimes we have to force our kids to eat things they don't like because it's good for them. Pragya texted, smiling softly.

That's true, but you have no idea how stubborn my daughter could be. Abhi replied, shaking his head.

Why? Are you perhaps afraid of your own daughter, Mr. Mehra? Pragya texted back in a teasing tone.

No, of course not, Ms. Anuradha. I'm just saying that she will never agree to eat stuff like this, after all, she's my daughter. Abhi texted in a matter of factly tone.

Oh so I see, it's a family thing, like father, like daughter. I bet I could get Riya to eat healthy things in a few minutes. She listens to me a lot. Pragya replied smugly.

Oh really? I would like to see you try. Abhi texted back in a light challenging tone.

Oh I know I could do it. But the question is that can you do it? Pragya replied in a just as challenging tone.

Of course, I could do it. In fact tomorrow for breakfast I'm making her a kale smoothie which she's going to drink without any arguments. Abhi replied smugly.

Okay if you say so. Let me know how that goes. Goodnight for now. Pragya texted back, smiling.

I will Goodnight. Abhi replied, smiling. Putting his phone back on the bed stand, wondering how he was going to make Riya drink the kale smoothie.

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Pragya who was sitting on her bed against the headboard, let out a chuckle after she was done texting Mr. Mehra.

Pragya didn't know why she knew that challenging Mr. Mehra would make him do exactly what she wanted him to. But it had worked, Mr. Mehra who had said that Riya would never eat healthy things, was now making her a kale smoothie in the morning just because of a challenge.

Pragya didn't know why Mr. Mehra felt so familiar but whenever Pragya talked to him she felt lighter, happier in a way, maybe because he was just a kind person that's why she felt like this.

Pragya smiled thinking about how she had tricked Mr. Mehra in a way, wondering if Mr. Mehra would actually be able to make Riya drink the kale smoothie, knowing that Riya had her dad wrapped around her finger.

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Elsewhere in a darkened room, a dark figure of a woman was pacing back and forth while on the phone with someone.

"What do you mean, Joshi?! How can Riya remember what she saw?! You told me that she would never remember?!" The dark figure said angrily coming to a halt in the middle of the room.

"Please ma'am calm down." The person on the other side of the phone who was none other than Dr. Joshi, who had seen Riya this afternoon, told the woman.

"How do I calm down, Joshi?! How?! If Riya remembers what she saw that day it will ruin all my plans! And hear this, if I go down, I'm bringing you down with me! I'll tell everyone about the illegal drug smuggling ring you run by stealing drugs from the hospital! And then you will rot in jail for your entire life!" The woman threatened the doctor, angrily.

"No please don't do that!" The doctor said pleading to the woman, afraid.

"I don't think that Riya remembers what she saw that day. Riya was 4 years old, children don't start retaining memories that stay with them until 7 years of age. She probably doesn't even remember." The doctor concluded to calm the woman down.

"Well, why is she fainting and saying 'I remember' to the whole world?! Stop playing games with me, Joshi! And fix this before I ruin you!" The woman said angrily.

"Okay, okay, I will." The doctor said scaredly. "You might be right, Riya might remember what she saw if it was something traumatic. Children tend to remember trauma no matter what their age." The doctor concluded, trying to make sense of how Riya could remember.

"I already said that! I told you that Riya remembers! What I don't know is what to do next! Because if she opens her mouth and tells everyone what she saw that day, I will be ruined! And if I am ruined, I will ruin you too, Joshi!" The woman said angrily, but she did seem a little worried for some reason.

"Okay, let me think of something." The doctor said thinking for a bit.

"I got it!" The doctor said after a short silence, while the woman resumed her pacing.

"What did you get?!" The woman asked urgently, coming to a halt again.

"Okay so there is this pill that supposedly represses traumatic memories, it's a beta-blocker which destabilizes fearful memories and if you give that to Riya regularly, she will never remember, even if she wants to." The doctor said smirking evilly.

"Why didn't you tell me this sooner, idiot?! Get me that pill now!" The woman said yelling at the doctor for wasting her time.

"I can't, not without a forged prescription. Give me a day and you'll have that pill in your hands by tomorrow night." The doctor said to put the woman at ease.

"And then all you'll have to do is give Riya one pill every night before she goes to sleep, and she'll never remember what she saw that day." The doctor said giving a happy smirk.

"At least you're good for something." The woman said now at ease, giving an evil smile, and cutting the call.

"Riya, Riya, Riya." The woman said in a creepy sing-song voice.

"I need to do something about you. You are an unwanted obstacle in my plans. And you must be removed!" The woman said with determination, an evil smile on her face, plotting how to 'handle' Riya.

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