A GLASS OF LIFE

-The Beginning of Everything-

Pamir hated the desert.

A month spent in this damned town was enough for him to understand. He loved the soil, and the barren sand he was walking on now seemed dead unlike the earth.

Pamir was sitting in a corner of the small town's casino where he could see everyone. Various drink names were written on the wooden walls. Unaware of what would happen soon, people were distracting from the troubles of their daily lives.

A girl came in. Tightly gathered hair in light shades of brown was falling from her shoulders to the bag.

There was something Pamir's in her backpack.

The girl's eyes met Pamir's. She shook his head slightly. This was the sign given to Pamir. It meant the show was starting.

Their plans consisted of three parts, and the girl was about to start the first part.

Pamir looked at the setting sun behind the glass mountains. Right on time.

Rick, the owner of the casino and the richest man in town, sat spread out in his seat on the high platform. He was playing cards while sipping his drink.

The girl climbed the steps of the platform. On each step the surroundings became quieter. The girl was looking at Rick from above now.

"What do you want?" Rick said. He was already drunk, and this relieved Pamir. He came to the casino recently not because he liked it. It was to know Rick. It was to know the man they were going to defraud. He was the only son of a wealthy family and all his family members had died. Rick and his fortune remained. Rick was an alcoholic and a gambler. Having become the sole owner of the inheritance, there were no family members left to prevent him from opening a Casino.

"Money," said the girl. After a moment of silence, Rick began to laugh, then the whole hall, but the way people laughed at her didn't affect her. The girl started talking with a smile on her face,

"Actually, Rick, I have a ridiculous talent, a skill that gets me through people's minds." First lie. The girl was able to afford to have a rare telekinesic abilities. The crowd regained its old silence.

"Darres." someone said. Devil's cum.

"Do you have any secrets, Rick? A secret you're afraid to learn." said the girl. Rick was frozen. The girl managed to fool Rick. She smiled, looking at her victory.

The name of the girl who listed his various lies to Rick was Era.

.....

Era wanted to leave town.

To the distant capital, Sintra, but that was impossible. The road consisted of deserts, mountains, forests. She could not go on foot or by horse. The only option is the trend that is two days away. Unfortunately, Era didn't have that much money. he would spend his life rotting in this damn place.

Then he met Pamir. He told Era that he was an explorer, of course, that was his cover. Pamir was in fact a swindler, defrauded and disappeared wherever he went.

Rick was too rich and stupid for a man in a forgotten town. These were enough to catch Pamir's attention.

He made an offer to Era shortly after his arrival. Era would reach the capital in return for helping the foreigner.

'Do you expect me to trust the scammer?' Era had said. Pamir had offered him a red scarf, which he had never taken off, as a guarantee. Pamir was looking seriously at her when Era started laughing. 'This scarf is worth more than all wealth in the world, at least to me.' Pamir had said.

This was not enough for Era to accept.

She couldn't sleep at night because he knew. He would never see such an opportunity again. What have I got to lose? she told herself. The answer was simple, nothing.

So she found Pamir tomorrow and began to formulate their plans.

Although Pamir says that the plan consists of three parts, according to Era, there was only one part, the part where Rick was tricked. The rest were side roles.

Era leaned forward a little. With a voice only Rick can hear

"I know the Black Guards are after you." said. Although Era didn't know this, it was part of the plan. The reason Pamir included him in the plan from the beginning was because he knew the town. Era spent her life here.

As Rick's mouth opened in surprise and fear, Era was relieved and thanked her stepmother far away a little.

"Why would a family so rich come to the forgotten town that is not even on the map? .. They must be running from something, maybe from the black guards." her stepmother had said. The black guards were cruel soldiers, and if your name was given to them, it was almost time for you to go to God.

Era used what her stepmother said in her plays that will take place years later. She set up his plan on a knowledge whose reality was not certain. In short, she had gambled.

"You can never get out of here alive." Rick said.

"Well, if I send this filthy secret to everybody's mind here. What are you going to do, you will kill us all." Era sang the last part loud enough for everyone to hear. Fear quickly spread throughout the hall.

"Maybe you need proof." Era said. He snapped his fingers. In Pamir's words, this was the beginning of the second phase.

"Oh my God, they're after you!" Pamir shouted out.

Second lie. They had planned it in advance but didn't think Era Pamir was going to play this big, dramatic guy. Dramatic enough to take their vows with a scarf.

The second part was to convince Rick that I wasn't lying. Era saw the fear in Rick's eyes, they had succeeded.

"It's time to pay my share of silence ... your secret will cost you dearly." Era said. Rick swallowed.

Everything went as they had planned. The turn was at the third stage. It was the part where they would take the money and run awaybut before that people had to be distracted.

They agreed that the best distraction was to frighten people. It would take great action to scare a large audience. They couldn't create an earthquake, but they could set the casino on fire. The fire would give them enough time to escape.

Era had told Pamir that another person was needed for this, over and over again.

Pamir's answer was, Leave it to me. Era did that too. That part didn't concern her, but she was confused about what to do now. When was the fire going to break out? Was it supposed to stall a little longer?

Rick stood up. "The safe is below, follow me," he said.

Era didn't want to go downstairs with her. "I can wait here"

"There have been many who lost money in gambling tonight. Are you going to go with a pile of money from among them?" Damn Rick was right. Era thought about the knife she had placed in her boat, and if things didn't go the way she wanted, she could use it. She started following Rick.

As we walked through the door leading to the back, the voice inside was shouting, come back.

The Era continued. What have I got to lose?

Your life.

Era was after Rick as she descended the stairs, despite her concern. At the end of the stairs was an iron safe. Rick opened the safe with the key he took out of his pocket.

Although Rick prevented Era from seeing the safe, Era could see wads of money when Era stood at her fingertips. He did it.

Rick turned around. The dagger in his hand was turned towards Era. Right down to your throat.

After a few miles, Era could not breathe again.