A CRAZY LOVE - Episode 77
*3 YEARS AGO, KIZY’s RENTED HOUSE, C CITY*
Kizy had recently shifted to C city, just after
receiving her university results.
It was her fourth day in this unknown city, and
the only thing she had in mind was to find a job
for herself so that she could feed herself and
her mom, Kate.
The past three days were quite tough, searching
for a room on rent, then settling there with all
their luggage. It had taken them a whole three
days to finally settle down properly.
Thus here she was, waiting for a cab or bus to
reach the company area, to find a job on the
very fourth day.
It had been twenty minutes, yet not a single cab
was seen.
Little did she know that she had entered the
wrong road to take a cab, as this area was full
of local gangs and no driver dared to enter it,
fearing that he may end up losing his vehicle or
maybe even his life.
Finally after waiting for half an hour, she no
longer had any patience left..
‘What a trouble? How am I supposed to reach
for my interview on time?’ Kizy thought to
herself.
And alas with no other option available, she
decided to directly walk. She thought that she
would definitely find a cab somewhere in
between and would be able to reach the
company.
But unfortunately, lady luck was definitely not
on her side, as a few teenagers from the local
gang saw her.
Kizy, wearing a plain white shirt and formal
pant, with her high ponytail and light makeup
looked like an appetising prey to these
youngsters, who were only taught wrong things
by the gangs.
They immediately walked towards her,
surrounding her from all four sides, blocking her
way.
Kizy just stood there, waiting for them to either
clear the road or speak.
“How much for three hours?” One of the boy
said.
“Huhhh?” Kizy asked confusedly, not
understanding what they meant.
“Are you serious? Only three hours!! With that
face and such a hot body, I don’t think we would
stop till next dawn.” Another boy said, licking his
lips, which was followed by a laugh from the
group.
And finally Kizy understood what they were
speaking about. She was so angry that she felt
like punching all of them.
“Clear my way.” She said in a stern voice.
“Stop pretending slut. Or else why are you here?”
Another boy said.
“To go to the company.” Kizy answered
seriously, not caring about the lustful glances
these people were passing on her body.
“Company? By coming here? What a joke!”
Another boy laughed hilariously.
“Guys, she wants our company.” Another guy
said in a vulgar tone.
Kizy just stepped ahead, intending to walk away
without minding these boys, but one of the boys
held her shoulder, making her stop in her tracks.
“Did we allow you to leave?” He said.
And before anyone of them could understand,
Kizy had slapped him in the face.
The man was shocked at first and then pulled
her by her hair violently, making Kizy’s eyes tear
up.
But Kizy didn’t yelp in pain or even make a
sound. She had always been a tough girl, who
would never bend in front of anyone.
“?îtçh you don’t like it the easy way right?” The
boy who had been slapped, shouted.
He was still pulling Kizy by her hair when she
kicked him in the abdomen. And the man
immediately left her hair, crouching down on the
ground, holding his abdomen on the left side,
screaming in pain.
“You!!” Another boy said before slapping Kizy
hard, making her fall down on the ground.
Blood could be seen oozing out from her lower
lip. Kizy still didn’t utter a word and just wiped
the blood away, looking at the boy who had
slapped her, not caring about herself.
She knew that she wasn’t their match, but she
would never give in just because she knew that
she might lose.
The boy bent about to slap her again when
someone held his hand, stopping him.
And the next moment, the boy was sent flying
away with a single kick.
All the boys looked at the person who had
kicked their friend. But one glance and all of
them ran away as if they had seen a ghost.
Kizy just stood up, not knowing if the person in
front of her was good or bad. He had saved her
from those boys, but at the same time he was
definitely a scary man as all the boys had left
instantly, as if staying another minute would get
them ki||ed.
“Why did you kick him on that site?” The man
asked.
“No reason.” Kizy said, smoothening the creases
of her dress before stepping ahead, but she was
blocked by that man.
“No, you precisely kicked an important region.”
The man continued.
“A coincidence maybe. I just kicked him based
on my instincts.” Kizy said nonchalantly, not
wanting to stay there anymore.
“No you didn’t. You watched his moment,
waited for a minute and made calculations
before kicking.” The man continued.
“What do you want?” Kizy said directly.
“You kicked him purposefully in that region
right?” The man said.
“Yes and you did the same with the other one.”
Kizy said, impatience written all over her face.
“Who taught you?” He directly asked.
“No one.” Kizy replied.
“Impossible.” The man said, not believing her.
“Nobody taught me. I have studied a little of the
human body.” She said frustratedly, not wanting
to waste anymore time.
“A little knowledge about the human body can’t
explain to you about fatal points.” The man
asked.
“Ok not little but enough to protect myself.” Kizy
said.
“Will you join me?” The man asked abruptly, his
tone changing from that of demanding to
requesting.
“Join you for what?” Kizy asked confusedly.
“Or maybe explain it some other time. I am
getting late for my interview.” Finally Kizy could
no longer wait.
“I can offer you a job. The one with a handsome
amount of pay.” The man said, a smile
appeared on his handsome face.
“Look. I am in no mood to joke. I seriously want
a job right now.” Kizy said.
“And I am seriously offering you one.” The man
said sincerity visible in his tone.
“I’ll give you five minutes. Speak.” Kizy said.
“Okay. But not here.” The man said, before
taking her hand and crossing a few streets.
He entered with Kizy inside a cafe and made her
sit.
“First of all don’t enter that area again. At least
not when you are alone.” The man said after
ordering juices for both of them.
“And why not? Kizy questioned.
She was already way too late for her interview,
thus she had decided to listen to this man’s
proposal and then search for other companies
offering jobs.
“That area is called the grey street. All types of
crimes, illegal deals, murders, rapes and every
single bad thing that you can think of exists
there. The one you encountered just now was a
local gang with no power or else you would be a
dead corpse by now.” The man said.
“Are we $h00ting some kind of TV drama here?
Grey street and crimes?” Kizy said, not believing
the man.
“You don’t believe me?” The man asked.
“No. Of course not.” Kizy said firmly.
“Ok wait.” The man said and called the waiter.
“Does your shop deliver food or other
beverages?” The man asked and the waiter said
yes with a polite smile.
“Then please deliver a burger and coke at house
no. 9, Grey street.” The man said.
The waiter who was noting down the order in
his diary paused, his eyes widening. He looked
at the man before speaking.
“Sir I am extremely sorry about this. But we don’t
deliver for Grey street. You definitely know the
type of area it is.” The waiter said before quickly
leaving, not wanting to take anymore orders.
“So now do you believe me?” The man asked.
“Not entirely.” Kizy said, but she could feel that
something was truly wrong with Grey street.
“Anyways about the job, you will be paid a lot.”
The man said.
“Care to explain to me the job first?” Kizy asked.
“I would have explained but there are a lot of
people eavesdropping on us. Would you mind
giving me more time to explain?” The man
asked, while already knowing that Kizy would
definitely agree.
“Go on. Anyways, I am late for my interview.”
Kizy said.
“But you’ll have to accompany me somewhere.”
The man said.
“Look I already came by following you till here.
Why should I trust and keep following you. You
saved my life, I will repay you somehow. But
why should I accompany you to some strange
place?” Kizy asked directly.
She was never the one to trust others easily. She
had agreed to follow the man because first of
all he had saved her and secondly he was
offering her a job.
“Can you repay me by working for my team?”
The man asked.
“You have a team?” She asked.
“Yes I have. A team earning lots.” He added.
“What work?” Kizy asked.
“To know the work, you’ll have to follow me.”
The man said.
Though Kizy felt that she should not trust this
man, her intuition said that he wouldn’t be
harming her. Thus after contemplating for
fifteen minutes, she decided to follow him.
Anyways she had somehow saved herself from
a group of boys, a single man was definitely not
a problem.
The man paid for both of them before leaving
with Kizy.
“Keep your cell phone in your hands, unlocked.”
The man said after exiting the cafe.
“Why?” Kizy asked, not knowing what this man
wanted.
“Just in case you feel that you are not secure,
you can call anyone or maybe even the police
anytime.” The man said before walking ahead.
Kizy looked at his back for a moment before
following..
They both walked like this, the man leading
while Kizy followed for almost twenty minutes,
when the man stopped in front of a deserted
street.
He cautiously looked to both the sides, as if
checking if someone else was watching them.
After making sure that there was no one, he held
Kizy’s hand and quickly entered the street,
taking left and right turns in between,
completely confusing Kizy.
At one point, she seriously felt like calling
someone to inform them about her location.
Finally after walking for another ten minutes in
this street maze, they stopped in front of an old
factory.
“This will be our workspace.” The man said,
leaving Kizy’s hand and opening the rusty
gates.
“Are you serious?” Kizy finally asked annoyedly,
raising her voice.
“You found a new member?” Suddenly a voice
came from their front.
A girl, looking a little older than Kizy, was
standing at the door of the factory, munching
on some cookies. She was wearing a crop top
and ripped jeans.
“New member?” Kizy asked.
“Yeah. New member for our team.” The man
replied.
“So can we go inside and talk business now?”
He asked Kizy.
Kizy thought for almost ten minutes, standing in
front of that old factory. The man was in no
rush. He stood there, patiently waiting for Kizy
to reply.
“Okay.” She finally said after thinking it through.
With that both of them entered, Kizy smiling a
little at the girl in front of her. But she was
shocked once again after entering. The old
factory appearance of this building from
outside was nowhere near to its inner look.
The room or more precisely the hall was entirely
white in color. Even the furniture was white with
golden borders. The walls were decorated with
golden frames and other wall accessories.
“Have a seat first. Rose, go and bring her a
glass of water.” The man said.
“No need. We just had juice.” Kizy replied
instantly and then sat on a single sofa.
“Before I fill you up on the details about this job,
I want you to sign a confidentiality agreement.”
The man said.
“Why?” Kizy asked in a confused tone.
“Wh@??ver job we do is extremely secretive and
should not be known to others. Even if you do
not join us, I want you to sign this so that you
won’t tell anyone else about this job or anything
related to this.” The man said.
“What if I do?” Kizy asked, just to know the
consequences.
“Something worse than what was about to
happen in Grey street-” The man wanted to
continue but Rose interrupted.
“She went to Grey street? Alone!!” She asked in
an excited voice, as if that was one of the most
adventurous sports that could make your
adrenaline rush.
“And your family members would be in danger.
In the least.” The man continued, ignoring
Rose’s excitement.
“Are you thr_@tening me?” Kizy asked, angrily.
“No, not at all. Just telling the consequences of
not keeping this confidential.
But yes. There is this one thing that I can
promise you for sure. Once you join this team,
till the day you leave it, nobody can harm you or
your family. Your safety is my responsibility.
Nobody would even come to know your face, or
your relation with any of the members you are
close with.” The man said.
On one hand, Kizy felt that she was landing
herself a very dangerous job when she could
simply opt for a perfectly normal one, where she
would work from 9 to 5 and return home
everyday, have peaceful dinner with her mom
while complaining about her company and
enjoy her weekend holidays.