Five Days: an adventure (A Fantasy Adventure) by Krishna Pareek

Author:Krishna Pareek [Pareek, Krishna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-20T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

The Long Gone Friend

U nlike the warm streets of Sana, Timple-Town was readily covered in snow, it was as though, someone in heavens had forgotten to turn off the snow shower over the little town. Streets, houses and even lakes were white, but they hadn’t observed any of these because of the fact they were wandering in -40 degree centigrade in half t-shirts.

Derek was shivering violently and Muriel had to arrange winter clothes for both of them from a nearby shop. It was comforting, he couldn’t deny that – and as they walked deeper into the town – where houses were built at long distances, as though they had entered the town of Santa – he finally heard the best words of the day, spoken by Muriel. ‘That’s my house.’

Covering the last distance of their journey very fast, they walked (Derek ran) into the house’s warmth. Though it wasn’t big and reminded him very much of the Uncle Bernard’s café, he found himself a comfortable sofa and fire blazing just beside it.

He looked at the others following him and standing at a distance, Muriel was wearing a soft smile while Anna was shooting “Have you forgotten your manners!” look.

‘Oh,’ he said standing and walking towards them awkwardly. ‘Sorry I was just—’

‘You’re very much like my daughter,’ said Muriel, cheerfully.

Derek kept grinning, apologising in gestures before Anna.

‘Where is she, anyway?’ said Anna.

‘Must be upstairs, sleeping – had to work all day, a teacher in the local school, you know – you aren’t hungry?’

‘A bi—’ tried Derek.

‘No we aren’t – you mind if we sleep? We have to resume our journey tomorrow morning.’

‘No matter – no matter, my girl,’ said Muriel, caringly. ‘You can take my room.’

‘Oh no! We can sleep here, you have already done many things for us, it’s okay.’

Derek knew she was thinking about Sana soldiers, too – they needed enough room to run away from there.

But Muriel was too kind to understand – they, sort of, debated and Anna won. Next moment, they found themselves well covered with blankets in the dimly lit room.

‘But Mrs Muriel,’ said Derek peering over the pillows.

Muriel turned around, holding the door handle in her hand. ‘Yes, my son?’

‘The village head, G-Gwar—’ he tried to say headman’s name but he couldn’t.

‘Gwarllow, yes?’ helped Muriel.

‘He said he didn’t like outsiders, didn’t he?’

Now Anna was peering at her, too.

Muriel took a deep breath. ‘Yeah … he doesn’t like any outsider.’

‘Why?’ asked Derek, scowling. ‘I can guess he’s rough but why so much of hatred?’

‘It’s been twenty years … Since that dark deed happened … Gwarllow had once been caring and gentle and out of the kindness, he brought an injured man into the town. Healed him, gave him medicines, food and everything. But … that man didn’t pay him quite well … he killed Gwarllow’s wife and ran away.’

‘What?!’ yelled Derek and Anna, simultaneously.

‘Yes … Gwarllow wasn’t same after that. He doesn’t trade with anyone … doesn’t talk to anyone except – Dark City.’

‘Dark City?!’ they both yelled simultaneously.

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