THRILLING CONFESSION

"Yeah. All is well." I respond to the monster before he gets pissed off by waiting for our reply.

Annah appears to have wandered off to a world of her own. Honestly, with the burden she is carrying, I give her a bow. She has got real resilience. I don't know how many days I can endure such horrifying sentiments. Her death is fixed, and paramount, and also so so near. The life of her unborn child is uncertain. She has no control over the cruel fate that's awaiting her. I don't have enough words for her sorrows.

"Your faces say otherwise." Ajay says, the tremor in his hoarse voice exuding peril. "It seems like, you are getting too attached to everyone, Ella." He adds, taking a step towards me.

"I don't scare them as you do. Is that so wrong?" I brat out, and I see Annah's heavy frame halting beside me, holding my hand, perhaps reminding me that I am standing before the vicious Ajay who doesn't take any shit from anyone.

As if I need to be reminded! But sometimes I just quell the urge to