Earlier
The car stopped in front of a sad building which at one time had had a proud facade. Raoul and Lyana stepped out with trepidation an ominous boding telling them that there was something amiss. They shared a nervous look, moved towards the entrance of the building The building had once been pristine white but the vagaries of time had peeled off the colour and now it stood lamenting its own loss, reaching a point of no concern.
They looked at each other and with an almost imperceptible nod, moved inside the building. The interior was dark; took some time for their eyes to adjust to the darkness. Raoul moved with caution holding on to Lyana's hand instinctively. They could hear people breathing at the fringes of the light, a muffled cough, whimpering, but were not able to see any recognisable human form. Lyana clutched on to Raoul's hand, cursing herself for acting brave and trying to protect a cousin who had been given upon by everyone. They reached the suspiciously rickety looking stairs , shuffling through the long corridor in near darkness.
As they climbed the stairs, Raoul cursed under his breath for having listened and agreed (!?!) to Lyana's idea of trying to discover the truth from her cousin. He muttered, 'This is what you get from trying to reach the truth. When will you learn, Raoul.. when will you learn!! All these years should have made me wiser, but do I ever learn!?'
Lyana pressed on his hand, tugged at him, pointing towards a room which had a threadbare door protecting whatever was inside. Raoul looked at Lyana who motioned with her head that her cousin was supposed to be in the room. Raoul knocked on the door or what was left of the door. Getting no answer from inside, Raoul pushed the door which opened with a creak and fell down with a huge thud making the whole building quiver and shake to the foundations.
Peering within the room, Raoul called out for door, 'Masud, are you there? This is Raoul and Lyana'. There was a small voice from one corner of the room, 'I am here. Its nice to be visited by you. Instead of coming you should have asked me to come over.' As the sentences formed, a figure seemed to detach itself from the dark and form into what seemed to be Masud. Raoul found his hand being pumped vigorously By Masud. Skipping over the niceties, Raoul asked him to accompany them to a barista in the neighbourhood.
.... to be continued...
The car stopped in front of a sad building which at one time had had a proud facade. Raoul and Lyana stepped out with trepidation an ominous boding telling them that there was something amiss. They shared a nervous look, moved towards the entrance of the building The building had once been pristine white but the vagaries of time had peeled off the colour and now it stood lamenting its own loss, reaching a point of no concern.
They looked at each other and with an almost imperceptible nod, moved inside the building. The interior was dark; took some time for their eyes to adjust to the darkness. Raoul moved with caution holding on to Lyana's hand instinctively. They could hear people breathing at the fringes of the light, a muffled cough, whimpering, but were not able to see any recognisable human form. Lyana clutched on to Raoul's hand, cursing herself for acting brave and trying to protect a cousin who had been given upon by everyone. They reached the suspiciously rickety looking stairs , shuffling through the long corridor in near darkness.
As they climbed the stairs, Raoul cursed under his breath for having listened and agreed (!?!) to Lyana's idea of trying to discover the truth from her cousin. He muttered, 'This is what you get from trying to reach the truth. When will you learn, Raoul.. when will you learn!! All these years should have made me wiser, but do I ever learn!?'
Lyana pressed on his hand, tugged at him, pointing towards a room which had a threadbare door protecting whatever was inside. Raoul looked at Lyana who motioned with her head that her cousin was supposed to be in the room. Raoul knocked on the door or what was left of the door. Getting no answer from inside, Raoul pushed the door which opened with a creak and fell down with a huge thud making the whole building quiver and shake to the foundations.
Peering within the room, Raoul called out for door, 'Masud, are you there? This is Raoul and Lyana'. There was a small voice from one corner of the room, 'I am here. Its nice to be visited by you. Instead of coming you should have asked me to come over.' As the sentences formed, a figure seemed to detach itself from the dark and form into what seemed to be Masud. Raoul found his hand being pumped vigorously By Masud. Skipping over the niceties, Raoul asked him to accompany them to a barista in the neighbourhood.
.... to be continued...
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