Chapter 16
Due to the appearance of the office boy, there was an interruption in the story being told by Baker. Sam and his partner’s curiosity had reached its peak and they now eagerly awaited the remaining part of the story. After all of them had finished their refreshments, Detective Baker continued to narrate the rest of the tale...
... The taxi had reached the railway station. John and Nancy got out, paid the driver and went to the ticket window carrying their bags. They still had not decided where to go. They just wanted to leave the city. A train, ready to leave, was waiting at the platform. John asked the lady at the ticket window if he could buy two tickets for that particular train. After buying the tickets, they were searching for their compartment. They didn’t find it with too great difficulty, as the compartment was not too far from the main door. They heard the last warning bell and rushed into their compartment. After they searched for their seats, they kept their luggage, taking care of its safety. Suddenly, the train started to move. As the train started to leave, Nancy rushed to the compartment door taking John with her. She wanted to see her city for the very last time. Nancy and John were sitting beside each other. As they ran away, they had lost all of their home support and, now, they only had each other’s support. They had left behind all of their relations, all of their dear ones. Nancy’s head rested on John’s shoulder.
“So, how you are feeling now?” John asked trying to ease the atmosphere.
“Feeling great!” she replied, pretending to be happy.
John knew though she was not showing the kind of lonely emotions she was going through. John held Nancy firmly.
“Do you remember something?” John asked her, smiling, holding her more firmly.“A special incident when I held you like this.”
“How could I forget?” She remembered the hostile incidence when he had trapped her in the blanket, holding her down firmly.
“ And you too...” Nancy caressed his cheeks, reminding him of the slap she had thrown.
Nancy and John burst out laughing. When their laughs subsided, Nancy said, looking at him fondly, “I love you.”
“I love you too” came the response.
They embraced in a tight hug. Nancy was staring out of the window, though there was nothing but complete darkness outside. John looked at Nancy.
“Do you know why I was holding that flower bouquet?” John said reminding, her of the incident when he apologized.
How could she forget? In fact, it was the moment when their love story began.
“Obviously, to apologize.” Nancy said curiously.
“No ...No ... to stop my hands from making any unpleasant postures, which could lead to another slap.” Nancy and John burst out laughing again.
Their laughter died slowly. There was some silence, joined by the sound of a running train. Suddenly, Nancy had a gut feeling that someone was following them and was in their compartment. But how was that possible? Because nobody knew about their running away except John and her.
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Chapter 17
Crowds of people were moving onto the platform with their belongings. Many of them, whilst carrying their luggage, were struggling to find a way through. Many were worried that their train might have arrived and that they may miss it. On the platform, in the corner, was a gang of four men - Steven, Paul, Christopher, and Ronald, playing cards and waiting for their train to arrive. Christopher Anderson, who was around 25, stern looking and physically strong, seemed to be their leader. Christopher looked up at the information screen overhead.
"Still plenty of time before our train arrives. We can play at least three more games" he said whilst dealing the cards.
" Paul, write the score on this slip.... " Ronald said as he removed a paper slip from his pocket using one hand while his other hand held the cards.
He handed the slip over to Steven who passed it onto Paul.
"And Steve, don’t try to cheat" Paul warned.
As Christopher finished dealing, suddenly something caught his attention. He kept on staring in anticipation. In the crowd were Nancy and John holding each other's hands. The way they walked and looked around made it easy for anybody to notice that they were new in this town. Christopher’s mouth remained partly open and his eyes widened.
" What a beauty!" he exclaimed.
Steven, Paul and Ronald also took a glance and were soon unable to avert their eyes. Her beauty infatuated them.
"The lovebirds seem to be running away from their nests" Christopher's experienced eyes concluded.
"I wish I were that guy with her" Paul said.
Christopher snatched back the cards from each of them and said " Hey, look. Let’s play a real game."
Their faces beamed with happiness as they knew the hidden meaning behind what he said. In fact, it was not the first time that they had played this particular game. All of them cheered in unison and stood up.
"Hey ... look... we shouldn’t lose them" Ronald said.
So they started to follow Nancy and John, keeping a safe distance so that they could not notice them.
“Steven, you better go ahead, as you can’t see properly through your glasses” said Christopher, pushing Steven ahead. Steven went ahead running, taking care that Nancy and John still didn’t notice him.
Nancy and John wandered around the city throughout the day. They did not realize how quickly time passed. Now it was evening. John and Nancy were walking on a sidewalk, their hands entangled. Ahead, they saw a street vendor selling red heart-shaped balloons. They walked over and John generously bought a bunch. He gave it to Nancy. The thread then broke, as it was not strong enough, and the balloons started flying up into the sky. John then ran, trying to grab the balloons by jumping at them, but could not succeed. The heart shaped, red balloons, colliding with each other, were going up into the sky. Nancy burst out laughing seeing John’s struggle to retrieve the balloons. Yet, far behind John and Nancy were Christopher, Ronald, Steven and Paul, following them unnoticed. Nancy and John stopped at another street vendor for ice cream. They bought one and started eating a single ice cream together. Whilst eating, Nancy giggled, seeing some ice cream on John’s face.
“What’s wrong?” John asked in surprise.
“Look at yourself” Nancy said pointing to a vehicle mirror nearby.
John then looked into the mirror and burst out laughing. He then cleared the ice cream which he had on his face and tenderly looked at Nancy.
“When you think about it, we like the same things” Nancy said.
“You know, it’s a perfect match” John said proudly.
While eating ice cream, Nancy’s attention was caught by Christopher’s odd stare from a distance. As soon as their eyes met, he averted his stare. Nancy felt some oddity in his look and his overall demeanor.
“John, I think we should move.” Nancy then started to move forward and John began to follow her, confused by her sudden change of mood.
After they walked for a short distance, they entered a clothing shop. It was now around 10’ O clock at night. Nancy was going through the dresses on display inside the shop. Nancy wondered whether or not the boy was still following them. She peeked out of the shop though a slit. As she looked through the slit, again her attention was caught by Ronald and Christopher discussing something outside.
“John, don’t look back. I think we are being followed” Nancy said in a low voice, as John was stood where he could still be spotted by them.
“By who? Where?” John asked in confusion.
“Let's move. I don’t want them to find us.” She then took him outside the shop and they began running up the sidewalk, pushing people out of the way.
Crowds of people were moving onto the platform with their belongings. Many of them, whilst carrying their luggage, were struggling to find a way through. Many were worried that their train might have arrived and that they may miss it. On the platform, in the corner, was a gang of four men - Steven, Paul, Christopher, and Ronald, playing cards and waiting for their train to arrive. Christopher Anderson, who was around 25, stern looking and physically strong, seemed to be their leader. Christopher looked up at the information screen overhead.
"Still plenty of time before our train arrives. We can play at least three more games" he said whilst dealing the cards.
" Paul, write the score on this slip.... " Ronald said as he removed a paper slip from his pocket using one hand while his other hand held the cards.
He handed the slip over to Steven who passed it onto Paul.
"And Steve, don’t try to cheat" Paul warned.
As Christopher finished dealing, suddenly something caught his attention. He kept on staring in anticipation. In the crowd were Nancy and John holding each other's hands. The way they walked and looked around made it easy for anybody to notice that they were new in this town. Christopher’s mouth remained partly open and his eyes widened.
" What a beauty!" he exclaimed.
Steven, Paul and Ronald also took a glance and were soon unable to avert their eyes. Her beauty infatuated them.
"The lovebirds seem to be running away from their nests" Christopher's experienced eyes concluded.
"I wish I were that guy with her" Paul said.
Christopher snatched back the cards from each of them and said " Hey, look. Let’s play a real game."
Their faces beamed with happiness as they knew the hidden meaning behind what he said. In fact, it was not the first time that they had played this particular game. All of them cheered in unison and stood up.
"Hey ... look... we shouldn’t lose them" Ronald said.
So they started to follow Nancy and John, keeping a safe distance so that they could not notice them.
“Steven, you better go ahead, as you can’t see properly through your glasses” said Christopher, pushing Steven ahead. Steven went ahead running, taking care that Nancy and John still didn’t notice him.
Nancy and John wandered around the city throughout the day. They did not realize how quickly time passed. Now it was evening. John and Nancy were walking on a sidewalk, their hands entangled. Ahead, they saw a street vendor selling red heart-shaped balloons. They walked over and John generously bought a bunch. He gave it to Nancy. The thread then broke, as it was not strong enough, and the balloons started flying up into the sky. John then ran, trying to grab the balloons by jumping at them, but could not succeed. The heart shaped, red balloons, colliding with each other, were going up into the sky. Nancy burst out laughing seeing John’s struggle to retrieve the balloons. Yet, far behind John and Nancy were Christopher, Ronald, Steven and Paul, following them unnoticed. Nancy and John stopped at another street vendor for ice cream. They bought one and started eating a single ice cream together. Whilst eating, Nancy giggled, seeing some ice cream on John’s face.
“What’s wrong?” John asked in surprise.
“Look at yourself” Nancy said pointing to a vehicle mirror nearby.
John then looked into the mirror and burst out laughing. He then cleared the ice cream which he had on his face and tenderly looked at Nancy.
“When you think about it, we like the same things” Nancy said.
“You know, it’s a perfect match” John said proudly.
While eating ice cream, Nancy’s attention was caught by Christopher’s odd stare from a distance. As soon as their eyes met, he averted his stare. Nancy felt some oddity in his look and his overall demeanor.
“John, I think we should move.” Nancy then started to move forward and John began to follow her, confused by her sudden change of mood.
After they walked for a short distance, they entered a clothing shop. It was now around 10’ O clock at night. Nancy was going through the dresses on display inside the shop. Nancy wondered whether or not the boy was still following them. She peeked out of the shop though a slit. As she looked through the slit, again her attention was caught by Ronald and Christopher discussing something outside.
“John, don’t look back. I think we are being followed” Nancy said in a low voice, as John was stood where he could still be spotted by them.
“By who? Where?” John asked in confusion.
“Let's move. I don’t want them to find us.” She then took him outside the shop and they began running up the sidewalk, pushing people out of the way.
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Now Nancy was completely sure that they were being followed. Both her and John were panicked and confused as the town was completely strange to them. To get rid of the group of men, they were running up wherever the roads lead them to. At last, they reached an area which was virtually empty. Nancy looked behind. Christopher and his friends were right behind them. Her heart skipped a beat. John wasn’t sure what to do next. All they could do was to walk as fast as they could so that they could get rid of them. As Nancy and John walked ahead, the road was dark; there was nobody on the road other than them and the guys following.
"It seems they saw us" Steven pointed out to his friends.
"Let them" Christopher said uncaringly.
"They seem to be scared of us now" Paul said.
"They should ... In fact it’s the scare which is going to work now.... Sometimes, a scare makes one weak" Ronald explained.
John looked back and saw them approaching quickly towards them.
“ Nancy! Come on, let’s run” John said, gripping her hand tight.
Holding each other’s hands, they started running.
“Shall we go to the police?” Nancy said, gasping.
“Where are the police around here? And if we decide to go, they might be already for searching us....” John somehow managed to say whilst running.
Nancy and John then entered a narrow alley. Christopher and his friends also started running behind them. As they were about to follow them into the alley, a big truck pulled across blocking their pathway. They waited until the truck drove away. When the truck passed, they saw that the alley was empty. They then ran down the alley and stopped at the other end looking around for them but failing. Christopher and his friends looked all around them, standing in the small square. However, they were not able to see them.
“Let's all split up and find them. We can’t lose them” Christopher said.
They then spread in all different directions. Nancy and John were hiding in a large drainage pipe lying beside the road. They tried to squeeze themselves in more as they heard footsteps of somebody running towards them. Now they were completely trapped with no chance of escape. They just had to keep calm and squeeze their eyes shut just like a cat, as they didn’t have any option other than that. Suddenly, Steven came running near the pipe. John and Nancy were silent so they didn’t give themselves away easily. He came closer still and looked around.
They could hear his frustrated words,“Where the fuck are they?”
Steven saw the pipe and thought maybe they could be hiding in there. He went closer for an inspection. He was about to bend down to look into the pipe when
“ Steve, come here quickly.” It was Christopher calling out for him loudly.
Steven then went over to Christopher and began to move away. John and Nancy sighed in relief when hearing his departing footsteps
Now Nancy was completely sure that they were being followed. Both her and John were panicked and confused as the town was completely strange to them. To get rid of the group of men, they were running up wherever the roads lead them to. At last, they reached an area which was virtually empty. Nancy looked behind. Christopher and his friends were right behind them. Her heart skipped a beat. John wasn’t sure what to do next. All they could do was to walk as fast as they could so that they could get rid of them. As Nancy and John walked ahead, the road was dark; there was nobody on the road other than them and the guys following.
"It seems they saw us" Steven pointed out to his friends.
"Let them" Christopher said uncaringly.
"They seem to be scared of us now" Paul said.
"They should ... In fact it’s the scare which is going to work now.... Sometimes, a scare makes one weak" Ronald explained.
John looked back and saw them approaching quickly towards them.
“ Nancy! Come on, let’s run” John said, gripping her hand tight.
Holding each other’s hands, they started running.
“Shall we go to the police?” Nancy said, gasping.
“Where are the police around here? And if we decide to go, they might be already for searching us....” John somehow managed to say whilst running.
Nancy and John then entered a narrow alley. Christopher and his friends also started running behind them. As they were about to follow them into the alley, a big truck pulled across blocking their pathway. They waited until the truck drove away. When the truck passed, they saw that the alley was empty. They then ran down the alley and stopped at the other end looking around for them but failing. Christopher and his friends looked all around them, standing in the small square. However, they were not able to see them.
“Let's all split up and find them. We can’t lose them” Christopher said.
They then spread in all different directions. Nancy and John were hiding in a large drainage pipe lying beside the road. They tried to squeeze themselves in more as they heard footsteps of somebody running towards them. Now they were completely trapped with no chance of escape. They just had to keep calm and squeeze their eyes shut just like a cat, as they didn’t have any option other than that. Suddenly, Steven came running near the pipe. John and Nancy were silent so they didn’t give themselves away easily. He came closer still and looked around.
They could hear his frustrated words,“Where the fuck are they?”
Steven saw the pipe and thought maybe they could be hiding in there. He went closer for an inspection. He was about to bend down to look into the pipe when
“ Steve, come here quickly.” It was Christopher calling out for him loudly.
Steven then went over to Christopher and began to move away. John and Nancy sighed in relief when hearing his departing footsteps