THE FIRE OF LOVE

THE CALL

EPISODE 9:

They rushed towards George's car in immense anticipation and it didn't occur to George at all that he had left his cat at home. When they had gone miles away ...he suddenly felt that he forgot at all about Fluffy. He was worrying about the issue, when Debra's number appeared on his cell phone. He didn't receive it for a while.

He finally called her back.

"Hi Debra! you called?"

he said.

" Hi! yes Debra here, I just wanted to know how you are doing?"

" Yeah I am kind of better now. Actually even more relieved after my friend Benjamin arrived this morning.

George answered,

" Can you do me a favour Deb?" George continued..."Well please take care of my fluffy while I am outside." George said shyly.

" Please go to my place and rescue my fluffy again. I have left with a friend and its alone there" George explained " that would be a huge favour from you and I shall be so thankful of you ." Debra said calmly,

"Ah.. that's not a problem, relax and enjoy your journey, I shall take care of it." Debra said to him. He knew he could rely on her.

Debra took the kitty home and it added to the joy of the children. They welcomed her happily and Fluffy added more joy to their lives.

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"Is she your new girlfriend?"

Benjamin asked George. "No.. no, she is just a friend...a very nice woman actually. She had been helping me with my health issues here. She is really a warm, cheerful person.

Infact it was her who suggested me to see some psychological help, I was going to discuss it with you but then you came up with this Buddhist priest idea, which seemed better." George said.

They both remained silent for some time unless Benjamin restarted the conversation.

"I don't have any idea what the priest would say about our problem, but this strange coldness...its weird and we are not little boys anymore...we are in our forties, so it feels odd enough not being able to understand oneself." George nodded silently on his comment.

"It's just same here trust me...and do you experience episodes of horrible nightmares too." he asked Benjamin.

" Well yes, that's exactly what I am going through and...its like as if you are being driven away with them, like you are actually there, experiencing everything on your own...I am worried sick my friend."

In an hour or so they reached the place where the priest lived.

It was snowing and the hut where he lived was covered with snow. The inner was however warm by the fire in the mantlepiece but to George and Benjamin it made no difference. After initial conversation, the priest listened carefully to their condition and how they thought it happened to them.

Priest began slowly. He holded the right hands of both of them in his hands and recited some words silently. He mumbled for a few more minutes and then spoke to them;

" Both of you men are being chased by blood thirsty creatures, which are not visible to human eye. They had been following you since you have spent night in that forest." before they could say something, he continued,

"Both of you have to keep yourself in the company of someone else...surely another normal person and you both shouldn't see each other unless you become normal. It's very important to exhaust the effort of those vampires who are trying to prey on both of you. Furthermore, both of you will keep these leaves hanging on the front doors of your houses...whatever is trying to invade you shall leave and go back to where they came from in a few days at most." The priest assured them.