The Jinns Amongst Us

Chapter 69

"He should stop before he values his." said Jason and Max continue their argument with the people which soon leads into a confrontation as they begin to show hostility towards them.

Knowing she can't reveal her true identity to help them, Afreen is left confused on whether or not she should use her powers, but soon comes to a conclusion that staying here isn't going to make this any better than this already is. "Guys, this.. we need to go." said Afreen.

"Go? what do you mean? they're going to kill kids and you want us to go?" asked Jason. "I understand that, and trust me, we will do something about this, but not in this way, look at them, we're outnumbered." said Afreen.

"Afreen, we can't let this get slide, if we step out of here, they will proceed." said Jason. "They won't.. I.. I got a plan, yes, I've got one." said Afreen. "What?" asked Max. "We need to buy some time right? till the cops get here, let's just do that, let's keep interrupting them till authorities arrive, that's all." said Afreen. "Yeah, it will take two hours, what would you want to do two hours with them?" asked Max.

"I'll.. I'll come up with something, but to do that, I need the two of you out of there." said Afreen. "What? us out of here? why?" asked Jason.

"Trust me, it's.. I can't explain it okay? just.. get to the road, if I don't return back in five minutes, then come, alright?" asked Afreen. "Afreen, I.. we can't .." said Jason as Max calls out to him, given his attention towards a unknown bizarre creature approaching from the river at a distance.

"Guys! look!" yelled Max to which all of the people's attention are focused onto a mysterious sea creature emerging from the river. The people close by to the river soon fall onto their knees, begging towards the monster to show mercy on their behalf while Afreen and the boys are left in confusion. "What.. what is that thing?" asked Jason.

"Whatever it is, it's headed straight for us." said Afreen as the figure soon emerges from the lake, revealing itself to be a unique kind of sea serpent, with its body equal to the size of two men as it's appearance is fully revealed, ragingly looking at the teens who interrupted it's sacrificial ritual. "Run, run! now!" yelled Max as he and Afreen and Jason start running for their lives as the sea serpent comes after them with speed.

"What the hell is that thing?" asked Jason while running. "No idea, but whatever it is, it's doesn't look happy that we came, come on move it!" yelled Max who keeps running off and soon, they reach onto the road where Jenina immediately spots them. "s**t, it's them, they're running!" yelled Jenina. "Start the vehicle, now!" yelled Daniela.

"Alright.. what are they running from again?" asked Elias while starting the car. "I don't know... oh no, holy s**t!" yelled Jenina as the appearance of the sea serpent coming after then becomes clear. "What? what is it?" asked Elias who hasn't spotted the creature yet given he's starting the vehicle just as the others arrive onto the vehicle as well. "Just drive, man! drive!" yelled Max.

"Okay, okay." said Elias who continues starting the vehicle after a few tries and goes on a little while until it stops, having ran out of gas. "s**t, s**t, why are we stopping? why the hell are we stopping?" asked Max. "We're outta gas man, what could be (turns around and witnesses the serpent) oh my god!" yelled Elias. "Get out, get out of the safari right now!" yelled Jason.

"Good, idea, great one." said Elias as one by one the crew start getting out of the vehicle and start running for their lives when suddenly one of them, Daniela slips on within her shoes and falls over as she trips. "Shit." yelled Afreen who turns back to help Daniela, seeing this Jason too rushes out to help while the rest run without looking back.

"Tim stop! Tim!" yelled Jason as Afreen lends Daniela a hand just as he arrives too, only to see them getting closer towards the sea serpent which draws much closer towards them.

"We need to go, now! come on." said Jason as he helps Daniela along with Afreen while the sea serpent draws towards them, until it reaches closer to the point where it lunges onto them, but luckily, Afreen uses her abilities secretly, drawing out a pair of spreading flame onto the sea serpent to which it takes a blow.

Seeing her cast something like that out of the blue, Jason becomes both stunned and shocked, but still carries on since the life of Daniela is onto his hands.

As they look front, the others whom had returned to help Daniela who seems to be injured while the sea serpent returns away back into the sea, with a enraging look at Afreen who just attacked it.

Just then, another vehicle travelling by slows down as the serpent flees away from a person's sight just as this vehicle arrives which soon lends a hand in helping them as they flee away.

Meanwhile, Khayun, whom had reached all the way back to his house to inform about this new found lead, soon comes into contact with a number of cousins whom had arrived into his house without invitation.

"Who in the b****y hell?" asked Khayun as he notices a tremendous amount of slippers standing by and enters within to find children as well as a group of families are resting by, having a cup of tea with Uncle Rafai and his wife whom had also reached. "What the hell is going on here?" asked Khayun to which everyone's attention drives towards him.

"Tim! Timothy, welcome, surprise." said Rafai. "Surprise? why?" asked Khayun. "Did you already forgot putha? it's your birthday, you've never told us, which is not acceptable." said Shiara. "Oh.. yeah, my birthday, right? so, how did you guys?" asked Khayun. "Through the softcopy on your passport copy, it was easy to figure out the details from there, happy birthday putha." said Uncle Rafai as he lends in a hug when approached towards Khayun.

"Uh.. thanks, I guess, and Uncle.. any chance you saw a person named Dr Sayeed? remember the one I told you about?" asked Khayun. "Yes, I just met him as I came, it was a really gracious thing he did, buying the house like that for you, but first, come, have a seat, let me introduce you to your cousins first." said Uncle as be forcibly accompanies Khayun into the relevant seats while Khayun feeling awkward about everything, and feeling like he can't breathe, even on the variety of perfume smells flowing around the house.

"Uncle, it's.. I'll just have a word with the doc, I'll promise to return.." said Khayun.

"Just have a seat, will you, let me introduce you to our entire family, this right here, is your great grandmother, the jewel of our family..." continues Uncle Rafai introducing his family one by one while Khayun is both upset and enraged about being forcibly having entered into a conversation, but keeps it quiet, knowing if he lashed out, it could mean giving out his identity. "Great, I think I got the whole picture, can I go now?" asked Khayun.

"Tim please, why are you such in a hurry, is it because you feel shy towards the girls a? aren't they all similar to your ages?" asked Tim's great mother while Khayun feeling both awkward and strange enough as all of them begin to laugh like a house on fire.

"You're not even older than me, you big fat freak." whispered Khayun silently while the rest of the family continues their conversation, until the point of time where it almost reaches two hours and still had not come to a conclusion to which Khayun feels enraged and uncomfortable as well.

Unable to bear this endless conversation of fun and laughter, to which Khayun feels rather like a t*****e rather than actually being tortured, he immediately gets up forcibly from his Uncle's arms.

"I gotta take a leak, I'll be back." said Khayun as he races away while the rest continues their conversation. As he sneaks towards the way between the bathroom and Dr Sayeed's office, a kid suddenly latches onto his leg, asking for his attention.

"What?" asked Khayun to which the kid opens his arms, requesting him to carry. "No, no way, not even in this world, or the next.." said Khayun a bit louder, almost to a point where one of his cousins, a teenage boy whom had arrived to find the bathroom, stares at him curiously.

"Uh... I mean, I was.. you know what, the bathroom's that way, you won't miss it." said Khayun who then carries the kid and heads out to Sayeed's office where he goes off to drop the kid, but he doesn't let go.

"Alright kid, this is the part where you let go? okay? you understand English right?" asked Khayun. "I do, but.. I don't want to.." said the kid. "What do you mean, you don't want to?" asked Khayun. "I don't want to get down, I'm staying here." said the kid.

"Well, you're evicted out of my arms, alright, there isn't a choice, you have to go now." said Khayun. "No." said the kid. "What's going on?" asked Mina, one of the young cousins within Tim's family, whom had arrived prior to check on Tim. "Uhm.. nothing, nothing I mean." said Khayun who carries the kid back and lands with a fake smile.

"I was just.. playing with the kid, what uhmmm.. what are you doing here? shouldn't you be downstairs?" asked Khayun. "Nothing, I came down to.. find the restroom?" asked Mina. "Oh, right, it's behind me, head straight, you'll find it." said Khayun.

"No, I'm sorry, I didn't come to.. I wanted to see you." said Mina.