Death Apocalypse

Episode 6

Monica was about to tell them about her actual past.

"I know that you have many questions in your mind and I won't hide anything from you. "

"I understand that you decided to hide your past from me because I am a stranger, and if you still don't want to tell us about it then I won't force you, it's your choice, " Manav said.

"It's okay. We are not strangers anymore. But first, we have to get out of here. They must be coming after hearing the gunshots. "

"Yeah, let's go. "

They all sat in the car and Monica started driving.

"Take a left turn at the crossway, " Manav instructed.

"Okay. "

"Would you tell us now? " Tanisha asked to Monica.

Monica then started telling them about her actual past.

"I told you about my businessman father and how he betrayed my mother. "

"Yes. "

"What is this about? I don't know about this, " Tanisha said.

"I'll tell you everything later, " Manav said.

"Okay. "

"What I told you about my past was all true except the fact that I am a p********e, that is also true to some extent. "

"I understand that much. "

"So, many years passed by after that incident and my mother lost her will to live. She was an unwanted child. My grandparents wanted a boy but she happened. "

Suddenly, Tanisha felt some headache.

"Ah! "

She held her head with her hand because of pain.

"Are you okay? " Manav asked her with a concerning voice.

"Yeah, I am okay, " she answered in low voice, "It's just a little headache. "

"I have some painkillers, you can take it if you want, " Monica said.

"No, I am okay, you can continue. "

"Okay. "

She took a left turn at the crossway and then continued her story.

After this incident, my mother's image got tarnished and my grandparents disowned her. She didn't have anywhere to go, had no money and had no place to live. So, she started working as a p********e in a different state with a different name. We both survived with whatever she earned. After few years, she came to know that she was suffering from last stage cancer and she only had few weeks to live. She then told me about her past and my father and how he ruined her life. "

Manav was listening to this and was almost in tears.

"When she passed away, the people who were indulged in p**********n wanted me to take my mother's place but I ran away. I did not want to do that dirty work. I decided to take my mother's revenge but I didn't know how to do it. I ran to Mumbai and started working in a bar as a bar dancer. Many rich and influential people came there on a regular basis. One of them was the underworld don Lakhim Jallal. "

Manav and Tanisha were listening to her patiently. It looked like a story from some popular bollywood movie.

"He fell for me. He once shot a man just because he touched me while dancing. I came to know that he was an infamous underworld don. So, I took this as a chance. We started meeting after that, but I never let him touch me. If I was some random girl, he would have killed me a long time ago but he was in love with me. One day, he proposed to me. I accepted his proposal but with one condition.... "

"The condition was to assassinate your father, right? " Manav said.

"Yes, I told him about everything my mother went through. He was ready to do anything for me, so he accepted my condition. He then assassinated the businessman Rudra Sinha and threw his body in Yamuna river. "

"But why did you kill your husband? " Manav asked.

"I did not want to but I wanted freedom. Being a don's wife did not grant me that. I had to do everything under his conditions. He even started beating me whenever he felt like it. I did not want that life. So, I decided to kill him in his sleep and ran away. While I was running from there, this all happened and I spotted you in an alley and you know what happened after that. "

"Hmm, but who was that Lallan? " he asked.

"He was a local drug dealer. He once saw me with Lakhim in a club. You may think of me as a murderer but I don't care about that. "

"No, I don't, " Manav said, "I don't consider you a bad person because you would not have saved us from that zombie and also from those people if you were one. What you did was all past, it doesn't matter now. "

Monica didn't say anything and just smiled a little. Tanisha noticed this and looked at Manav with piercing eyes. Manav got a bit uncomfortable and tried to change the topic.

"Uhh, take a right turn... and the third house will be Ashwin's. "

She took a right turn but were shocked to see that zombies were swarming outside Ashwin's house.

"How'd we deal with that many of them? " Tanisha asked.

Manav started thinking something.

"We should use some bait to lure them, " he said.

"But what would we use as a bait? " Monica asked.

"We have got guns. And we know that these zombies react to sound, so... "

"So one of will fire some shots and lure them out and the remaining people will go and save your friend, " Monica said.

"Yes. "

"Okay, I will lure them out. You two go and save your friend. "

"Thanks Monica, but be careful. "

"I will. "

Monica and Tanisha then went out of the car and hid behind a dustbin in a small alley. Monica then turned on the car's headlights. Zombies already started coming towards the car. She then took her arm out from the window. She was holding a gun in her hand. She then fired some bullets in the air. After hearing the gunshots, all the zombies started running towards the car. She then turned the car and moved it in the opposite direction. All the zombies were lured out. Manav and Tanisha then came out of the alley.

"What do you think of her? " Tanisha asked while walking.

"What do you mean? "

"I mean, Monica, what do you think of her? You are taking quite an interest in her. "

"Well, that's not true. I was just... "

"Just? "

Manav again was feeling uncomfortable.

"Nothing. I think we should focus on rescuing Ashwin and his family. "

They entered the gate and walked towards the main door. They saw that it was almost broken.

"Look, it's almost broken. Those creatures would have entered if we were late for even a minute. I hope they are alright. "

Manav kicked the door and it broke and fell on the floor. They entered the house but got shocked after seeing a zombie standing inside the house.