INDIA’S BANDIT QUEEN
- 01 Feb - 07 Feb, 2025
The Reunion
Almost half an hour passes away like this, Allison keeps on walking around waiting for Kennedy. Her health gets worst from worse. She almost collapses on ground and cries out in pain.
After a minute or two, while she is lying, she sees someone coming closer to her. He was Kennedy who was walking slowly towards her and looking quiet disturbed. As she recognizes her love's face, quiet like a miracle, her health gets much relieved and she stands up getting recovered. She gets over excited seeing her soul mate returning after five years for her. They get closer and a feeling of delightfulness comes in both but Kennedy was still not prepared for this reunion. When they get just next to each other, Allison fells in his arms and tightly hugs him with a feeling of deep affection. Kennedy remains still for a second, and then slowly he also puts arms around.
After few moments, as they let go each other, Allison looks at him and says:
'Seems like a return of one and only marvelous and fabulous happiness of life'
'Yeah sure, same here' he says in a dull voice.
'Kenny you've kept me waiting, I knew you would return one day'
'Yeah, so Allison how are you?'
'Kenny?' she gets surprised, 'You ok'
'Yes I'm good'
'I don't think so, you're not calling me Allie'
'Allie Allie! How can I forget your perfect name'
'Aren't you happy to see me again'
His face expression changes, he turns around and walks a little. He puts his hands in pockets and says:
'You're married, aren't you?'
'So?'
'And soon a mother' he says turning around walking towards her.
'Yeah I know it sounds hopeless for us, but this shouldn't be a problem'
'No...That’s not a problem. The problem is that you're unfaithful. If you were my wife, would you cheat on me like that?'
'What the...' she cries, 'you're calling me unfaithful?'
She pushes him by hitting on his chest.
'I hate you for this Kennedy!'
'It's not just about unfaithfulness'
'Shut up!' she exclaims, 'I didn't waited for five years to see you getting totally changed like this'
'Listen Allie' he says looking aside, 'I better tell you that I said that just because I wanted to remove love and romance from my life. I never meant to hurt you'
'Really?’ she says getting calm, ‘I knew you were only pretending to be...but why do you want to remove this love?'
'For the obvious reason...we both simply can't be together, you are married'
'Then you tell me, why did you come to see me all the way from San Jose'
'I don't know, just wanted a last glimpse or something'
'Why last?' she asks, 'Is anyone dying among us?'
'Well in that case, you have only one option...And that is, that you are going to arrange a set up of divorce'
'Divorce? Are you out of your senses? Claude's not such a guy'
'I'm sure and I always knew that there is no more love between you two. And he must be unfaithful to you'
'Yes that is the truth' Allison says closing her eyes, 'but if he's unfaithful, so why can't I be?'
'Because I want you whole...I don't like it as you love me but you are someone else's wife. This just doesn't works for me'.
'You know something Kenny? You've changed a lot. You are getting on the negative side of your heart. I always knew you as devoted to others but now you sound so mean and...'
'Ok just shut up!' he says getting quiet irritated, 'I'm living at my parents place, the one you knew. When you make your decision just come and tell me, or just make a phone call'.
After finishing, he turns around and begins walking away fast.
Feeling a little uncomfortable, he turns and walks back to her and hugs her as tightly as he can. After the hug, he looks into her eyes,
'And keep this in mind that I still love you very much'.
And then he picks up his bag and souvenirs and walks away.
She realizes that he had just grown a little stubborn, but he still loved her as much as he always did.
Restlessness
That night at two o clock while Kennedy was sleeping at his home, he was feeling uncomfortable and changing sides continuously. He wakes up and sits on his bed, and after a while goes towards his garden.
He was feeling very restless, as he wanted to see Allison once more. To reduce his stress, he starts jogging around his garden. He keeps on jogging for an hour and thinks only about Allison and his future with her. He talks to himself while jogging,
‘I’ve made many people cry since few years, but Allison won’t be among them. I’ll force her, annoy her or anything, but I won’t make her cry’
He stops for a while and looks around at his garden and thinks about the moment while he was hugging Allison.
Meanwhile at Allison's home, she is for the first time in five years sleeping comfortably, as her soul mate has returned. And she is sure that they both will finally be together one day.
As Claude was not at home, she decides to talk about divorce with him soon or later. But she also realizes that while she was pregnant, he might never give her the divorce.
Next morning, Kennedy is sitting on the chair of his garden. He gets up and changes his clothes. Few minutes later after changing clothes, he leaves home immediately without having breakfast.
While he is running towards the road to catch taxi, his cell phone begins to ring. He answers it:
‘Hello?’
‘Sir sorry to wake you up, but today you have to reach earlier at clinic as we are celebrating a sort of opening ceremony’
‘I’m sorry to say this but just cancel it as I’m not coming today’
He ends his call saying this and turns off his cell phone.
Kennedy Blackmails
Several minutes later at Allison’s room, she was getting dressed up, she hears Claude calling her. She turns around and leaves the room, where she sees Claude standing on the stair case looking at her,
'Look Allison we have a guest at home, I want you to greet him'
As she gets nearer to the stair case, she sees Kennedy sitting at the dinning table having break fast. She gets shocked and a little scared thinking what was about to happen. She steps downward and goes near to the chair, where he was sitting. He stops eating and keeps on looking at her for a while.
Claude leaves them alone for a while by going to his room. Whereas Allison asks Kennedy:
'Why are you here? Couldn't you wait till evening?'
'No, I couldn't...I was awake whole night. I can't spare a moment without you'
'Please leave right now, I'll see you tonight at your home'
'Anyways tell me what have you finally decided? Getting a divorce or you want me to try the other way'.
'Other way?'
'If you won't take a decision, I'll kill Claude myself'
'Please talk something that makes sense' she says annoyingly.
'I swear to God I will kill him myself, if you both don't get divorced within two days'.
'What do you think it's that easy? Like if I'll just ask for it and he'll just give...'
She stops talking as she hears her husband coming towards them.
'So Mr. Kennedy what's going on?'
'Nothing special, I have my personal clinic and that's my way of getting income'
'Oh great, anyways don't mind I have to leave for work right now. But Allie is still at home, you may have company with her'
Saying this he puts on his black coat and leaves home.
Kennedy gets angrier and closes his eyes holding his fore head.
'Now what's wrong?' she asks looking at him.
'I think I have to kill him, how dare he called you Allie. Only I am allowed to…’
'Shut up please just shut up' she says calmly but getting fed up with him.
'I'm giving you finally two days, if you both don't get...'
'Don't blackmail me, I'm warning you'
He stands up and walks away from the dinning table.
Kennedy Justifies his Love
She walks after him and stops him from leaving her house, by holding her arm. He sternly says:
'Leave my arm'
'Your eyes are telling you can't forget me, because you couldn't sleep last night'
'You know too much about me, don't you Allie?'
'Yes and you have no respect for my feelings'
'Definitely, because few years back you didn't care about mine's. And today because of you we both are living in a cell of frustrations and disturbances. You were selfish then and now'
Hearing these ill talks, tears come in her eyes and she slowly begins to weep.
'I never thought you would say like this one day. You're not the Kenny I knew'
Seeing her cry Kennedy suddenly realizes that he was being too bossy and he was saying things that he didn’t meant. Kennedy's mind changes in an instance when he realizes that for the first time he had made her cry.
He gets closer to her and tries to console her by hugging. But she refuses by moving away.
'Allie Allie please listen to me'
She remains silent.
'Allie since the day I left you at the airport, I've lost my temper. I talk roughly with every one. It's not only you, everyone has this complain'
'I don't care, I only know that you have changed from selfless to selfish'
'I was selfless devotee only when you were in my life, but five years without you have given me a torment of hell'
She looks at him as he says this.
'Allie you know something? Whenever I see any girl from behind, I feel as if she's you, because I'm addicted to you. I see your name at different places. I’m just getting helpless without you. Just be mine once, I'll devote my entire life to you, I promise'
'I just want you to stop blackmailing me with so much pressure'
‘Is that all you want from me? Ok then, I promise I won’t do it again. Honestly take your time, I won’t force you to get divorced’
‘Kenny I think you’re hiding something, how come you just changed your mind and your stubborn attitude?’
‘Well you know’ he sighs, ‘because I can see anything but tears in your eyes…After so many years I saw you crying and that too because of me. I can never forgive myself for this’
She gets silent and walks away towards the Kitchen. She feels like Kennedy being stressfully in love with her, and she had to do something to be back in his life permanently.
to be continued...
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