Suddenly a snake crawled upto his face and opened its face right in front of his eyes making a loud "hissss" sound. But this time, Kareem was not scared at all for a change. He looked directly in the eyes of the snake, with his big green eyes wide open and confident. The snake"s red eyes were now directly in front of his nose, dropping its saliva on top of his lips rapidly. The saliva travelled inside Kareem"s mouth, but he did not get scared at all. Its saliva constantly travelled inside his mouth, travelling all the way down to his throat to all his nerves and brains. It was as if, something good and pure was getting converted into something grey and dirty. The room was converted into an atmosphere as if a pious soul was just beimg burnt into ashes!
But this time, Kareem did not budge. He did not stop the snake too, probably because he had forseen the future. He knew, it was essential. He knew it will help him!!!
Their was a strong sensation of burning in his heart, but still he did not budge. He let the snake do its job, and he simply looked in its eyes fearlessly.
Suddendly his charming and good looking face, which once looked like his mother, looked entirely different. It was as if, a dark shadow had fallen upon him, on a dark and scary night. He was no longer the same coward or weak man. He had changed. Changed for the mission!!!
The snakes slowly started crawling away and suddenly the voices in his head, appeared again. This time, they were more happy and cheerful.
"You are no longer a mere human now!!! You are a dangerous and poisonous snake now. You can now go and kill them yourself. Find them and kill them now!!! You are no longer weak now!!! This is what you are made of!! Go!!! Gooo!! Just get up!! How can you waste your time to sleep!! You are made to kill them just now!! Go and find a way!!! Get up!! You are the true master of poison and revenge now. DO YOUR DUTY!!!!!" GET UP!!! GET UP!! DO WHAT YOU ARE MADE TO DO!!! Do it tomorrow!!! Yes!! Kill Them!! Then kill your mother too!!! The main reason is your mother!!! Kill them!!! Just kill them!!!! Poison them."
Kareem who was actually still sleeping, was tossing and turning, trying to m.u.f.f his ears with his pillow, trying to avert the sound of the man, instructing him to kill his own mother and Rhehan. His body was extremely hot and sweaty, and his veins were bulging out in blue color as if he was undergoing some sort of weird transformation.
He tossed and turned, till the voices in his head did not stop. His body completely wet with his head, and his hair disheaveled completely, fallimg on his forehead.
His heart rate was so fast that he instantly got up and straightened his back, thumping his chest. Sweat was dropping from his forehead profousely and he was gasping heavily for air, as if he coulf have a heart attack any time. He looked around at the dimly lit room, and took deap breaths gasping for air. He rubbed his chest vigorousely, looking at it carefully. He then touched his lips and could still feel a sour taste in his mouth as if he had just swallowed a strong medical pill.
He got up from the bed and looked at himself in the mirror. His white complexion had got a slight natural tan. It was not so easily visible, but if one looked carefully, one could make out that his over all body color had changed, as if he had been sitting in the sun for long and has been tanned now.
He once again walked upto his desktop and started studying for a few more minutes, searching and researching abiut snake venom and its usage. He then switched off his desktop, picking up his cell phone and walked outside in the balcony.
He quickly dialled a number, while looking out at the sprawling gardens, well lighted with several mushroom shaped lamps.
"H.. h.e.l.ll.. lo....o..." Came a sleepy and groggy voice, from across the speaker.
"Bro! Sorry I am disturbing you at this hour. I need to meet you right now." Kareem smiled, hearing the man"s groggy voice.
"Huh? Right.. n.... now!? James opened his eyes in surprise and let out a big yawn. He switched on his bedside lamp and managed to open his eyes a little more. He looked at the time, it was 2:00 am, almost the middle of the night.
"Yes Bro! You know, if it would not have been that urgent, I would not have called you up at this hour to meet me." Kareeem sighed, still scratching his chest, from all the burning sensation travelling from his throat to his chest and abdomen.
"Yes! I know it Bro. Tell me where do you want to meet? Should I come to you, or do you want to come here? You can then sleep in your room over here later!" James straightened his back, looking at the ring he was wearing, made from the ashes of his mother"s hair.
"Let us meet at the cafe. How about Alavit la? It is midway for both of us and it open for 24 hours!" Kareem suggested smiling happily.
"Sure! See you in half an hour bro!" James got off from the bed, strechting his back. He wondered for a while, why Kareem had called him at this hour. Has he known that Rhehan is his brother? Or has he known about something from the past? Is he planning a scheme against them all? "I have to go and find it all out myself!" James stood from the bed, walking towards the bathroom.
"Great thanks!" Kareem smiled and hung up the phone. He then took a deap breath and nodded his head in an approval. "I have to do it now! It is my duty!!" He already knew, his relation with James was so thick that even if he tells him that he had murdered someone, James will be the one to bury and hide the body!
He quickly walked towards his closet and wore a tee-s.h.i.+rt over his still stinging chest. He then quickly put on his socks and sneakers and moved out of his room towards the parking, not changing his shorts.
He was the first one to enter the cafe and the cafe owner, himself welcomed him inside happily. Kareem walked inside the cafe and was stunned to see around. He did not expect the cafe to be so crowded at this hour.
Everybody shreiked and got excited looking at Kareem and started running towards him. "Oh! Darn! I should have thought about it!!" He smiled awkwardly as several female fans were now running crazily towards him. "So many people at 2:00 am, that too, when it is not a weekend?" He whispered, waving at his fans. The one rule that his mother had taught him was that no matter what, he should never behave unpleasantly and rudely with his fans, no matter how c.r.a.ppy his mood was. He had to put on a good face and be thankful for all the stardom and success he has been granted by G.o.d"s grace.