In That World PT-2

Ujwal Kalathupurathu Suresh
4 min readSep 7, 2020

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When he saw him, he was delighted. Steve didn’t look excellent, but he smiled when he saw Jack. When Jack was about to speak to Steve, then the same woman who appeared in front of the building came and told Steve that “Hey, the boss is calling you.” Then Jim came and asked how Jack knows Steve. Then the girl came in, and Jack started to tell the story.

When I was a freshman, Steve was the one who welcomed me to that college. I mean that Steve was the first person that I met in college. It is a bit weird because it was his last year. I met him when I was going to the library. I didn’t know what to do or how many books to take, and the librarian and I had a bit quarrel, Steve came and solved the problem. Steve was a friendly guy in the college who loves to do everything he is a fun guy to hang up with. He was also a popular guy, but I don’t know how we became close. He just came in and became friends. I thought that I am his only friend, but it is not like everyone in the college loves him. But he loves only one girl, that is Susan. He introduced me to Susan. She was lovely. She was very kind and friendly to me. She was also like Steve. Steve loved her very much, and they have also married. He called me for his marriage, and after the marriage, I didn’t get to call him. When my mother died, I couldn’t call him, and after that death of my mother, I couldn’t concentrate on studies, and yeah, I failed my final year.

So Jack finished his story and told them, “Now I can see her Steve’s wife. She is like a sister to me, and I am waiting to see her. And why is Steve’s face like that all gloomy” Roxy told that “His wife died last month and he didn’t come here for a lot of days, and the boss is very angry with him because he didn’t tell that he is going to take a lot of holidays.” And Jack asked, “How did she die?” So Roxy said that “He is not telling the cause of death.” So Steve came out of the elevator and told Jack, “So, that’s all for today, and why are you here again, Jack?” Jack replied, “For a job.” Steve said, “Okay, do you know how to use a computer and make coffee.” Jack told “Yeah, but why do I need computer and coffee for a janitor’s job” So Steve said, “Okay, now you are my assistant, or we could say you are an assistant manager And when I leave this company, you will get an instant promotion as a manager.” Then Jack asks that “I don’t have certificates or no proof that I finished my studies.” And Steve says, “You don’t need to because it’s a bit odd, but it took some sacrifices to get you this job” So Jack asks, “What is that sacrifice?” Steve said, “I want to work on these weekends.” So Jack asks, “how can we spend these weekends without you.” Steve said, “You have Jimmy and Roxanne they are living near my apartment, and you won’t have any problems with them. And hey, you know Roxanne, she was a total badass in the collage.”

So Jack nodded, and Steve turned back, and Jack said that “My mom died. And I am sorry about Susan.” So Steve just stopped, and when Jack was about to leave, and Steve says, “You know how Heartbroken was when I heard this news. I was sitting and crying all month. I couldn’t stop crying, because you know how, when our heart is pulled away from our body, it was that kind of feeling. Not a day goes by without us fighting. At college, I thought she was the perfect woman that I know. And I recognized that I made a huge mistake. I also have a baby. Her name was Susan. We call her Suzy the name of your mother.” And Jack says, “My mom died with a strange disease that has no remedies, and I was at the college far away from my house, and my father was also far away. The majority of the women died due to the same disease, and that is a coincidence. So see you tomorrow.” Steve suddenly stops Jack and asks him, “What are the symptoms of that disease.” So Jack says, “I don’t know what that disease is but, It was like a hybrid of smallpox with a disease which is unknown. IT was like she had like pimples, and the pimples started to pop, and blood started coming through that pimple.” So Steve said, “Susan started puking blood, and she couldn’t stop puking, and she puked for several days and couldn’t stop so.” So Jack and Steve went a bit confused, and they returned home.

Now its Sunday, Roxy, and Jimmy came to Steve’s apartment. But Steve went early to work. And they went to a lot of places they enjoyed all day, and at night when they were at the hotel, Roxy asked Jack that “Is city life better than your small town. And how is your small town like?” So Jack said, “City is a bit busy place. We cannot make a lot of friends because there is no time for anyone. But our town is not like that we can enjoy and we can do whatever we want we can enjoy the beauty, and I miss my father. ”

When Jacob was returning home, and a group of people took him, they pushed him to a car, and they left that town…..

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Ujwal Kalathupurathu Suresh
Ujwal Kalathupurathu Suresh

Written by Ujwal Kalathupurathu Suresh

I am not a Pro, but I will try to be one.

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