The Adventures of Neil and Litu S1:EP:2

Episode 2: The Fear

 

The next day, at 4:00 pm

 

Abhi on call: “Neil! Where are you? I’m bored out of my mind here.”

Neil: “I told you to stay in the village. What are you doing there?” (Sarcastic)

Abhi: “I’ve got work on the farm, you know that.”

Neil: “I’m really not feeling energetic enough to pick you up from the village today. And Litu’s got a fever; we got caught in the rain while coming back from that hill.”

Abhi: “Don’t ruin my Sunday, man!”

Neil: “Alright, fine. I’ll be there in half an hour.”

After picking up Abhi, they headed to Litu’s house.

Neil: “Come down!” (On Call)

Litu: “Wait!”

Litu’s mom from the balcony: “He’s got a fever. He needs to rest.”

Just then, Litu came down and hopped onto the scooter. “I’ll come soon,” he said.

Abhi took the wheel, Neil sat in the middle, and Litu squeezed in the back.

“Where to?” they all said together, bursting into laughter.

“Idiots!” Litu muttered, shaking his head.

They made their way to a nearby park with a few snacks and some Coke.

Neil: “Hey! You never sent me those pictures. What am I supposed to post on Instagram?”

Litu: “Okay, okay! I’ll send them when I get home.”

Neil: “Fine!”

Abhi: “Hey! Jerks, find me a job. You guys are all set; what about me?”

Litu: “We’re still not stable. I’m working on it. And honestly, I don’t even know what’s going on in his head—whether he’s staying with me or not.” (Pointing at Neil)

Neil: “You’ve got the farm job, don’t you?”

Abhi: “Ouch! Not funny!”

Neil: “Seriously though, the farm business might be better than our jobs. Think about it.”

Litu: “I’ve got a program on Thursday; I need to practice. What a bad time to get sick.”

Neil: “So you’re skipping the office on Thursday?”

Litu: “I’ll just take a half-day.”

Abhi: “Leave! Office! I want to be an office guy.”

Neil: “Be patient. Learn new skills, add them to your resume. You’ll land something better.”

Litu: “Drop me home! Guys, I’m really not feeling well. We’ll catch up on Saturday.”

Abhi: “Hey! Neil are you back with Anku?”

Litu: “What??? Shut Up!”

Neil: “Are you guys’ nuts?”

Litu: "You are hiding something."

Conversation continues ….

 

Bridge to the other side ....

On Saturday,

Right after work, Litu starts sending the pictures from last Saturday to Neil while riding the bus home. In a couple of them, there’s a strange black shadow beside Neil on that red stone. When he looked closer, he noticed that in every picture of Neil from that day, there’s a shadowy figure right beside him, staring directly into the camera. Litu couldn’t believe his eyes—his throat went dry, his skin started to sweat. He’d seen plenty of horror movies, but this time, the fear was real. He stared at the pictures in shock for a few minutes, then panicked and called Neil, who, as usual, didn’t answer. After a few attempts, Neil finally picked up.

Litu: “Are you okay? Where are you?”

Neil: “I’m out for some work. I’ll see you tomorrow evening, okay? Bye.” And he hung up.

Litu: “Wait!!!! Hello!! Idiot!”

Litu to himself: “We are so FFFFed UP…”

 

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