Chapter 45
[A/N: Hehehehe, its only 5 remaining to half century, and you guys don't even know the name. Maybe, I'll atleast give the name in the coming few chapters. But that is actually really unlikely. Aaj inspiration nahi aa rahi likhne ki, pata nahi kyun... But oh well, professionalism is a bitch.]
He caught himself for the second time, realizing what big a mistake he was going to commit. He was weak. He had to keep chanting that. But she, she looked unearthly.
She smiled, fully, somehow elated that now she could express her answer. He hadn't realized he had hit the nail on the mark so well.
The only reason he had asked that question was, because he knew she was playing with him, almost like cats played with their food. And that was the main objective of that snarky question.
But here, she seemed genuinely delighted.
"Yes, They are father's favorites. So in turn, they are my beloved as well." She spoke, her voice going higher an octave, yet remaining as splendid to ears as possible.
Then, her eyes took on a more mischievous glint, "But I doubt that you were actually genuinely curious, right My Precious?"
He looked into her eyes with a sheepish grin on his face now, she had caught the sarcasm, yet she was going to deny understanding the emotion at all.
So, he found it best to come out clean, "You were playing with me..."
Just as he said these words, her eyes went completely pitch black, the irises melting totally into the sclera. Everything about her went dark, and he remembered her as she had been in the alley.
She looked at him, straight-faced, "Sorry, I have a task to complete."
She went back into the lake, and melted into the water as she went in deeper, leaving him alone and cold.