FRICKENs- 2. Slings n Shots

Slings n Shots

by Nehhal Kalnad

Nehhal gently opened his eyes. Finds himself on a soft cushioned bed, feeling little pain his back his tries to sit upright. He sees scratches on his bare chests with band-aids. He turns his eyes at front sees an angelic beauty in white dress. First he thinks he is dead and is in heaven, but after looking at the man curing Gaurav he settles it surely earth.
“Are you feeling ok?” asked the girl.
“Yes, Certainly.”
“I’m doctor Sonali and that man over there is my class mate doctor Tussinder.” Tussinder waves at Nehhal, He nods back.
“We were returning back home from Hospital and found you and your friend in a crashed car. There was traffic on way to hospital, so we brought you home.” Said Tussi, cleaning the wounds of Gaurav.

Nehhal steps out of bed, he is only wearing shorts. Tussi hand over him a white. He walks to Gaurav’s bed touches he hands as asks
“Will he be Ok?”
“He has lost too much of blood, I have dosed him although. He might wake anytime soon. You need to rest my friend, you have had a hard night.” Said Tussi.
Sonali brought a glass of Hot Milk. Nehhal took it and drank to the bed.

Sonali’s phone rang,
# “Hello, Sonali are you ok?” a voice asked in little frighten tone.
“Haan, Bhai, I’m fine. Kya huva.. aap itne daarein, daarein kyu lag rahe ho??” asked Sonali.
“Tune news nahee dekha?”
“Raat ke baara baje kon news dekhta hey bhai..” replied Sonali laughingly.
“Dekh jaldee… Ghar sey bahar mat nikalna… kisi ko andar mat lena”
call ends#
Tussi asks “Kya huva.. kiska phone that?
“Bhai ka.. keh rahe the kee news dekhne..”
“TV, Cable internet sab band hey… mere phone sey call bhi nahee jar aha hey” Tussi replies
“Lagta hey army officers ko kuch information mila hey isiliye bhai hame bata rahe the..”
Sonali hears some from the bedroom. Both walks to the room, sees Gaurav is awake.
“Thank god, he is fine.” Sonali sighs
“Saala.. strong hey re tu.. itne jaldee recovery..” Tussi pats the back.
Gaurav looks at him with a confused face, like a new born baby, like an astronaut in an unknown world. He pushes Tussi’s hands back.
“Oh.. Sorry.. abtak dard hey.. naam kya hey tera?” inquires Tussi
Gaurav still staring at Tussi, this time more angrily. Gaurav was about to get out of Bed, Sonali screamed “Tussi..” pushed him aside and injected anesthesia on Gaurav.
Nehhal woke up from sleep
“Gaurav ko hosh aaya?”
“Gaurav lagta hey uskee yaadaash kho baitha hey.” Spoke Sonali in a losing voice.
“Bahut raat hogayee hey, hame araam karna chayeye.. yeh ab kal subah tak nahee utne waalaa..” spoke Tussi and pulled Sonali out of the room.

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When Gauri reached outside hospital, she saw everyone running outside. Doctors, Nurses, Patients, Ward boys were running for their life as if the hospital was on fire. But it wasn’t. She took out her Gun. Gun was very heavy her tender hands, then too she managed to shoot clear shots. She had a very keen interest in Guns right from her childhood. When she was 17 she got her first gun from a local gun smuggler. After that her interest in Guns kept on increasing stacking tons of gun in her house. But this time she was only carrying a mini-revolver with 6shots in it.

As she enters the hospital, she was saw the clerk on desk had already run away. She checked the records in the register to find the room where Vivek sir was admitted.
“Varun…Vikas.. Vivek Chadda… Vivek Ghorka.. Vivek Ghorka, Room no. 303, third floor.”
She threw the register away and ran towards the staircase. She had already run too much. He body was drained off, she felt dehydrated, but her first duty was to save that man. That man who was the hope of light in the tunnel of darkness of his best friend Ajay. That man on whom livelihood of thousands of underground workers is depended.
On the staircase many people were running downwards, she had to make her way through them. When someone blocked her she used to kicked the person between his legs and then smash the head with her mini-gun. He kick on the groin of the person was so strong that he would fall catching his balls down but won’t wake up to smack back.
Finally she reached third floor smashing balls of random people coming in her way, and then entered the room. She saw Vivek sir, unconscious, Glucose pipes into his hands and Oxygen mask on the mouth. She out to find if there was anyone who could help, but there were none. She again came inside took out a wheel chair and somehow managed to transfer the body of Vivek sir from the bed to the chair. When was done, she wasn’t able to believe who she did that. Maybe it was the adrenaline that worked out her ass. She was very much exhausted, but now the wheelchair was to be dragged off to the ground floor. She nearly fainted thinking about the loadsome of that task.

She pushed the wheelchair out of the room and dragged it towards the staircase. She had only pushed half of it down the first stair, that she saw few people with face studded with bloods and eyes full black coming up. She dragged back the chair ran it through the corridor.

She was shocked seeing those creatures, she thought maybe that was the reason that people were running out this hospital. She took out the phone while running and called Ajay,
#Ajay picks the phone

“Bol Gauri..”
“Hello Ajay.. Ajay… Mey hospital pahunch gayee hoon.. lekin.. lekin..”#
Gauri stumbles upon one turn and drops her phone down. She tried to stop to pick her phone, but seeing those creatures approaching she decides to leave it there.

Turning left again in the corridor, She pushes the Wheelchair to her side and rests her back on the window of the room behind her.
Gauri sighs for a moment, recollecting her power. Immediately hands come out of the gaps of grills and grabs. Hands are of a women, closing her mouth with one hand and grabbing the stomach by other, she whispered in Gauri’s ears.
“Chilla mat, muje yahan sey bahar nikalne ka doosra raasta pata hey.. tu sirf muje saamn rakhee woh.. khulhaadi (emergency axe) nikaal ke de.. Jyaada awaaz mat kar… Jo bulti hoon utna kar.”
Gauri saw that the door was locked from outside, who could have done this devilsh thing she thought. As the girl released her hands, Gauri immediately ran towards the axe holder, broke the glass and pulled it out. She went to the window again, placed the axe on the hands.
“Thanks.. Yahan sey seedhe aage jakar left maaregee toh tuje ek lift dikhega.. special staffs k liye hee tha who.. password hey 1048. Lift seedhe tuje parking lot mey le jakar chhodega.Madat karne k liye sukriya.. jaa ab apni jaan bacha.”
Gauri felt relieved, she wanted to hug and kiss this girl, but the grills wouldn’t let her. She asked the girl “jee.. Aapka naam kya hey?”

“Krisha… Bhaag abhi..”
Gauri ran as she was directed.

Abby slings the rod right on the head of the first man who approaches to bite. He hears the sound skull cracking but the man doesn't stop his run. Abby again bashes the head, this time from left to right which throws the man falling sideward.

Likewise the man eaters came appearing, in ones, pairs, quadruples, dozens, Abby still kept smashing their heads away, but none were dead. In fact more those deadly creatures were injured, more strongly and crazy they become. Abby saw one of them feeding on a half dead corpse. Eyes pitch black, wounds Crimson red, muscles full stretched as if blood pacing at its full pressure.

As the number of people kept increasing, Abby was not control. He was fully exhausted after the excessive use of his strength. Panting heavily, for one moment he thought he should give, but no, he didn't wanted to die like a coward.

Bouncer whose stick Abby took r, rose with black eyes. Teeth shone in the club light hungry for Blood. Bouncer was double the size of Abby.

As the Bouncer approached, Abby smashed his rod on his head, but it didn't affect. He was still standing crazy. Rotating his head left and right bouncer shone his teeth again. Abby's body got chilled, he was helpless. "Aai Z.."  he breathed his last breathe

He heard a noise "Kneel" immediately Abby got on his knees. He saw a shot fired on the chest of bouncer. He turned back , saw a big smiling face of Chiburam.

Abby got on his legs and ran towards Chiburam.
“ Oye.. Kahan tha tu?” Abby hugged Chiburam, smiled, cried in happiness.
“Aapne uppar bheja tha hard disk lene, mey galti sey wahan so gaya.. neend khuli dekha sab jagah afta tafdee machi hey..” said Chiburam.
“Yaar… aaj teree neend ne mere jaan bacha lee.. Ghar jaane ke baad pakka tuje party mere taraf sey..” still Abby was not able to control his emotion.
Suddenly... the mob of deadly humans entered the club. Chibu and Abby were on the dance floor.
“Extra gun hey kya  tere paas?” Abby enquired covering Chibu.
“Sorry Captain. Yeh ek hee Rifle hey jismey 5 round baakee hey.” Replied Chibu sadly.
“Chal phir, Shuru karte hey Murdon ka dance.”
Abby was kicking and punching the dead and Chibu was beating them with handle of his gun. He wanted to save his ammo.
“Yeh log aise hee khatam nahee hone waalein.. kuch toh karna padega..” exclaimed Chibu. He had never been so sporty. He was feeling like he was playing a life and dead game. Only that in this game, the death was real.
“Kisi ek ko toh bachna hoga…” said Chibu “Mey inn sab ka dhyaan bata ta hoon front entrance sey.. aap piche ke darwaaze sey nikal jayeye..”
“Chibu” cried Abby and hugged him hard. There was no time for emotional drama. “Mey tera yeh aisaan kabhi nahee bhulunga…”
Chibu jumped down on the ground and fired the nearest bloody thirsty man to ground. The whole crowd got their attention focused on Chibu. Taking advantage of this distraction Abby jumped down the floor and ran towards the back exit.
He jumped over the wall and fell on the trash can on the road.
“Haash”
He stood back and peeped over the intersection, saw Chibu was still alive and he was out of the club. Chibu fired his third shot. This attracted more crowd towards him. It cleared the road for Abby.
“Best Of Luck Chibu, phodd k rakh de sab ko”
Not everyone ran towards Chibu, few howlers were still left and they were running rapidly towards Abby. He found now where to go. He saw a headlight approaching him. He heard the scratching sound of its tires. He felt the hope of life in that car.
The Car came like flying in full speed and drifted in front Abby’s feet. The Driver took out his automatic gun and shot the creatures behind Abby who were coming to kill him still the car in drifting mode. Door opened and he stepped inside.
“Mera Dost hey wahan, usey bhi bachana hey..” Abby sighed in relieved mode
Man sitted on back seat, face hide in darkness, banged Abby’s head with the gun.
“Saalein, hum kya yahan dosti neebhaane baithe.” The man spoke
Abby got blurred images on his eyes and fainted.
“Kya drift maara re Mayur… fast and furious ka itna kadak asar?” the man spoke
“Aur bhi bahut kuch sikha hey meyne itne saaalon mey… dikhaane ka maauka toh aane de..” Mayur spoke and ignited the engine.
“Yaar kya hey yeh sab.. khoon k pyaasein log.. kya hey tumhare product ka kuch side effect hey?” Mayur asked as the car catched speed and drove out the Rolz area.
“Mujhe kuch nahee pata… bas itna pata hey kee bahut badee musibat hamare taraf aarahee hey..” Ajay cried in grief.
“Is Police waalein ka kya karna hey? Yeh kis kaam ka?” Mayur questioned.
“Bas thodee jaankaaree lenee hey.. phir thok denge saalein ko.”
Ajay’s phone rings

#“Bol Gauri..”
“Hello Ajay.. Ajay… Mey hospital pahunch gayee hoon.. lekin.. lekin..”#

“Gaadee ghuma.. City Hospital.. Jaldeee…” Ajay screamed.

“Gaurav kahan gaya??” Nehhal screamed as he woke from sleep in morning.
 It was bright outside. 7am in the morning. Streets were full deserted as he saw out from the window. Tussi and Sonali woke too; they didn’t found Gaurav anywhere at home. Then they saw the door was open. Nehhal ran out, he was followed by Tussi and Sonali all still dressed in night dresses.
“Gaurav” Nehhal screamed.
Tussinder and Sonali too set out for searching Gaurav.
Sonali went on the road to find him, she found the shirt tore down on the road which Gaurav wore last night.
“Where could this man go..” she thought. She saw a man weeping besides the lamp pole. He had someone on his lap. She went towards that man check what’s wrong. She freaked out seeing that man drinking the blood. When the man saw Sonali, he threw the body on his lap away and starting walking towards her.
“Help.. Help someone” she screamed and ran towards her house. More similar creatures arose and started running towards these three people.
“Tussi, you have the car keys?”
“Yes”
“Then Roll the wheels man..” Nehhal shouted.
Nehhal, Sonali and Tussi sat in the car and drove out of the apartment.
“Where’s your friend.. What the fuck happened the last night.. What’s happening now..” Sonali cried “I think Bhai was talking about this last night when he called.”
“Who is your Bhai?” asked Nehhal
“General Sarvesh Kamat, Indian Army."

At Indian Army Head Quarters, Pune.

100 highly qualified military officers were standing in formation in front General Bakshi addressing the speech.

“Attention Cadets. Emergency has been raised in the suburban and urban areas of Mumbai. We know people are in danger, but we have control our emotions. Indian Government has commanded us to carry a refugee mission for Politians and  VIPs stuck in that region. I repeat VIPs and VVIPs only. Any citizen who try to prevent the mission has to be shot at sight. General Sarvesh, I hand over the command to you. You have 10 Helicopters to evacuate 30 people from there. I’m giving you a list of them. Rest all cadets forward march towards respective units.”
Sarvesh went near General Bakshi and asked in a polite tone.
“Sir, My younger sister is also stuck there, may I include her too for refugee mission.”
“General Sarvesh, Nations comes before family, we have to be dedicated towards our duty. If other 99 cadets also demand for saving their family’s life too, is that possible? Say General…”
“Sorry Sir… Bad Emotions..” Sarvesh wept “I will truly follow the orders”
Sarvesh and his squad fully loaded with Ammo left the Pune Helipad and flied towards their mission. Sarvesh kept thinking “Don’t worry Sonali, aarha hey tera bhai.”

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