Sohini Sarkar, 4th Semester, New Alipore College, Kolkata
“When the dinner was over, did he left the house?”asked the boy.
“We have no idea about that,” told the lady.
“But he didn’t come to join us at our party,” said James.
Being confused, the lady said, “Yes, he went out at ten o’clock but he didn’t dine with us. He was in a hurry, he left his phone also on the sofa.”
Wait, I remember something, I last saw him at church” informed Charles.
The lady and the boys are astonished, shocked at the same time, they can’t imagine their brain and mind.
The lady, “It happened to be a magic today”.
Charles, “I… just can’t believe… what has not allowed by him over the past ten years has happened today.”
The man was Mackonie and the lady is his fiancee. He was totally in a different world at the moment. He was drunk and was laying on couch in the hall. Inside, Velia in a very low voice asked the girl, “Did they work?”
The girl smiled strangely, “Yes, I made them work”.
And what about the other guy?” asked Velia holding a glass half-filled.
“Actually he was not in a position to handle himself only and while he was fighting, he was taken prisoner” told the girl with a laughter at the end.
“You know what, life is too short” said Velia with some success of jealousy seen in her eyes.
When he came back to his senses, he was finished with himself. Mackonie with red face went to Velia and gave her a good shake, “Why did you cause this trouble?” Velia laughed aloud.
Mackonie,”I know secrets of yours”.
Velia, “But that doesn’t matter infront of gold”. A man summoned him at his office at the very moment, “Come at Inn street now, you need to handover your car tomorrow”.
Mackonie sat on the floor with immense guilt, “No… no… Bank… rupted”.
His fiancee, that lady, Daisy too was summoned at Inn Street. They understood everything when the manager explained them. Hearing it, she was unconscious. Admitted to hospital, whenever she saw something or someone she threw things.
The doctors said she is traumatised.
His friends specially Charles told, you should have run the company in a proper manner, you already knew if anyone knows about our production how we go fooling people around, it could lead to this current situation”. James, “I have a better one, to try for auction if….”.
Mackonie, “Where will we stay… don’t forget I have children”.
James, “Who disagreed, huh?”
Charles, “We know the details and one that Lunar could be of your help,whom you most hated”.
Mackonie, “He is behind the bars… no use”.
Advocate Lumina arrives at James house. Few expensive things were still left in the place. Mrs. Lumina, “Its very sad to hear, but the papers are ready.”
Charles, “Can’t we have tomorrow’s time, Ma’am?” Mrs. Lumina, “I can’t promise anything, but I will talk to higher authority for your convenience. I will take a leave now”.
After a silence, James, “Let’s try for God’s sake. I will talk to Lunar’s manager, no other options are left to choose”.
The three tried to sold the few they had but in vain. Mackonie as a father was very good-natured. He consoled his children that they were playing a game to be very happy in life, to forget all the difficulties.
The children asked, “Is it really a game daddy?”
He was afraid, he knew he was leading them on the wrong side. But today his doings were making his family suffer. He had tried committing suicide, but realised he lacked courage for that also. The world would laugh at him as loser. He slapped himself infront of mirror. He had wasted his youth in casino. When Daisy returned she was full of regret and told everything, “Why had I engaged myself with such a useless person, I had ruined my career, you ass, a black sheep why hadn’t you earned a single penny with honesty?”
He went away the house again putting his head down with shame and feelings of disgust.
