Please, let me go

After hearing what Aman had said, Mei Wei was stunned. He asked Aman, "What did you say?"

Aman assured him, "I said if you want to walk, I can help you with this matter."

Mei Wei was ecstatic, he asked again, "Can you? How can you?"

"Grandpa had consulted many doctors around the world, western and Eastern medicine, but everyone has said that it is impossible!"

Aman told him again, "It doesn't matter what anyone says. I promise you that you will be completely healed. That's my promise and you know that I never break my promise."

"But I have three conditions that you must oblige."

"What are those?" Mei Wei asked impatiently.

Aman sighed at seeing Mei Wei's impatient behaviour and started talking, "First, you can't tell anyone, and by anyone, I mean no one that it's me who is curing you, just say that your medicine is finally working." Mei Wei nodded.

Seeing this Aman continued further, "Secondly, any type of medicine I give you, no matter how it tastes, you have to take it daily." Mei Wei nodded again.

"And last but not least, to collect your medicine, I have to go somewhere, each Monday every week. You can't ask me where I am going."

Hearing this Mei Wei was going to protest, but he remembered Aman falling off the mountain. He shuddered at the thought that he was unable to save Aman. Thus, he kept his mouth shut and nodded at last. After some time Aman said, "Okay now I am going to bring the dinner for you. After that, you will sleep peacefully and next week I will go to find your medicine."

After dinner when Aman was putting Mei Wei into bed, a question came into Mei Wei's mind, he couldn't help but ask, "Aman if there is such a medicine that can cure me and you know about it, why didn't you tell me about it earlier?"

Aman sighed, "It's not like I didn't want to but the thing is, the medicine I am going to give you is made of most rare herbs. Those herbs hadn't bloomed, for a few years, so I didn't want to give you false hope. But now they have bloomed very well."

Mei Wei, "Thank you, Aman, I don't know if you wouldn't be here what would happen to me."

Aman smiled and patted his head, "There is no need to thank me, I have promised to your grandfather that I will always be there to protect you."

After hearing this Mei Wei retorted, "No, once I am able to walk, you don't need to protect me. On the contrary, I will protect you from the evils of this world."

Aman just hung his head, he thought to himself 'Why is it happening to me again?'

Indeed it was happening again because someone else had also promised him to save him from the evils of the world.

****

Tonight Mei Wei's sleep wasn't really deep, but at some point in the night, he felt a strange kind of sleep paralysis and someone's hands touching his legs and examining them. He felt a tingling sensation in them. He heard Aman's voice, "Can it be cured?"

Then he heard another man's voice, from the voice the man sounded young but Mei Wei couldn't open his eyes, no matter how much he tried. He heard, "It can. But don't you think taking such a big risk for.....it's not good."

Aman answered, "As long as he can walk I am ready to take any big risks, there is Priyam to help me."

"As you wish," the man said and then Mei Wei drifted into sleep again. The next morning he remembered this, but he passed it as a dream. After all, how can a strange man come to his room at very late night and talk to Aman?

****

It was the first Monday when Aman went to collect the medicine. A servant came towards him. The servant had some sort of package in his hands. Mei Wei asked him, "What is in the package?"

The servant replied, "Young master, this package is sent by police in the matter of Melvin sir's death. It was sent to Master Wang but they posted it on this address."

"Leave it here and send it to him later," he ordered. The servant left the package and went to his work, Mei Wei was curious and Aman was also not here today to stop him from looking at someone else's things. He was rather bored, so he couldn't help himself.

He opened the package and found some pictures and documents regarding Melvin. The pictures were quite gruesome, while he was shuffling through them he suddenly found a strange thing. On Melvin's black shirt there lay a little bead, it was like a very small pearl and that is why probably ignored by cops. But Mei Wei knew the design of Melvin's shirt on that day and there were no pearls on his shirt. Mei Wei thought it was strange, but he didn't care about Melvin and his death at all and ignored the matter.

****

Aman came back late in the evening. Mei Wei already knew about it so he had the dinner alone that day.

At his bedtime, Aman presented him with a silver shining goblet with beautiful carvings on it. In the goblet lay a beautiful pink liquid which looked quite tasty. Mei Wei tasted it a bit and immediately spat it out. The taste was the worst taste he had ever tasted in his life. It tasted too bitter. He complained, "Aman it's exceedingly bitter, I think even poison is sweeter than this."

Aman raised an eyebrow and said, "Have you ever tasted poison that you know how bitter it is?" Mei Wei shook his head. Aman told him sternly, "My prince, you have promised me that you will drink this medicine no matter how it tastes. Now you can't go back off your words. Can you?"

Mei Wei felt helpless, but then he looked at his lifeless legs and then at Aman's serious face. He scrunched his nose and gulped the liquid. Seeing this Aman smiled and patted his head, "Good boy, my good prince. Now lay on the bed I will massage your legs with this special oil." Aman brought out a bottle of light green oil, fortunately, it was fragrant.

Mei Wei listened to Aman. When Aman was massaging his legs, he felt relaxed and a tingling sensation in his legs too. The oil was lukewarm. He didn't even know when he fell asleep.

****

Three months had passed and Mei Wei had painfully made a habit of drinking the bitter medicine, the name of which surprisingly was 'Elixir'.

Now he could walk slowly around the house. Of course, there was a golden opportunity to stay in Aman's arms, most of the time, when Aman supported him while he tried to walk. In the eyes of the world, his medication was finally working, of course, certain people didn't like it at all. For example Mei Wang.

****

Another three months had passed, and Mei Wei could do anything he wanted. He could walk, run, dance and jump. Mei Wei was already training his upper body for a few years in the fully-equipped gym in the mansion and now he started training his legs also.

If you ignore Mei Wang's personality, he was extremely handsome which bewitched and ruined many peoples lives. Moreover their ancestors were famous for their good genetics.

So, it was evident that after Mei Wei's biggest stress disappeared, he developed into a muscular adonis.

He had also learned to driving and other activities which he longed for until now. Life was peaceful for him except for one thing, his separation from Aman.

But he was enduring it because today was the last time Aman had to go to collect his medicine. His course was complete and now he was fit and healthy.

Mei Wang did not like how things were going. Suddenly the medicine that was ineffective for many years, started working and his son even learnt how to walk. He was afraid that at this pace he would really take over the company on his next birthday.

Mei Wang had tried to know what type of medicine he was taking, but the servants in the house were all appointed by his old father and were very loyal. That brat didn't even leave the house much.

With his sources whenever he tried to kidnap the brat and break his legs again, his plan always failed. Every time he would get the same answer, 'Aman sir changed the destination at the last moment.'

As if that bast*rd could predict the future!!

Mei Wang was frustrated with this Aman. He was only a servant but since he came into that brat's life everything changed into good for that brat. His plans failed every time because of him. So Mei Wang made a plan to eliminate this so-called shield of his son.

****

Aman was coming out of the apartment. The apartment was situated in the type of place which was very lively in the daytime but almost isolated in the evening. Today he was here to collect the last dose of 'Elixir'. He was very happy for his prince.

When he reached the street outside, he realised the street was empty. He felt that someone was following him. He took a turn to a dark street and suddenly his eyes and mouth were blocked and his hands and feet were bound by duct tape. Aman tried to struggle, but these people were bulky, they threw him into some sort of vehicle and started it.

Aman was still struggling in the vehicle. A man near him touched his arm and said, "Boss this one is quite good. Do you think we can have some fun with him later before we kill him?"

A second voice sounded in the vehicle, "No, we are only paid to kill him. We don't need more trouble."

"But boss...." another voice tried to argue, "no buts" his boss silenced him.

After some time Aman felt the vehicle stop. The people took him to some sort of place and threw him to the ground. One of them took off his blindfold.

When Aman opened his eyes he saw there were four big burly men, in all-black clothes. Seeing them like this Aman asked fearfully, "Who are you? Why do you take me here? Please let me go."

One of the men laughed, "Let you go? Boy, we have been paid to kill you and we don't leave our work unfinished."

Another one said, "Although it will be quite bad to kill someone like you we need money, so we are sorry but you have to die."

Hearing this Aman burst into tears, "Why do you want to kill me? Please let me go. I haven't done anything to you. Please let me go. I have a very important thing to give someone. Please it is really important for him." Aman started to sob and cry badly.

Seeing him like this one of the men said, "Hey! hey! listen to me, we can't spare you. You are going to die anyway. So let's not spend your last moments crying." The man took out a gun.

Aman was still sobbing, he covered his face with his hands and cried desperately, "Please help me. Someone, please help me. Please let me go. Please let me go. I am sorry. I am sorry. Please let me go." Aman was sobbing desperately, his face was still covered with his hands. He looked quite pitiful…..

Was it the end for him?