LOSS OF SOMEONE SPECIAL

"Where are we going?"

I asked as I looked at the girl walking in front of me.

"We are going to someone who can help us and is good at spying and can easily give us information..."

Alice spoke without looking back at him and Vijay just narrowed his eyes and decided to just stay quiet and watch her.

As both of them came a little far from the station they turned towards a secluded alley and walked near one of the back doors of a building.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

Alice knocked on the door three times and waited patiently while I just observed the situation silently.

"There are no eggs come back later..."

Suddenly a voice came from inside telling them to leave.

"We need bread, not eggs..."

Alice spoke and I just looked at her and then noticed the door opening slowly.

'It was a security password...'

Vijay deduced as he looked at the guy coming out, he looked at Alice for a little bit then turned his eyes towards me...

"Don't worry he is with me..."

She spoke as she pointed at me and the guy just stared at us for a little bit then signaled us to come in.

"You have a connection with criminals that interesting..."

I asked slowly as both of us walked inside a rough-looking store.

"They were criminals but now they live their lives without doing any crime, they even helped me get information and anyway what type of detective I would be if I didn't have any connections."

She spoke as she walked slowly following the guy in front of us.

'Wow that's a wired connection to have, well it's not like I am any different, if I would get information then I would also make connections like this.'

"Alice it's nice to see you here, what brings you here..."

As we walked in we saw a middle-aged guy with a Elbow Crutch walking stick coming slowly towards us.

"It has Been a while, Brian...I see you are still a handicap..."

She spoke with a cold tone which somehow didn't seem to offend the guy named Brian.

"Hahaha, oh yes I am after all it was you who had shot me in the leg, I can't even think how good you are you could have easily killed me when I was running but you still decided to subdue me by shooting at my leg..."

Brian said while laughing and then his laughter died and he looked at her with a serious gaze.

"So what brings you here, I didn't think you would come here."

"You told me that I can take your help anytime I want to give you another chance, so I am here to take that help.."

She spoke with the same calm face as she had before clearly the guy and the people who were hiding and watching us didn't threaten her.

"But didn't you refuse my offer at that time.."

He spoke with a frown on his face as he looked towards her.

"I never refused you, I said I will think it through and will tell you later.."

"Yes, but you didn't tell me heck you didn't even come to meet me it's been two years seen the incident and suddenly you came from somewhere and started to ask for my help, what should I think of this..."

He spoke with a suspicious look on his face.

"How do you think had helped you make this shop here, it was I who had pulled strings from behind because of which you are living a normal life now."

"You have many debts on you, Brian don't force me to remind you all of them..."

She spoke this time with much weight in her words.

"If I can help you by pulling the strings, I can even destroy you by pulling strings..."

She spoke and suddenly many people probably more than 15 came out with knives and sticks and pointed them at us.

"Hold!!..."

Brian said as he looked at us and every just stood there for him to give than order, hatred could be easily seen in their eyes as they looked at Alice but that didn't bother her as she looked at their leader with calm eyes.

"You didn't change a bit, you are still the same you from all those years ago..."

"I just know that you won't harm me because you know what would happen if you did that..."

She spoke as both of them stood in front of each other no one backed down both looked into each other eyes with a calm face.

"Very well, I will help you but consider this your first and last help after this we are even..."

The guy spoke and Alice just nodded her head.

"Whose that, I never seen him before with you.."

Brian said while he scanned me with his eyes now that I looked at him properly I could even see a knife scar on his face close to his left eye which looked a year old.

"He is my new partner, he is working for me.."

She spoke and hearing her a surprised look came upon Brian's face as he looked at the girl in front of him.

"Very well come with me..."

He spoke as he signaled all his men to go away, everyone saw an unwilling look but still nodded their heads and walked away but as they were leaving they couldn't help but flash eyes filled with hatred towards us.

"Let's talk above..."

He said and signaled us to follow him. The guy took us to the first floor the staircase was made up of wood and looked very rusty giving the place old-fashioned vibes.

As we got on the first floor we saw two little kids watching us with their small eyes.

"You never said you have kids Brian..."

Alice asked as she looked at the small kids and waved her hand towards them with a small smile and saw that those kids also waved back with a happy look.

"You never asked me and besides I never met you after that day..."

We walked inside one of the rooms and took a seat in the chair placed there.

"Where's the mother, your wife I heard that you were married though I didn't hear about the kids."

Alice asked and the Brian turned silent he looked at Alice with a serious look.

"She is not in this world anymore..."

Brian said and Alice turned silent as she looked at the guy who was hurt after remembering about her dead wife.

" I am sorry for your loss, I had met her though not too much when she came to see you in the prison and I could tell that she was a strong, independent, and good-hearted woman I ask you how that happened?"

Alice asked and Brian took a silent sigh as he told about her wife.

"She had a brain tumor when she got pregnant and it was in its final stage when she was close to her delevery date, The Doctor told her that it might be harmful for her to deliver the child in this state, but she didn't listen to him and decided to do it anyway..."

The guy paused as we both looked at him in silence, a hint of sadness and pain could be felt in his tone, while even Alice looked a little down as she was hearing this. Though I didn't feel anything, I don't know why but my heart didn't feel anything for this man's loss, it might seem weird to others but that's how it was.

"When I got out of jail because of your help, I came back and found that she was already gone, at last, she had left the most precious thing, she could left for me. These kids are everything to me Alice and If something happened to them because of you, I won't ever forgive you..."

Brian said with a cold look on his face.

"Don't worry I won't let anything happen to them..."

She spoke in a serious tone and Brian nodded his head.

Then Brian turned towards me as he looked me in my eyes.

"What the deal with this guy..."