Kevin

"Man.... That kid" I haven't even talked to that kid but it kinda made me sad. "You know that kid?" Victor asked me by seeing the change in my expression. "Well... Kinda" I replied. I went to bed but that kid's face kept coming into my mind and didn't let me sleep, I woke up midnight. "Vick wake up.... Vick.... " I woke up victor too. "What do you want? " Victor asked me with anger. "Do you know anything more about that kid that went missing today?" I asked him. "Dude it's 3 am in the morning what the fuck is wrong with you?... Let me sleep" Victor told me, he was angry and sleepy at the same time. He went back to sleep but i couldn't. I mean of course I'm overreacting for a kid I barely know but i don't know why am I over reacting, I don't wanna get involved in this but i feel like something's forcing me to involved. I stayed up all night. Victor woke up and saw me making coffee "Seems like you didn't sleep last night"." You slept well didn't you? "I asked him. " Dude what's the deal with that kid... You friends with him or something?"Victor wanted to know why I was so worried about that kid. "No.. I have never even talked to that kid but something's wrong with me i don't know what it is but something about this kid is bothering me"I replied. "We can go and meet the kid's mom if you want to" Victor told me. "Yeah let's go, let me mail my leave to Eugene" I mailed to eugene, got changed and we left to the kid's house. The door was closed when we got there. I knocked at the door and the lady quickly opened the door as she was expecting someone. "Who are you? " She asked me. Her eyes were red, I realised she was crying a few moments ago. "Mam,I'm Peter, I uh... I see your kid everyday... I'm kinda friend with him. So i heard about what happened I just wanted to check on you" I replied to her. "Come in" She told us. Her voice was breaking while she said that. "I thought it's the police, they said they will find Kevin before the night ends but still no updates about him." She started crying right after she said that to us. "Mam, Don't worry it's not so tough to find a kid in the city. Maybe 1 or 2 days your kid will right in front of you within that." I tried to console her but she continued crying. "Is there anything I could help you with mam?" I asked her. "No.. It's alright I don't need anything right now." She replied. "Could you give me his photo Or something" I asked her. Victor suddenly pinched me on my thigh and whispered to me coming near my ear. "What the fuck are you upto pete??"." Yes I'll give you one photo of Kevin please wait"she said to me and went inside her room to take his picture. "Vick I don't know what I'm gonna do but i gotta try to find this kid" I told Victor. "Do you even know how fucking crazy that sounds? You barely know this fucking kid and what? You wanna play hero or something" Victor asked me in anger. "Vi-vick... Keep It down she's gonna hear you" I told him. She came back with the photo and gave me. "Uhmm... Ok mam we'll leave now... I'm sure Kevin is alright and he will. Be here soon." I tried to console her again and we got out of the house and just when I'm about to open the car door she held my hand, I turned to her "Are you sure my son is gonna be fine?" She asked me, her eyes we're filled with tear. "Yes mam... Don't worry, he's gonna be alright" I covered her hand with my hands. I wanted her to know that I'm there for any help. Victor was already inside the car, he was so mad at me for deciding to search for the kid. I started the car and we got on the road. "Are you still Mad at me?" I asked Victor. "I'm not mad at you, you can do whatever you want just don't make me go with you that's it. It's none of my business, I don't even know that kid so if you wanna search for him, you do it on your own." Victor told me. "Fine... I'll drop you at apartment" I told him. "Where are you... Going?! " He asked me. "The police station, I wanna meet the incharge of the case" I told him. "Huh... Whatever.. " He replied. I dropped him off at our apartment and left to the police station. On my way all I could think is what the fuck is wrong with me!? Why am I even considered about this kid? I barely know hjm and now I have promised his mom that I'll find her son. Oh fuck! What am I doing? I jst got to know the kid's name when I met his mom... Victor's right, I shouldn't be concerned about the kid. But u can't help it, so fuck it. I'm gonna try find this kid and get him to his mom. I reached the police station. "Uh... Excuse me Sir? Can I meet the incharge of the missing kid's case? " I asked the officer I first saw. "Who are you?" He asked me. "I'm uh- I'm Peter Frankinson sir" I replied to him. "No you idiot I meant who are you to the missing person?" He asked me again. "I'm a friend of the kid sir" I replied. His face suddenly changed "Bullshit you're friend with the kid that went missing 63 years ago? You look barely 26 you son of a dumbass"he told me in anger. " No I'm friend with the kid that went missing yesterday sir" I told him. "Oh... My bad sorry man...chief's in there go in" He showed me way to the chief's cabin. I went inside. "May I come in sir?" "Come on in" He was british i could say that from his accent and i really find it so fucking hard to understand british."What do you want kid?" he asked me. "Sir uh... I'm friend with the kid that went missing yesterday and-" He interrupted me. "Oh for fuck sake, we are tryna find this kid a'ight? This city ain't spotty, it takes time to find a little kid in here" He said. "No sir I'm just here to see if u could get some informations about him or any updates" I told him. "Look kid, I got a lot of work here my mind's fucked up between the old man's case and this kid's case, and that old son of a bitch died this morning" He told me, I could feel the frustration in his voice but the old man's death shocked me totally. "He died?! " I asked him in disbelief. "Yeah, heart attack the doctor said. So now, just fuck off would ya?"he told me. " I'm sorry sir, uhm... I'll leave"I got out of the station and took my car. I Parked it at the road side. The road had deep forest on both sides. I took out the kid's picture and he was smiling, something made my heart warm when I saw him smile. I don't know what's my connection with this kid but I just know that I'm some how connected to him. It started to rain all of a sudden, I closed the car's windows and when I was just about to keep the photo back in the dash box I noticed a mark on the kids right collar bone side. He was wearing a red tshirt, it's neck was a bit large so I could see both his collar bones. I looked at the picture closely. "What the fuck!!!" I couldn't believe my fucking eyes. I looked at it more closely. "Holy fuck!!!" I unbuttoned one button of my shirt and took my phone,turned on it's front camera and looked at my collarbone. "Fuck!! It's the same birthmark!!! "

To be continued

Aswin Das