The Intruder, two

Continued from ..one

I moved-in closer to the adjacent room.. There was a faint streak of light shining in through the window and casting a wicked pattern on the bed. Keeping my eye on the light, I took one more step over the edge of the room.

From the corner of my eye, I caught a metal object glistening and moving fast towards me. My reflex took over and in one swift motion, I brought the rod in between the object and myself. It caught her on her forehead, she gasped and slumped slowly onto the bed. I took a careful look.. Thankfully nothing happened to the rod, it was pretty strong!!

She was clutching her forehead and a small lump had already formed there. I bent down to touch the sore area. "Aahh" She gave a shrill cry. I moved towards the switch and lit the room. She was wearing the sexy red saree and the matching frilled shoulder-less blouse. There was a knife in her other hand. I said to myself "She seems to have made up her mind.. to finish it today, one way or the other"!!

Should I continue?!

The Intruder, one

Had a tough time opening the door.. the lock seemed too tight today.. Finally, after about a couple of mins, I stepped inside. I didn't even have the time to switch on the lights. I had to run to answer the call of nature. While I was on the call, I heard the sounds of bangles clinging in the next room. Am I dreaming? Is it really her? But we just broke up last week. And she promised never ever to see my face again. And she had kept her word till date.. no calls.. nothing. How did she get inside? I had collected the spare key to the house from her. It was still in my office drawer. Was that really the sound of her bangles?

I strained my ear to catch some more of the sound. Ha! The neighbor and his blaring horn... at 11.30pm.. that bl#%dy b@#$%r.. Is he the Nawab or something, so people should keep the door open before he even reaches the gate? Anyways, let me focus... nope, nothing.. I tried to act normal.. Finished all the ablutions with the usual fanfare.. As I reached my shelf to pick up the towel, I also picked up the steel pipe that was small enough to be covered by the towel and long enough to be a suitable weapon of defense.

to be continued..