(Scene 17)
(Faruq's Testimony)
—11 DAYS left till Faruq's Birthday—
Date: 7th June, 2027
Location: Near a basketball court in a Field
Time: Afternoon
A normal looking day, blessed with bright rays.
Nature wants to play with clays with no delay.
Birds are flying while ants are searching for prey.
Dogs are fighting while cats are watching with no say.
Sheep are following without knowing while Wise ones just pray.
But the city looks dead as lockdown is going because of the ongoing mysterious
murders.
While walking on a field filled with green grasses and vibrant atmosphere-
Amir says,
"The city has become quiet a lot, not many people are on the streets now"
Faruq replies,
"Ya, it's because of the serial killing.
People are disappearing mysteriously,
getting killed in a brutal way on a daily basis for the last 13 months.
Cops are useless. We should also go back home before it gets dark!"
Amir smirks in a mysterious way and asks,
"Why?"
Faruq replies with a surprised voice,
"What you mean by 'why?' I just told you it's dangerous out here.
Who knows when we will become a victim.
Better to be safe than sorry."
Amir smirks with cold eyes and says,
"If someone is still out there who can make me a victim,
then I want to meet them with great pleasure."
Then Amir gently slaps on Faruq's back and says,
"Don't worry, you will be fine~"
Faruq ask in a confused tone,
"Sometimes you say things that fly over my head.
How do you know, I will be fine?"
Amir lights up a cigarette, gives it to Faruq, then lights up another one, takes a
puff and says,
"Don't rush, you will know one day when the time is right~"
They now enter the basketball field and see some of their other friends.
"Long time no see brother!", saying that some friends walk up to Amir and Faruq,
and hug them. But Amir gently punches their stomach and pushes them away saying,
"I hate hugging".
Amir goes to play basketball while Faruq is sitting and gossiping with others.
Amir comes back and sees everyone has a drink except Faruq and another friend.
Amir calls a little boy named Asif, and gives him some money. Then lights up a
cigarette while looking at the sky. Then he looks at the corner of the field and his face
fills with rage, then he starts running like a predator who has found its prey.
Faruq notices and looks at the direction Amir is running. He sees two grown up men,
throwing stones at an injured dog while laughing like a kid playing with their dolls.
Amir runs and stands in front of the dog. Then Amir asks the men with a cold voice,
"Why are you throwing stones at the dog?"
One of the men yells in anger and says,
"Move aside, we are playing a game with it and having fun-"
Amir stares at them with cold eyes and says,
"But it will get hurt"
One of them laughs and says,
"Why would you care?"
Amir knows that this world has taken away morality, but something inside of him is
still crying to save the world and also laughing to destroy this world. He walks up to
them , grabs the waist of one of them, lifts him up and smashes on the floor, the man
yells in pain. The other man sees these with shock in his eyes, then throws his fist at
Amir. Amir grabs his hand and by swinging his whole body, he smashes him on the
floor too. The man yells in pain and says,
"Why?"
Amir leans and says in a cold tone,
" It's a game right? To bully the weaks?"
Both of the men are screaming in pain as their bones of the hip are broken into
pieces. Amir stares at them with cold eyes as if he is looking at some garbage begging
for help. Amir leans and takes one of their phones, unlocks the facial recognition lock
by showing their face, calls an ambulance, gives their location, then hangs up and
throws the phone on their chest. Then he says with a cold voice,
"Don't worry, Ambulance is one the way,
you will be saved, and the payments for your treatment will also be paid.
Only if you make sure to take the injured dog with you to the hospital"
Then Amir bends, grabs and presses one of their necks, who yelled at first when
Amir came. Then Amir gets closer to his ear and whispers in a deep voice,
"Understood?"
The man can neither breathe, or talk, His fair skinned face is getting red as he is
suffocating. He looks at Amir's eyes. The eyes of something without a heart to
forgive. He nods his head.
Amir lets go of his throat, and whispers, "Good boy"
Amir looks back at his friends, they all are staring at what just happened, but they
don't react, because it's Amir. The man who doesn't do anything without a reason.
It's not about what others should do. It's about what others can do when facing such
a predator.
The little boy, Asif, comes back with a bag in his hand. Amir smiles at him, takes out
a drink from the bag, hands it to Asif and pats his head gently. Then Amir goes back
to Faruq, gives both Faruq and another friend one drink each who didn't have any
Drink before. Then goes to the corner and gives some bread to the injured dog and
some other dogs. Also opens a water bottle and puts it in between the two
injured men who were still breathing in pain.
Then comes back to Faruq. Faruq asks him gently,
"The thing you did, God's eye have seen it all you know!!"
Amir Smirks and says,
"you mean the CCTV?"
Faruq nods. Amir says,
"Don't worry, they already know me and they will come for me soon.
But you shouldn't worry, cause you got the ring to hide from them."
Faruq says in fear,
"Aren't you afraid of the rules and laws?"
Amir smiles and says while staring at Faruq,
"Who created these rules and laws? And for whom?
If teaching a garbage how to behave is a crime,
Then fuck the laws, with your claws, with no flaws"
While gossiping they notice that at a near distance, one of their friends HABIB is
yelling at some Autistic looking guy. Amir, Faruq, Zihan and Hasan rush to them and
Faruq asks Habib,
"What happened Habib, why are you yelling?"
Habib looks back and sees them. Then replies,
"Hey Faruq, how is it going?
Hey, Amir!!!
Long time no see brother. When did you come?"
Amir walks up to him and asks with a cold voice,
"Why you were yelling at him?"
Habib nervously takes a step back, points at his bike and says,
"Look— I just got a new bike,
and this Autistic fool put dirt on it while taking pictures"
The Autistic man tries to run away but Amir tells Faruq to hold him tight.
Then Amir looks at the trembling Autistic man, glares him from top to bottom,
then walks up to him and says,
"Give me your phone, we will take better pictures for you~"
The Autistic man hands Amir the phone while shaking in fear.
Then Amir passes the phone to Faruq and says,
"Take some unforgettable photos of him"
Faruq smiles and takes the phone. Then Amir says to the Autistic man with a kind
voice,
"Go and do your poses, as much as you want, don't worry–"
The Autistic man now smiles and starts posing. Faruq is clicking pictures.
Habib with an angry voice says to Amir,
"Why you are doing this to me, man? This is my favourite bike"
Amir walks up to him and whispers in his right ear,
"Told you guys to treat everyone kindly,
especially the people with disabilities.
Put yourself in his shoes, and
then act this arrogantly!"
Habib's body gets cold, he is stuttering and says,
"I got it with my own money,
Why should I let anyone put dirt on it?"
Amir glares at his eyes and says,
"Silly matters can be solved by some way,
But what I'm talking about is your behaviour with others.
You got money from the properties-
that your family gave you."
Then Amir leans forward and whispers to his left ears with a low voice,
"What will happen if an accident burns all of them down at once?
Where would your arrogance of wealth go then?"
HABIB is silent, and looking down. Amir puts his hand inside Habib's pocket. Then
takes out the bike's key. Then looks at Zihan. Zihan is looking at the bike, just like a
Kid who is looking at toys that he really wants. Then Amir calls Zihan and says,
"You know how to ride, right?"
Zihan replies with confusion,
"Yes, I know!"
Amir throws the key at him , then points to the Autistic man and says,
"Take him for a nice ride–"
The Autistic man looks at Amir with confusions. Amir asks him,
"Hey handsome, you want to go for a nice ride on this bike"
The autistic man nods with a smile. Then Amir tells Zihan,
"Go, but ride safely. I repeat, ride safely!"
Zihan smiles and goes to the bike.
Habib is just standing, staring at Amir, while looking sad. Amir moves closer and
whispers to his ear,
"Treat others– as you want others to treat you."
Then puts his hand on Habib's shoulder and says with a cold voice,
"Don't get too attached to temporary material things.
They will bring you nothing but unnecessary headaches and
can also manipulate your behaviours just like before"
Habib still feels sad. Amir makes a sigh and says,
"I will get you a new bike if something happens to it now."
Habib's face is now glowing, so he smiles and says,
"You sure? Then there's no problem. Let them burn that piece of shit!"
Amir smirks, looks away and thinks to himself, "MATERIAL FOOL !!! "
After gossiping for some time, Amir and Faruq get up to go back to their home. On
the way, Amir notices Faruq is looking at the burger in a shop. Amir doesn't
say anything. Then they hear the adhan for MAGRIB prayer, they go to the mosque
and pray. After that they go home and Amir cooks a burger for Faruq.
Seeing the burger, Faruq gets happy and says,
" We could have bought burger from shops– "
Amir smirks and replies,
"Who knows what kind of meat they put inside the burger!"
Faruq gets confused, then he says,
"What you mean by that?"
Amir replies,
"When the stocks are- one tenth of the demands,
What will a corrupt one do to meet the demands–
When the consumers don't ask for sources but for taste?"
Faruq is shocked, Amir chuckles and says,
"Better to cook and grow your own food,
As in today's world you can't trust the hearts behind the masks!"
Faruq doesn't say anything, he is just munching on the burger with eyes full of
wonders.
(Scene 18)
-02 hours 09 minutes left till Faruq's Birthday-
Date: 17th June, 2027
Location: Torture Room
Time: 09:51 PM
(Torture Part IV)
The Tick is holding the gun at Amir's forehead. Amir is smirking. Then he says,
"How long will you hold this toy without using it?"
The Tick replies angrily,
"Don't test my limits, fool.
I'm fighting with myself about satisfying my ego by breaking orders."
Amir laughs a little, and says,
"I love outlaws, but what exactly will you do with this toy?"
The Tick now presses the gun harder on Amir's forehead and says,
"You want to find out?"
Amir slowly wiggles his forehead on the gun and looks at The Tick's eyes with a
confused face and says,
"Without any bullets?"
The Tick hesitates and says,
"Are you dumb? I put the bullets, with my own fucking hand!"
Amir is smiling with a creepy face. So, The Tick gets confused and checks the gun.
But there was no bullet. The Tick gets scared and looks back at Amir. Amir is just
staring at him with the same creepy face. The Tick takes a few steps back and asks
Amir with a cracked voice,
"Did you do something?"
Amir smiles and says,
"Maybe your memories are betraying you~"
The Tick picks up a thick rod, yells in fear and starts beating Amir with all his might.
(Scene 19)
-AT THE SAME TIME IN ANOTHER ROOM-
Date: 17th June, 2027
Location: Interrogation Room
Time: 09:51 PM
(Interrogation Part VI)
The recorder is recording, Faruq is speaking, The Leech is listening.
The light is flickering.
While listening to the story, The Leech asks Faruq,
"You said he gave you a plain silver ring?
Heard of other rings but never a silver one.
What does that do?"
Faruq frowns and replies,
"Don't know, he never explained in details!"
Then The Leech leans forward and asks,
"Btw, how did he pay for the things,
cause he didn't use any phone or electronics right?"
Faruq replies,
"He did use an old phone,
but the phone and the account weren't under his name–"
The Leech ask with a confused voice,
"Whose name did he use?"
Faruq replies,
"His mom's, I think–"
The Leech thinks of something for a second, then says in sarcastic voice
"That's why we couldn't track him."
Then The Leech brings out an apple and puts that in front of Faruq,
then says with a sarcastic voice,
"I got an Apple for you!"
Faruq stars at him and with a straight face he says,
"I am not hungry–"
The Leech smirks and says,
"Ow, my bad, your hands are tied, So let me feed you–"
The Leech takes the apple, walks up to Faruq, and starts shoving the apple in Faruq's
mouth. But Faruq is moving his head trying to avoid eating the apple.
The Leech takes a sigh, then whispers to Faruq's ear,
"Did anyone tell you not to eat anything from us?"
Faruq doesn't say anything, he just stares at him. The Leech goes back to his chair,
sits and says with an exhale,
"Ok, continue then–"