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A Painter
#WritcoStoryPrompt10
The cry was faint but I heard loud and clear it as I walked past the dark bushes. My steps faltered. It was late and I wasn’t sure if it was a smart thing to stop and inspect the source.
There was a teenage boy, hiding or was running from something I am not sure.
I was carrying a shotgun in my hand commanding him to show up himself, or I will fire.
I fired a warning shots. He came out from the bushes as he wasn't sure to trust me, this was a good move from his side.
He said he came from other World, his eyes was blue, tall handsome boy. I fired in his legs,as I was aroused, he completely changed his voice and behaviour, please stop please don't hurt me. He wasn't bleeding,and I am sure he wasn't feeling any pain at all.
But why he was behaving like that, is he been trained like that or he is he really from outside world.
My name is Neena, and I am beautiful 22 your girl from the place I won't tell you. I told him.
He said ok even I won't tell you from where I am because you are not going to believe anyways.
I shouted at him don't talk,as my body was shaking. He looks so confused, had no idea how to react and what to do.
I will call the cops and ambulance you wait outside.
Ambulance? What's ambulance, he asked. I thought he was playing innocent or over smart. you don't know ambulance? I asked in a surprise way.
No, he replied. Is he a painter. A painter? What's your obsession with painting. I asked. Anyways, ambulance will take you to the hospital, where you will be healed.
Healed? But why I required healing process. I shouted because I shot you.
But, I am not hurt. See, he showed me e his leg.
Or do want to call the ambulance because you feeling guilty after hurting me.
What? Listen boy or thing whatever you call yourself at your place, I can shoot you again and will better to see you gone.
So you like shooting? Is this your hobby? He questioned me.
Shut up,just shut up. you tall skinny alien.
Alien, what's alien is he a painter too?
I was numb out of anger, or I don't know because of his behaviour.
I asked him to sit in the stable, I went inside took a deep breath, I wasn't sure what to do with this thing.
If I call the cops they might torture him,or experiment on him, if he is really what he is saying is.
My fiancee is about to arrive what will I tell him.
He will not understand. I took some pancakes and water and offered him.
Eat I said. Eat? but you are flesh, hard to digest and it will take a week to finish you completely.
What? I raised my eyebrows, are you stupid asshole, I will I offer myself to eat you?
Eat the pancakes, one in the plates. Oh, thank you so much, thank you so much he started behaving strange again.
What are you, I asked why always your reaction is so dramatic.
Is this your training? Training, no no Neena I only got trained to paint things.
So what is this, what is this behaviour.
I know you don't feel pain,or any emotions,then what is this.
He said there is something inside in his mind which keeps telling him how to be like humans. How to react in different situations.
See, I don't have anything to offer you. No money, no extra food and my fiancee is on his way, and you have to leave.
But I can't go, this is the place I have been sent to. What? Oh no,no,no,no,no you have to go. I started yelling at him. Please don't shout please, his senses or what so ever he had in his mind started reacting.
Stop doing this, please.
For the first time he saw me requesting and tear in my eyes. He took the drop of my tear in his finger tip. And started looking starngely, oh, this is the thing which keeps emotions in you. He looked at me and asked.
Yes, I said. Besides,he being an alien he had a charming personality and I was attracted towards him.
Then my senses also started alerting me, was he built in such a way to attract people, or really I am getting mad.
He showed me his some art work. Those were strange very strange and oddly satisfying.
He had a painting in his hand, which shows long time back moon got divided into two parts. A face of a man, I don't remember what it was like but there was a face in the moon.
Mushrooms like red flowers, Mountain of gold. But the most strange was the paintings of humans. Yes, it shows, there is an evil looking man took control of the land and everyone is working as he commands.
There are some of his puppets who continuosly keeping an eye on them. Anyone who disobeys get punished. I threw threw the paintings. It's so horrible I said. He looked at me and said I drew all this. And put his hand on my shoulders.
For a moment it felt like a current runs through my veins, as his hands were so soft.
I removed his hands and started drinking water. I was completely sweating. He tried to clear my face from a strip of hairs as it was disturbing me.
I stopped him,wait I can do it.
As I didn't wanted anymore shocks.
He said he wants to show me something,but for that he has to put his hand on my forehead.
I wasn't sure of this. And then the bell rang. My fiancee arrived.
While arriving he discovered something, the old tractors were fixed, lands were reaped. Everything was looking fine, like a scenery. Neena did you notice this. What honey, I replied he took towards the land and it was shocking,no human can do this in one night.
He was very relaxed, because all his worked was done.
Honey, you take shower I will prepare food I said!
I went back towards him, he was half naked. And I was shivering, out of control had no idea what to do.
What happen why you remove your clothes. He looked at me and said I am trying to be human.
But we wear clothes, I said. He came towards me and said you are not true human. What? I asked,why you saying this. He said most humans try to make difference among one another. They degraded themselves so much that they think the less they wear,the more thay will be valued.
He asked me to remove my clothes too, so I can look more valuable. He came closer to me very close my heart was beating very fast. He kept his hand on my upper left side of breast and asked me to close my eyes.
Then, after few minutes or an hour as I gained conscious found myself completely naked a and very relaxed.
My fiancee was lying beside me. I asked him what happen he said today you were different in the bed unlike the other days.
As I gained complete conscious I took shower and ran into the stable.
Show me what you wanted to show me, I took his hand and kept on my forehead, and the journey started.
He showed me how the world started, how big bang thing happened.
There was no existence of humans for many years, many years.
Before the arrival of mankind all the necessary things happened and how the earth took its place for adaption of humans.
Sun ,moon,skies, stars every thing on the universe was built before human. It felt like a father, who prepares everything before his new born.
And he showed me how time to time humans were issued warning through chosen people as not to create nuisance on earth.
Despite many warnings and signs, no actions were taken against humanity, but this was not the end.
End seema to be scarey and very scary.
I am unable to speak what I saw. I cried,got worried and even laugh sometime but my mind got changed
The way I was living my life got changed.
He went back,to his place and left me a precious gift. A painting, painting of my nude body but it wasn't me, it looked unreal, extremely exquisite.
He told me why he fixed the tractor,why reaped the lands. He was an architect,and was sent to drew the scenery where humans are less. My place was perfect for him, until he found me.
We got intimate while having our conversation but he had no genitals. So it was cool for me. Although, he was good you understand what I mean to say.
My fiancee never new about him, he never wondered and asked how tractors were fixed.
Every night I look up in the sky,and thank him for sending him as an eye opener.

© Fareed Ahmad khan