38 views
Conspiracy!
#WritcoStoryChallenge
I blinked as I regained consciousness. Did I hit my head hard, or did someone hit me? After a moment, I realized I was holding a bloody knife in my hand. I immediately knocked down the weapon and ran towards my car, which was parked on the expressway, and got inside. Knowing I was in big trouble and somebody was around, I tried to turn on the motor, but it was clamped, so I couldn't get it running. For my anxiety, I glanced at my phone and found that the battery was dead.
It all happened two hours before when my wife and I were driving to Goa for the launch of my contemporary book. While we were driving down the highway, our car abruptly stopped with a tyre blasting sound. Upon getting down, I was surprised to see that the front left tyre was punctured. Because we were in a hurry, and there was no mechanic around, I began to change the spare tyre in the car. The second I got out of my driving seat, I felt a heavyweight on my head, and in a while, I felt like I was going to faint. What's going on? Where's my wife?
Now that I was fully awake, I cried out her name and ran from the car in fear. Darkness covered the sky, and all that could be seen was dense forest on both sides. With a torch clutched from my emergency gear behind, I grabbed a hammer and ran to the jungle.
It was extremely cold and frightening. Could it have been that she had been injured or perhaps I stabbed her? As I moved, I kept thinking about the knife and the blood that was on my hand. There was a loud noise to my left that I wasn't expecting. With all my strength, I ran vigorously in the direction. Upon entering the location, I caught a glimpse of my wife sitting on gravel surrounded by two strangers. Watching her sit there was quite incoherent, lots of questions kept surfacing in my mind. Upon seeing that she was okay and was hardly bothered about the two outsiders, I rushed to her and embraced her tightly. As she glanced back at me, she smiled and whispered, "Oh, you are all right? Where were you? I kept waiting for you in the car and dozed off thinking you were changing a tyre, but when I got up I couldn't see you. And then I walked through the jungle to find you. I met them on the highway and wound up here."
Would you mind telling me who they are? As I looked at them, I went pale.
Do you mean them? Those were the natives who helped me find you. The woman replied.
Everything sounded strange, and my mind went awry. Clearly, the behaviour of my wife was strange, or perhaps she was tired. Pulling her hand, I asked her to follow me. Getting up, she followed me to the car. Time was already behind schedule, and I wanted to reach Goa before sunrise. Just as I was about to run towards the highway, I tripped over something and fell. The object caught my attention and I almost screamed as I saw a body on the ground. Standing up, I squeezed my wife's hand tightly and looked into her eyes. I could see she was also confused and scared. Immediately, she snatched my hand and told me to run. As we ran toward the car, we were soon out of the murky terrific woodland and moving away. Throughout my trip, I kept thinking of the dead body that I saw in the woods. It was Alina, my manager. My manager and I shared a special relationship, and she was the only person I permitted to handle my meetings and conferences. In the past month, we have begun dating, but it was a casual relationship that was hidden from my wife. Fortunately for my wife, she was rich, successful and beautiful. I never thought I would part ways with her, so I let go of things and never mentioned anything about Alina to her. However, her sudden death was distressing to me. Although I wanted to investigate, I was worried about my wife.
It was 5:30 in the morning when we were almost at Goa. Having had a disastrous night, we decided to take some rest in a hotel near the launch site. My phone buzzed suddenly, and my wife picked up the call as quickly as she could. A few minutes later, she walked up to me and handed me her phone, telling me it was my manager's. Standing up stunned, my body shook, I knew it was impossible, yet I answered the phone. From the other end of the line, I heard that the venue was ready and that I should arrive there within an hour. The phone fell to the floor and I jumped into the shower. Even though Alina wasn't on the phone, and everything smelled cautious, I went with my wife to the launch. Fortunately, it was close to our hotel, so we made it in 15 minutes. A palace had been abandoned for a long time. To ensure we were at the right location, I looked at the address on my phone, and I was even more concerned when the address matched the location. The two of us quickly made our way into the building. When I saw the man approaching us, he looked at my wife and smiled, then instructed us to follow him. After I asked my wife whether she knew that person, she nodded in disapproval. My wife and I went inside. The hall was abandoned, with a theatre and a few chairs scattered around. In the meantime, my wife went to use the washroom. She asked me to sit down. The strange man asked me to sit and told me that he was leaving the auditorium to welcome the other visitors. Within seconds, I was alone, and the lights dimmed. After getting up from my chair, I walked towards the stage to see what the problem was. Stepping up, I tried to fix the wires, but my eyes were immediately filled with a flash of snapshots that began to appear on the display. There was a hesitation in my throat, and I almost collapsed. The screen displayed pictures of me and Alina. Suddenly, I realized someone was attempting to blackmail me about my relationship. I unplugged the projector and ran out of the room. The foyer was pitch black, and I could barely see anyone. As I moved toward the entrance, I saw a half-opened coffin lying there. My shock turned to horror when I saw Alina's lifeless body inside, and the same knife I held in my hand was impaled in her chest. As soon as I realized what had happened, I pulled the knife out of her body. It almost slipped my mind that there was a conspiracy. Immediately after pulling out the knife, I saw my wife hiking towards me with the cops. Astonished, I plunged the weapon down and ran, but they caught me within seconds. It was reported that I killed my manager, and there are fingerprints all over her body and on the tool. While I was unaware of the strategy, my wife reached out to me crying and embraced me, whispering, "Honey, you cheated me and look, I destroyed you".
I blinked as I regained consciousness. Did I hit my head hard, or did someone hit me? After a moment, I realized I was holding a bloody knife in my hand. I immediately knocked down the weapon and ran towards my car, which was parked on the expressway, and got inside. Knowing I was in big trouble and somebody was around, I tried to turn on the motor, but it was clamped, so I couldn't get it running. For my anxiety, I glanced at my phone and found that the battery was dead.
It all happened two hours before when my wife and I were driving to Goa for the launch of my contemporary book. While we were driving down the highway, our car abruptly stopped with a tyre blasting sound. Upon getting down, I was surprised to see that the front left tyre was punctured. Because we were in a hurry, and there was no mechanic around, I began to change the spare tyre in the car. The second I got out of my driving seat, I felt a heavyweight on my head, and in a while, I felt like I was going to faint. What's going on? Where's my wife?
Now that I was fully awake, I cried out her name and ran from the car in fear. Darkness covered the sky, and all that could be seen was dense forest on both sides. With a torch clutched from my emergency gear behind, I grabbed a hammer and ran to the jungle.
It was extremely cold and frightening. Could it have been that she had been injured or perhaps I stabbed her? As I moved, I kept thinking about the knife and the blood that was on my hand. There was a loud noise to my left that I wasn't expecting. With all my strength, I ran vigorously in the direction. Upon entering the location, I caught a glimpse of my wife sitting on gravel surrounded by two strangers. Watching her sit there was quite incoherent, lots of questions kept surfacing in my mind. Upon seeing that she was okay and was hardly bothered about the two outsiders, I rushed to her and embraced her tightly. As she glanced back at me, she smiled and whispered, "Oh, you are all right? Where were you? I kept waiting for you in the car and dozed off thinking you were changing a tyre, but when I got up I couldn't see you. And then I walked through the jungle to find you. I met them on the highway and wound up here."
Would you mind telling me who they are? As I looked at them, I went pale.
Do you mean them? Those were the natives who helped me find you. The woman replied.
Everything sounded strange, and my mind went awry. Clearly, the behaviour of my wife was strange, or perhaps she was tired. Pulling her hand, I asked her to follow me. Getting up, she followed me to the car. Time was already behind schedule, and I wanted to reach Goa before sunrise. Just as I was about to run towards the highway, I tripped over something and fell. The object caught my attention and I almost screamed as I saw a body on the ground. Standing up, I squeezed my wife's hand tightly and looked into her eyes. I could see she was also confused and scared. Immediately, she snatched my hand and told me to run. As we ran toward the car, we were soon out of the murky terrific woodland and moving away. Throughout my trip, I kept thinking of the dead body that I saw in the woods. It was Alina, my manager. My manager and I shared a special relationship, and she was the only person I permitted to handle my meetings and conferences. In the past month, we have begun dating, but it was a casual relationship that was hidden from my wife. Fortunately for my wife, she was rich, successful and beautiful. I never thought I would part ways with her, so I let go of things and never mentioned anything about Alina to her. However, her sudden death was distressing to me. Although I wanted to investigate, I was worried about my wife.
It was 5:30 in the morning when we were almost at Goa. Having had a disastrous night, we decided to take some rest in a hotel near the launch site. My phone buzzed suddenly, and my wife picked up the call as quickly as she could. A few minutes later, she walked up to me and handed me her phone, telling me it was my manager's. Standing up stunned, my body shook, I knew it was impossible, yet I answered the phone. From the other end of the line, I heard that the venue was ready and that I should arrive there within an hour. The phone fell to the floor and I jumped into the shower. Even though Alina wasn't on the phone, and everything smelled cautious, I went with my wife to the launch. Fortunately, it was close to our hotel, so we made it in 15 minutes. A palace had been abandoned for a long time. To ensure we were at the right location, I looked at the address on my phone, and I was even more concerned when the address matched the location. The two of us quickly made our way into the building. When I saw the man approaching us, he looked at my wife and smiled, then instructed us to follow him. After I asked my wife whether she knew that person, she nodded in disapproval. My wife and I went inside. The hall was abandoned, with a theatre and a few chairs scattered around. In the meantime, my wife went to use the washroom. She asked me to sit down. The strange man asked me to sit and told me that he was leaving the auditorium to welcome the other visitors. Within seconds, I was alone, and the lights dimmed. After getting up from my chair, I walked towards the stage to see what the problem was. Stepping up, I tried to fix the wires, but my eyes were immediately filled with a flash of snapshots that began to appear on the display. There was a hesitation in my throat, and I almost collapsed. The screen displayed pictures of me and Alina. Suddenly, I realized someone was attempting to blackmail me about my relationship. I unplugged the projector and ran out of the room. The foyer was pitch black, and I could barely see anyone. As I moved toward the entrance, I saw a half-opened coffin lying there. My shock turned to horror when I saw Alina's lifeless body inside, and the same knife I held in my hand was impaled in her chest. As soon as I realized what had happened, I pulled the knife out of her body. It almost slipped my mind that there was a conspiracy. Immediately after pulling out the knife, I saw my wife hiking towards me with the cops. Astonished, I plunged the weapon down and ran, but they caught me within seconds. It was reported that I killed my manager, and there are fingerprints all over her body and on the tool. While I was unaware of the strategy, my wife reached out to me crying and embraced me, whispering, "Honey, you cheated me and look, I destroyed you".
Related Stories
