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The tides were taking their turns dipping my feet in the water. It was windy when one stood on the edge of ocean in the middle of the night. The chilly wind brushed my hair on my face. I didn't bother brushing the hair away because it covered majority of my vision. I was afraid if I took a look at what was in front of me, I'd be disappointed.

All my life, I was a shade of grey. For some time, I accepted it too. I was fine being somebody ambiguous as far as my morals went. People did what I wanted to do, I had my life in a spin. One bad move, and I was a bad guy. Then came Priscilla. She made me look into myself and I cleaned myself to become white. But the grey was never truly gone, so I relapsed once again, just worse. I became a shade of black.

Ever since, the only person I wanted to live for is Kiyomi. I would have died for anybody involved in my life. But I only wanted to live for Kyo. No, I wanted to life with her.

I closed my eyes to take in the cold wind into me.

I am a survivor.

I can do what I want to.

I WILL do what I need to.

”Nice night, huh.” A man behind me spoke.

”Depends. What do you want to me?” I replied.

I heard the man taking steps towards me. His heavy steps sunk in the wet sand as he advanced towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder and made me turn around.

”Cline, you're a dope. Who wears glasses in the middle of the night?”

He grabbed me from my shirt and yanked me around before coming face to face with me.

”Madonna, I did what you wanted me to do. I did make a good coin out of it. But I am a self-righteous man. So, don't push any unnecessary buttons. Don't forget I was in gaol for.” Cline wanted only me to listen all of it, so he spoke accordingly.

I raised both of my arms like I was held at gun point. ”Alright. I won't call you Hitmaker anymore. Happy?”

He let go of my shirt and said, ”I have an itch in my fists. Maybe I'll visit a bar and stir things up a little. Priscilla would be here in a second.”

After saying that Cline turned around and started walking away from me. I took the piece of rock out of back pocket and threw it in the ocean. I saw him walking away and pausing near a shadow. There was a small pause and I saw Cline handing something to the shadow figure. I gave out a heavy sigh. When I opened my eyes back, Cline was nowhere to be found. But the shadow figure was walking towards me.

Huh. Hopefully, this time the individual who approaches me is the expected one.

It certainly was. Priscilla walked towards me with a small pole in her hand. Apparently, Cline gave Priscilla an iron bar in case I got a little ”aggressive.”

”Are you going to hold that thing for all the time we talk?” I asked her.

”What? No. I'm not here to hurt you.”

You had done plenty of that today.

”I'm here for answers.”

”What, kind of answers?”

”What did you do after you left me?” Priscilla posed her question.

”I went to Nepal. I worked as a Senior Distributor for Velocity Cars. There I met Kyo. We hit it off and we decided to get married. We changed countries, became Indian citizens and got married. Now I work in Marketing Department of Velocity Cars here in India.” I gave her my answer.

”Stop. I don't want to know your whole life story up until you fell in my feet today. I want you to answer if you think I'm stupid?”

”I never deemed you to be. Why?”

Priscilla was getting agitated,” Stop playing stupid. Do yo think I'm stupid enough to believe that with millions of dollars in pocket, you went to opposite end of the world to work a desk job?”

”It was not a desk job. Not everyday.” I felt I was digging myself a hole after every response.

”Please, some answers would be appreciated.”

I looked in Priscilla's eyes. They were stern, but they also seemed brittle. She was not able to stabilize her glance on me. Her eyes went from left to right, like she was scanning me shoulder to shoulder.

”Priscilla, I had my reasons-”

”Sure you did.” She was clearly fighting tears. ”What I want to know is what was the worth of however money you had by poaching me?”