Chapter 58：The third set of trails (2/2)
”So, you have a fucking fever and slept in. Do you know what kind of opportunity you missed? If you have a fever, you should go and beg even more and you will make even more money. You made me lose so much today.” He threw Sam on the floor and kicked him again and again. Then he turned towards the rest of the group and then said.
”You better not give this guy any food. If he wants to eat, he should go out and beg for money and submit the collection. Then only he will have anything to eat understand?” His voice grew louder and louder and the rest of the kids nodded their heads weakly.
After that guy left, Sam sat up slowly and leaned against the wall. He is looking at the bowl he was given for the begging and looked at the door.
He clearly knew the young man. When Sam was in the street, this young man reached out to him and said that he can go to the orphanage where he can eat, sleep and go to school like any other school. But he was smuggled to this place, where he has to beg all day to eat food. But he clearly didn't understand what to do. But he knew that once a kid tried to escape, he was beaten so bad that the kid died.
Sam looked at the door weakly. He picked the bowl and walked towards the door. He made his way to the streets and started begging. When he walked towards a deserted alley to sit, he saw something.
A van is there with a door opened and two men are talking. He overheard their conversation.
”When are we going to leave?” One person asked another.
”I don't know either. But before we leave, we need to find out that last group. Even though we caught almost all the leaders of these, we need to find that bastard who stole our goods silently. I heard that he is in this city and he is using our goods to make money.” The man spoke as he waved a photo. Sam sneaked a peak at the photo and was surprised to see that.
Even though he wasn't able to understand what the two men are speaking, he knew that they are angry at the young man in the photo and the young man happened to be the person who beat up Sam.
Sam looked at the two men and hesitated a bit. He immediately left the alley and continued begging before he went back to the shed silently. He went to the young man and silently gave him the money he got through begging.
Young man took the money and still seemed to be a bit disappointed, he took the money and slapped Sam.
”Why is your collection still low? You are a waste for me.” He scolded and threw a piece of bun at Sam and left the room.
Sam slowly made his way to the room and ate the bun which is definitely not enough for him. He tried to sleep and was thinking about the two men and whether to lead them here or not.
Last time, a boy tried to lead police here and what happened is that the police was bribed by the young man and the boy became victim and got his leg broken.
Sam was afraid that if he does this and get caught, he will also suffer. This is too much for a four-year-old boy. He can't seem to come to a decision and he only slept when he was unable to stay up due to his fever.
Next day he woke up again with a round of kicking. ”How dare you to sleep again today? Didn't I make myself clear last night?” The young man kicked him again and again. Sam wept as he hugged his head.
Why? He asked himself. He was tired of this. He was clearly tired of this. After the beating was over, he took his bowl and went to the streets but this time he didn't beg anyone. He walked to the alley where the two men talked yesterday and waited there. He sat there for a whole day and when it was evening the two young man came again.
”There are no leads.”
”For me neither.” Two of them spoke with frustration. Sam walked towards the two men from his spot and then pointed at the photo in their hands.
When they looked at the kid pointing at the photo they were confused and shooed him away.
”Kid, get away from here. It is not a place for you to stay.”
Sam didn't move and tugged one man's pants and pointed towards the photo and then towards the street.
”You know where this guy is?” One of them asked as he looked at Sam.
”Yes.” Sam said and nodded his head. His throat hurt when he tried to speak. That is why he is refraining himself from speaking.
The two men exchanged glances and gestured Sam to show the way. When they reached the hide out and found the young man, they immediately started beating him up and only stopped until the young man is dead. The young man looked at Sam with resentment as he breathed his last.
”Don't worry, we will take care of you.” One of the two men said with a smile. At the time Sam nodded. But he didn't know that this is situation that led him to a scenario of leaving the pan only to land in stove.
As soon as the young Sam closed his eyes, Sam who is sitting in the tower opened his eyes as he shivered heavily. That is one of the most painful memories in the past. The decision to rat out the young man, took everything a four-year-old has to offer.
He understood now. This is the third set of the trails. He has to live through the same scenarios of the past and take the same decisions he took. But it is not easy. Because, he would rather not live the scenarios again. When the door to the next floor opened, he started hesitating for the first time.