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Chapter 2 - The pledge

Few hours later , shrinu's uncle come and take him to his house . And he is informed that his father is no more .

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This was the event that changed Shrinu's life forever . That day the air was filled with smoke . The smoke so dense that it clouded Shrinu's mind forever and making him numb . He cause even smell the body of his family members buring . The smell made him vomit every time he remembers that incident.

Few days after the incident he with his uncle went to see his dead family . He could still smell that burned body as he entered the morgue . The smell was too much for him to handle . He saw his father , his father was now just skeletons , with some flesh still on them . This little boy had to see them in that situation. He felt as if his father's head suddenly moved and started to look at him . Yet he didn't move he was numb . He couldn't even look at his little brother cause there was nothing much left to see .

Since that day , that burning smell never left Shrinu . Everything he ate felt tasteless, everytime he would see something buring that same smell would fill his mind and make him vomit . A small boy was going through alot , but he never cried . Not when he saw his dead family , not in the funeral. He didn't shed a tear .

Few years passed , He used to pass an alley where he used to see a man smoking with his friends. This used to remind him of that incident where his school was burnt due to some guy smoking and carelessly throwing the cigarette. He used pass the alley everyday and look at him , thinking about the same thought. One day he went to that guy and started to throw stones on him .

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SHRINU

You killed my father.....You killed my brother

Stranger I don't even know you or your father kid.

Shrinu continues to throw stone . That stranger now gets angry hold him and starts to punch him on his face .

SHRINU (CONT'D)

Some guy like you killed my fater , my little brother . You asshole ....

That stranger got more angry and started to beat him harder. Shrinu was 14 then , he was bleeding

Stranger Hey.. listen kid . I don't know what happened but remember one thing . " you are responsible for your own situation, nobody else"

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The stranger looked around and started to run. And left the place . Those words really hit shrinu . He realised . It was him all along . He lost his family because of him . He started to cry for the first time in years. He cried for hours in that alley , with his injuries. His face was filled with blood . He started to cry more loudly .

SHRINU (CONT'D)

Ahhhhhhhhh.....ahhhhhhhh. sorrrryyyy dad . I killed you . I killed you dad . I am sorry . I am the who killed his own family .

Shrinu couldn't control his feelings, his emotions . It was then he made a promise to his father .

SHRINU (CONT'D)

Father i know i will meet you someday . And i know you must be angry with me now . But now i give my life up . I will help people around me as you used to do . And i will hope that someday i die helping someone somewhere , so that when i come to you . I find you proud of me that i became like you .