Chapter 1
My name is Anika Dev and I am going to die. They have given me punishment of hanging till death for my sins. When death is smiling at you, when ruler of hell is getting excited to punish, you can't have regrets for what you have done. It’s a small moment before death tightly squeeze you, your entire life flashes before you all the things you have done, all choices of you, faces of all people you admired, all people who loved you, their smile, their tears defines who you are for yourself. But none of this matter now you have no choice to move towards executioner.
She was lying on the floor. In her own thoughts and suddenly she realized that someone on the door of her cell. She realizes her face is wet. She cleans tears cleans mouth with hand and stood up.
"Let’s go" It was jailer with two female officers.one of them cuffed her hand started to take her outside the cell.
In courtyard thousands of eyes were staring at her and millions from TV and mobile screens wishing for her death. She was not looking at those peoples crows because she knew there will be two eyes crying for her praying for her life and she don’t want to see that eyes full of tears.
In court chief justice declares the Execution of a death sentence. Now she was feeling relaxed she takes deep breath. At that moment she did something that left everyone blank. She was looking towards the window and she was smiling her smile was bright she felt all her burden was gone.
While on the way to van in court yard now her eyes were on people she was having smile on face, people were yelling. Her eyes were at them she was searching someone. Suddenly she stopped she was looking at crowd and she started to cry. Her smile on face was gone she was crying so hard tears were all over her face.
"Move fast” Jailer. Female officer pulled her.
She moved her face down she was still crying.
They were now back in prison. Jailer opened her prison. Officer removed her cuff. She was still looking at the floor. Jailer looked the door both officers left. He moved towards the gate but stopped at came back to her cell he opened small window of cells door. She looked at him.
"You were ignoring people every time in court, but this time you looked at them and why in the hell you cried?” Jailer he asked her in soft voice
She blinked her eyes took deep breath. She cleaned her nose on knee.
“My mother she was always there i was expecting that she must be crying. I don’t want to see her cry. That’s why i wasn’t looking at crowd; Today i looked at her.... she was.... Happy. Her cry is like punishment for me but she decided not to cry cause i am not worthy of her punishment. "
Jailer looked down and then looked at her
"I am not supposed to ask you this now, but what’s your death wish?"
She looked towards him and blinked.
Continued......
