Sravanti pulled me and Vishal into that unknown space.
'What the heck are you doing?' Vishal left Sravanti's hand. 'They're going to kill others if they don't find Avanti.' He said.
'You, Dumbo! We're going to fight them. Can't you see? They're all 3D people.' Sravanti said.
'So?' I asked her.
'We also have a scar that can do magic!' Sravanti said.
'But none of us know how to use our scars. And also, my scar makes things worse often.' Vishal said. I nodded.
Sravanti dropped a glass in my room, making a huge sound.
'Why did you do that?' I whispered in rage.
'To divert them. They will know that you escaped.' Sravanti said.
'That would only make things worse!'
'You can talk normally! They can't listen.' Sravanti said as those killers are searching the entire room.
'What?' I shouted louder. The killers reacted. They heard it. Or at least, felt it.
'No, they can listen!' Vishal whispered.
'They can only listen to the shadow of what we're speaking. Let them get confused. Sound waves are also 4 dimensional.' Sravanti said, smirking.
'People usually freeze or, come to flight or fight mode- but Sravanti came to cool mode.' Vishal said.
'People usually cry when someone is trying to kill them, not crack jokes, Vishal' I replied. Both of them glared at me.
'People usually support each other when something happens, not dance in sarcasm, Avanti. Let's stop fighting and focus.' Sravanti said. 'We have no option other than using our powers.'
'This looks like someone's most valuable toy.' One of those killers said, looking at the avocado plushie. He shot the plushie with his gun and destroyed it. All the others laughed.
'Maybe you'll make that little girl cry for her toy!' Someone else said.
'Let her have the last tears of her life.' The guy who shot the toy laughed, saying.
'That's the only thing that made me feel valuable.' I said as a tear glided through my cheek.
'How did Padma not wake up even after he shot that toy? That's a huge sound!' Vishal said.
'It's better that she doesn't wake up now. Or else we can no longer hide.' Sravanti said and turned to me. 'Let's do justice for your avocado plushie. Let's try to activate our scars.' She said.
I sniffed and wiped my tears. I can't be crying for a toy that is given by an idiot who doesn't care about me! Bindu cared about me because I was "sane" and helpful. And now, she discarded me. She isn't my friend.
I rubbed my scar. So did Sravanti and Vishal. And it started burning, scratching my skin. Why the heck is it burning? The killers started walking to other rooms where others are sleeping.
Vishal immediately threw his English textbook on the floor, in his room; to make a sound. This time, the killers weren't idiots. So, only few of them went to see Vishal's room while the others were trying to kill. So, I throw something in my room, again.
'No one is there in this room.' Killers said, coming out of Vishal's room. All killers gathered in the hall and started discussing.
'That kid is testing our patience. She is nowhere to be found.'
'In that case, we call our boss. She won't come out until he comes here.' Another killer said and messaged his boss. His boss was online and immediately replied that he'd come.
'Huh, it's just another 3D guy coming here. We three can finish them together!' Sravanti said.
But wait- doesn't that guy also have a scar? We're done now because, he's 4D and we can no longer hide.
'But we can't defeat him…' I said awkwardly. Both looked at me.
'What do you mean?' Sravanti asked me.
'Don't say the worst thing. Don't say that he is 4D too…' Vishal prayed.
'Sorry… He actually is a 4D person and can do magic like us.' I said. Sravanti widened her eyes and Vishal slapped his forehead.
'Thanks to Padma for choosing this psychologist- we can't even hide!' Sravanti said and sighed. Vishal shrugged as if this is going to be our last hour of existence.
'What shall we do now?'
'We should fight these killers. Luckily if we were able to finish them off, then three people defeating one 4D guy isn't going to be hard. Let's come out.' Sravanti said. I nodded. Vishal was thinking.
'What if we die?' Vishal said.
'This is apparently the best we could do for now.' I replied. We came into that 3D earth slice and stood in front of them. They looked at us for moment, scanning from top to bottom.
'There are two of them!?' Someone said.
'We're twins.' Sravanti said sharp and cold.
Everyone laughed. I and Vishal are shivering while Sravanti was solid and fearless.
'I'll take the lead, listen to me.' Sravanti said and held mine and Vishal's hand.
'Maybe we can kill these three before boss even arrives.' One killer said and the rest laughed. Sravanti stayed calm and closed her eyes.
'Yeah, he shouldn't arrive.' Vishal said out in panic. Everyone laughed. They literally know nothing other than how to laugh.
'Looks like they're meditating, haha' but Sravanti didn't care.
'Close your eyes and feel yourself.' Sravanti said. It didn't make any sense. Why are we doing meditation right now? Aren't we gonna die? They're going to kills us.
'Let this be the last time they could open their eye ever again.' The killers laughed.
'They're laughing at us!' I nudged Sravanti as she focusing on that meditation.
'Let this be their last laugh.' Sravanti said. I closed my eyes and really tried to feel everything around me. It felt like I am surrounded with dense fluid around me. I tried to push it away with my hands, but it got stuck to my hands like glue. I opened my eyes to see what that is.
The utensils in the kitchen are flying and sticking to our hands. The killers' jaws dropped as they witnessed the magic. Oh- so, if I stay calm, my magic works? I got the confidence. I am holding 3 knives on each hand. Sravanti and Vishal are holding long rods each.
'Let's go!' Sravanti said. We jumped forward. They started shooting bullets and I was able to escape them easily? I moved away from Sravanti and Vishal and moved my hands completely freely.
Oops- I stabbed someone on their eyes. They look scary. My legs are still shaking despite being confident. I am not habituated to witness these things in reality. Sravanti is hitting everyone while Vishal already killed a person by showing his weapon into someone's stomach.
And this felt unbearable when I literally stabbed someone's bald head- hair protects us right? Ew- these people have skin that is drier than a desert. That's why the stabs are hard and the sound is too unbearable. Sravanti is beating people till their bones are broken. I killed 2 people by now. It's funny how I'm easily dodging bullets. This is giving me hope…
Some shot Sravanti's shoulder and she fell down. Vishal didn't notice yet but I did. I ran back as the shooter is targeting me, next.
'Vishal!' I shouted as he looked at us. He was unable to come because someone locked him. I immediately stabbed his chest more than two times and kicked him. Vishal came running towards Sravanti. Sravanti held my hand, unable to sit. No- no- no! Vishal held Sravanti's hand. That shooter is shooting constantly I lifted the stove beside me and put it before us.
The stove is very heavy and hard to hold and Vishal screamed. His fingers got shot. The stove is getting holes into it and is being destroyed. I can lift this stove anymore. Maybe I should use the gas cylinder?
'Vishal or Sravanti, gimme the gas cylinder'
'Why!' Vishal cried. Sravanti couldn't speak at all. 'Sravanti's hand was broken.'
I feel bad, but I am the only who could save us now. 'The stove is being damaged. I need another thing to put in front of us.'
'Okay,' Vishal crawled towards the box that has kitchen items pack.
Someone kicked me from the back. 'No.' Sravanti said.
'What happened, I am already struggling and you,'
'No gas cylinder! W- w- we'll d- die!' Sravanti said. Yeah. She was right. If a gas cylinder is shot, we all will die. Everyone in this orphanage.
'Vishal- no' I shouted.
'People are waking up and coming towards your stove' Vishal cried.
'L- l- lift' Sravanti started saying something.
'Vishal come here, Sravanti is saying something.'
'I can't, I'll get shot if I do.' Vishal stayed there. The stove is getting crumbled and few bullets are even deflecting towards the walls.
I put my legs to support and stand the stove and hold it with one hand. And I looked at Sravanti.
'Lift my- my- hand.' She whispered, as she can no more lift her hand on her own. I looked at her hand. She is catching Vishal's broken finger. Wait- is she dying or what??? No-
She rubbed her scar with the other hand and closed her eyes. My leg got shot and I screamed and left the stove and caught my leg.
I am sorry, my leg was exposed when I took its support to hold the stove, and now we'll be dead. But surprisingly, everything was calm, all of a sudden. I opened my eyes crying- all the bullets that guy was shooting are on air and everyone except, me Sravanti and Vishal stopped.
'I stopped the time.' Sravanti whispered, holding her hand. Vishal stopped crying, but I am crying. Vishal crawled towards us and Sravanti tried to sit up straight. I screamed so loud, catching my leg that I feel nothing in my brain except the pain.
Sravanti teared up as she saw me. Vishal closed his eyes with his hands as he saw my leg.
'I- I should've done this earlier' she cried. 'go- g- go to unknown s- pace,' She said.
'Maybe he didn't come yet. And we hide for a while to take rest.' Vishal said.
'No- no- this stop only for- t- ten minutes.' Sravanti said.
I stopped crying because there is no use. It is paining. But I'll have to live with it. Vishal and Sravanti stood up and held my arms as I stood up one leg. We came out of the 3D slice earth. I collapsed to the ground and started crying again. Sravanti also started crying with me. I don't know how Vishal is bearing his pain.
Vishal started walking here and there, trying to comprehend the fact that he lost a finger.
'See, see? We can do m- magic. We can d- do this.' Sravanti said and hugged me with one hand.
'Ah,' Vishal caught his head. And he fell down, closing his eyes. Sravanti Ran to him. I hopped to him. Sravanti is shaking him and he is not responding. I took his hand to check pulse as my heart raced. He is alive. I noticed a pin on his neck. I slowly took it out.
'Someone shot him this. That made him unconscious. That means,'
'that psycho came!' Sravanti completed my sentence. I looked around- because he could be anywhere. 'Hey.' Sravanti pointed out two needles that were on the floor.
'He tried to shoot us too!' I said. Sravanti nodded.
'Maybe he can't shoot me because I stopped the time now. He couldn't shoot you because you are beside me. But he shot Vishal because he's far away.' Sravanti explained and sat beside Vishal. I came beside her too. I saw another needle come and fall down before us.
'Maybe in the stopped time, we could kill those killers too?'
'You can't change other people when the time is stopped by us. I tried it many times.' She said, with a disappointing sigh. Two more needles came towards us and fell before us- but this time, the fell nearer to us than before. And the third time, even nearer.
'What's happening?' I asked her as the fourth time, the needle were just an inch before us.
'Maybe he destroyed the protective boundary we have?' Sravanti said.
'Well, in that case, then we're done now. We don't have anyone who could help us or save us either.' I said and looked at the earth. The bullets in the air were pointing towards the gas cylinder near kitchen things.
'We have two more minutes.' Sravanti said.
'Yeah, just two minutes to save our orphanage.' I pointed towards the gas cylinder and bullets. We both came to the 3D earth slice. We dragged everyone who is in deep sleep out of the orphanage. And as we're dragging Bindu at last and just stepped out of the orphanage, the orphanage blew up.
We came back to the unknown space where Vishal is. Thankfully, he was safe.
'Doesn't it look like that psycho also wants to kill me and Vishal too?' Sravanti said.
'He wants to study our 4D brains and get validated in this entire planet in which he doesn't belong, by the way.' I made an assumption. 'And now, the protective boundary also was gone. That guy could show up even randomly.' I said.
'Let's go and search for him?' Sravanti said.
'Let's wait till he comes.' I said.
'I can't wait to kill him!!' Sravanti said.
Vishal started moving.
'See, he's also waking up and we three can be unstoppable! I will kill that psycho like hell.' Sravanti said, punching the air with one hand. Vishal stood up.
'Guys, I am tired right now.' He said.
'Tired after sleeping for 3 minutes?' I said. He raised an eyebrow.
'Now we three are ready to defeat that psycho!' Sravanti said. 'I can't wait to kill him.'
'You don't have to.' Someone said. 'He's already dead.' That guy walked towards us, dragging that psychologist's body.
Vishal dropped his jaw, Sravanti widened her eyes and I raised my brows.
'Hello- is that how you greet earthlings, I guess? I am Zelkor and I came from the planet Aebirosu. That planet is 4D and we live in Andromeda galaxy. It honestly took so much time to travel to Milky Way galaxy, even if we are neighbors. And I come here every year to take away our 4D children who were born on earth due to complex genetic things called mutations to our Planet. You can come with me to our planet, if it is okay for you.' He said.
I blinked. We blinked. He blinked. Very awkward…
'I can also explain about your scar and probably about your parents too since you are orphans. I understand that this is a difficult decision to take. But it is also hard to stay in this slice of world once you are not biologically adapted. I appreciate how you fought them off together and I think you people can be great citizen of Aebirosu. No worries, I can explain everything to you whether it is about the planet to the magic or the culture to micro culture. I will make sure it is easier to adapt.'
Well, my nightmare became true. I don't want to meet my parents because I hate them and I want to know about them and question them.
I looked at Sravanti. She's happy?
'Let's go guys. Finally, we belong somewhere and if we stay here, we have to live a lonely life. No one can understand us here. And he'd tell us about our parents- I don't trust this but I want to trust it.'
'But what if he doesn't tell about our families?' Vishal said. 'What if he's just fooling us?'
'You will understand why I actually being truthful, once I explain everything. You are very needed for our world now.'
Vishal nodded. 'I am ready. All my things are burnt anyways.' Vishal said. I am still thinking. Everyone was looking at me. I need to stay away from Bindu even if she matters to me a lot…
'Sure.' I said.
We wrote letters that we fought those killers by burning them and I am living with Sravanti. Vishal said that he is just out because he's afraid of everything that is happening and not to search for him. Sravanti also wasn't allowed to bring anything because they're all 3D things.