Childhood -part 3

Neighborhood bully - Alright let's start it.

Unknown boy - Hope you remember the condition and leave after match.

Neighborhood bully - Confident, are we? Well that's good to have unless you see me rubbing your pride and confidence into the ground.

...With the whistle blow the match began. Both of them tried there best to win since each end has something to lose. But fact was clearly known that the bully was at end where he could simply lose his power, pride and name which he upholds as bully boss due to his parents. Whereas this kid will vanish to thin air if he loses the bet....

Neighborhood bully - Well running is sure tiring but just you wait for me to finish this and make you cripple for the rest of your life.

Unknown boy - Waiting for the tunnel, aren't you? So you stick inside it for others to come and help you out?

Neighborhood bully - Hahaha (gasping for air) Silly, you are new to the area, I have spent years playing in this playground. Do you really think I can't come out of that tunnel? I was just acting out for sympathy so that even if I lose people will understand that I was at wrong end for receiving the shame.

Unknown boy - Haha, you sure are smart. But that doesn't make you any smarter with such thick skull.

Neighborhood bully - Well we are almost about to reach the tunnel. Even though I am fat I am very much capable of coming out of it (stops and grasps air)

Unknown boy- (Slowly reaching near bully) Even if you can cross the tunnel this weight of yours will be the reason for your doom.

Neighborhood bully - So will your leg. You can't come near me unless I stop to grasp the air. While you may easily cross the tunnel. Climbing and jumping the wall will be much difficult for you compared to me. Forget about reaching other side to cut paper flag.

Unknown boy- I don't know about you. But I don't bet on the losing game.

...The Neighborhood bully and the boy kept passing comments until both of them crossed the tunnel with bully leading the game. The injury on the unknown boy leg got worse after so much of movement....

...Mark insisted we should leave but leaving him with such injury while he tries his best for us was not something I could do. While neighborhood bully reached near the wall but due to his excessive weight was unable to climb the wall. While the unknown kid struggled to meet the ends....

Neighborhood bully - Get here, all of you. Lift me up so I can cross this over. Do you all really think this is a joke. If I lose I will make sure none of you reap any benefit from me in the future.

Unknown boy(reaching near the wall) Make sure you don't break off their shoulder. Since they all look fragile like glass under heavy pressure of bulldozer. While I am just left to cross this wall and make a flag with small injuries to my hand.

...##The boys helping the bully kept laughing and would lose strength to hold him up while the unknown kid looked for ways to climb the wall with broken leg##....

Felix - Shell I help you?

Unknown boy(turning around) And how do you plan to do so?

Felix - I... I will also pick you up, so you can cross the wall.

Mark- And with that body of yours? You must be kidding. Move aside let me do it.

Unknown boy - Look, I don't know what you guys are planning to do. But I am running out of time!! As he continues to make effort to climb the wall. I may definitely lose if he gets over this. This was my final call to make him lag behind till I win. So kindly move aside and let me assess the situation.

Mark (angrily) So you didn't have any plan before you made such condition??

Unknown boy - Would I still be standing here if I did? (raising eyebrows)

Felix (giggling) -Ok, ok. We will leave you at peace. Alright

...While I dragged mark with me. I had no clue what this guy was up to. He had no plan. He made a random bet with his pride and life on line. Funny how he was nonchalant about the situation.Whereas we had anxiety attacks whenever we saw neighborhood bully making an attempt for almost crossing the wall....

...In between all this chaos the boy dragged an iron rod which was kept near the edge of the park. He brought a rope and tied it to the heaviest rock in park. While keeping the iron rod as a bridge to cross over the park walls. He dragged himself to make his final move while falling several times....

Neighborhood bully - While what you are doing is practically cheating but since I got people to help me. We are at even now. So whoever wins. Wins it a fair point.

Unknown boy- I never mentioned people helping as a cheating. But since you made this conclusion on your own. I am glad that my win won't affect you that much. All I have left is to make flag with this injured hand of mine.And then i win.

Neighborhood bully(*thump* falls over other side of the park) I liked how you are confident from beginning about winning this. But here I am at the other end while you still struggle to reach this side. And remember even if you reach you have to make the flag. And with your 2 fingers left let's see how you do it.

......Neighborhood bully reached the other side of the wall while the unknown boy almost made it. The only task left was making the paper flag. Neighborhood bully got little injury while falling from the height with such weight. He waited for few minutes to recover.While the unknown kid felled with already injured body. ......

...This situation made us all realize who was going to win. Even after reaching near to the neighborhood bully. The unknown kid with injured hand is supposed to make a paper flag. The constant reminder from neighborhood bully about his hand injury hit the reality to our face....

Mark (avoiding eye contact) - It's okay even if we lose. He made lots of efforts for us. Let's give him a treat before he leaves.

Felix (With uneasiness) Yeah, yeah. We shall do that. He almost made it. But the neighborhood bully purposely kept that heavy metallic scissors in order to make him lose.

Neighborhood bully (Shouting from other end) It's him who made the deal. I was bound to keep my share equal aren't I? Anyhow, why cry when he almost reached the ending. It's just he lost by a bit.

...While the neighborhood bully and his friends start to enjoy there win before the match ends. Mark and I felt somewhat uneasy about it. But since we saw how the unknown kid made a deal for climbing the wall with no plans we expected him to do same for this time too....

...While everything was in chaos the unknown kid started cutting the paper in shape of the flag....

Mark (Blank stare) What is he doing?

Fèlix- Ha, Haha. (in disbelief about what he is seeing)

Neighborhood bully(Angry) That's not how it is supposed to be. You said it will be hard to make a flag with your injured hand.

Unknown boy(using right hand) - Yeah I know (smirk) it definitely would have been painful.

Neighborhood bully- I am not asking if it had been painful or not but what you are doing is not fair.

...While neighborhood bully argued about the kid using his other hand to cut the flag out. The unknown kid was done with the flag....

...Everyone was left amused by how he manipulated everyone from the start about his injured hand and the level of difficulty he is going to face while cutting it....

Neighborhood bully - I don't accept this. This is not fair.

Unknown boy- And what is not fair about this?

Neighborhood bully-You used your other hand. You said you left hand is injured and using only your thumb and index finger will be lot difficult to cut out a paper flag.

Unknown boy-Yes, And?

Neighborhood bully- But instead you used your right hand. That's cheating.

Unknown boy-Yes, I told it was difficult to use only an Index finger and thumb. But I never mentioned not using my other hand. Did I?

Neighborhood bully(In disbelief)

Mark (Happily) So it settles here. We won. We are the winners and hence we won't tolerate any bullying.

Felix (Shy) Thank you

Unknown boy- (stares at Felix) Take care.

Felix- Wait, i ....um we wanted to treat you for a meal.

Unknown boy( indifferent) You got what you wanted. I did what I could. This ends here. I have errands to run. I am leaving.

...While neighborhood bully still in disbelief of him losing the bet and chaos of us not leaving the park. Unknown kid with his injured body and limping, dragged himself till he vanished into the thin air....

...Mark and Felix being happy about winning and to show there gratitude towards the kid. Secretly visited the area to meet the boy but to there surprise the area was clean with no human at sight. Leaving Felix heartbroken to treat him for a meal for helping them. Mark leads the way back to there home....

Unaware of the fact that Felix and mark visited near the area he lived.The unknown kid made several rounds near the park to check if Felix was still being bullied. Upon reassurance the boy left the neighborhood for good.

~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued ~~~~~~~

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