1. Clazer

POV: Narrator

12 December 2022

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, California

Clazer's gazed slumberous over the waiting room, looking for a place for him to sit. His head has become foggy, like that time when alcohol takes him into oblivion but hasn't had a drop. It's as if the eyelid weighs more than it should and gravity has been turned up tenfold. A TV played quietly in one corner, a distraction that might help keep his mind off.

The seats closest to it stood empty, sandwiched between two sweating and shivering men. As one leaned forward and filled the space with harsh, hacking coughs, he understood why no one else had jumped at the prime location.

To the other side of the room, the bland walls, and a tableful of torn magazines suddenly much more appealing...his mind was full of maybe he has Coronavirus.

A nurse with a ton of makeup and dark shade of lipstick, come announcing his name Mr. Clazer Oath. He got awakened by and was ready to leave the seat he had waited to seat for so long, declaring loud and raising hand informing the Nurse of his presence.

"You can go inside sir" Nurse instructed.

He enters the room which was every shade of grey, from washed-out concrete to almost steel-blue. Every line was straight, every corner sharp, and the chairs looking as uncomfortable as a train station bench. Clazer moved forward, his mind on keeping his walking gait natural and his palms dry.

Then his eyes flickered to the poppies on the desk, no doubt a noble gesture toward the fallen. The smallest contact and he'd break out in hives...he then realized that the Psychiatry clinic was behind the wall, due COVID they separated the main clinic from Doctor's cabin, he was told to wash his hand before entering the cabin and meeting the doctor.

Clazer slowly pulls the door and the doctor was seating right in front of him " Longtime since we meet, World wasn't lying...." he settled down in a psychiatrist cabin.

"Call it your richness or just a favor from President of the hospital that we are discussing this here in my colleague's VIP cabin, I don't know why President appointed me here, for you." Old Man, 60 plus, in Blackcoat says in frustrations while turning Clazer's medical files, he detaches a bunch of papers in his hand that he places loudly on the table but couldn't make a loud noise.

"I don't really want to see your face you know." Doctor said.

Clazer grinned "Because the matter needs a well experienced psychiatric like you. And you were our family consultant a couple of years ago."

"I was I won't deny the fact but in the past, that doesn't mean I need to work even after retirement."He said looking into his files and finding that diary he had with him."He couldn't use all pages so I decided to use the diary, I guess I have put it in the bag" he murmured.

Long rectangular shaped room with all walls covered by bookshelves with thousands of book Leaving just space for two doors. The room has a long oval table with numerous chairs around them. The doctor starts digging his thing of the bag while Clazer watches him quietly.

"Found it, "Doctor said digging one blue colored diary."So what about Kabir?"Doctor asked him.

"That's what I don't want to talk now"Clazer declared looking at his sneakers.

"Then why are you here, Just get out." Doctor cried.

Clazer was insensible, Doctor realized he committed a mistake.

"You look really handsome now, What's your body count?" he asked him and laughed loud while Clazer has eyes filled with tears.

"Does it matter?"Clazer laughed lifting the corner of lips, while tears laid their way.

"When do you first meet Sirania? And what were those conditions you mentioned on the phone yesterday?"

Clazer takes a deep breath and exhaled......"You sure wanted to hear this"

"If I wouldn't I won't be here in the first place" Doctor uncapped the pain."Let's get started"

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"Central London

12 September 2021" Clazer say loud.

We shifted to London in Chaos, I was very happy in California, but dad suddenly decided to fulfill my dead mom's wish to set up business in London, her hometown.

Autumn Season brings dryness all over, tress commences replacing former leaf with recent. But people can't replace nor restore everything, once it's gone its end.

Dad arrived home from the office and was late as usual. The servant has informed him about me like any other day, to his surprise door was unlocked. He stepped into my room without knocking the door and looked at me, who was sleeping deeply after a meal. "Hey, clazer are you asleep?" My dad asked me in a low voice. Walking in a dark room with dim lamps.

"hmm" I replied in a sleepy voice.

"Tomorrow we have to go to a party, Our fresh business achievement party, you have to come we are gonna deal with something important tomorrow"

"Yes dad"

"Sure?"

"I don't have any plan for tomorrow, I will come, let me sleep for now," I murmured in a quavering voice bit shaky and a little unclear. I thought he left.

After a minute he was uttering something. "Moreover, it's like a blank date for you, how can I bring this up, my son? the daughter of my business partner is a little interested in you. She goes to the same school as you. Do you know her? "

I was sleeping too deep to listen, understand, analyze, and respond. I started snoring, that's what dad told me the next morning.

Talking about Dad, you knew him well.

Name ~ David Oath

Age ~ 43-Year-Old

Height ~ 6'3 inches

Occupation ~ CEO and founder of Oath's Central and successful businessman. He himself was struggling from childhood to start up an engine company and now we manufacture engines and sell them to big car companies.

Specialty ~ My dad started earning by selling himself and till today he is a chocolate boy more specifically men. Many girls still want him and crave him even though he had a 21-year-old son, that's me. They had me when mom was 20 and dad was 22, they weren't married at that time. That forced him to marry my mom because of family pressure.

13 September 2021, the next day.

I woked up at 7 am and there was a notification on my phone to get ready for the party and surprise. I remember dad coming into my room late last night but cannot recollect anything. I begin getting ready for the celebration as the day was Sunday.

An elegant BMW car arrives at home to pick me up and dad phones me "Son, get into the car and come, you remember na what I told you last night."

"I do dad." In reality, I hardly remember anything.

The car drops me at Siena Hotels with few steps toward the main entrance dad joined me, he was standing right at the entrance.

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"What does this all have to do with Kabir?" Doctor asks

"Rome wasn't built in a day. Will you be patient enough?" he said with his smoky blue eyes.

To be continued.

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