The sky was still not clean the next day. Andy was moping the floor uneasily when a lady with her two friends entered the restaurant. The lady was looking familiar to Andy when he started staring her dead in her face. Suddenly she noticed Andy looking when Andy looked away. After her order was over she left the place giving Andy a final stare at the door. Andy rushed to her outside when he called her, "Hey! do I know you?" "I don't know, do you?" asked the lady. "I think you are Nancy from that gift shop?" asked Andy. "Of course I am, who are you, do we know each other?" asked Nancy.
Nancy was someone Andy was stalking for a few weeks. He used to follow her on her way to the gift shop, and then back to her home. In midnights he would walk up to her apartment and look at her from the window when he was caught by William, one day who was one of Nancy's friends. Andy on that day just faked to be an old neighbor when he learned about her from William. For Andy, she was the kindest person on earth. At times Nancy would sleep on the other side of the apartment when Andy would still stand in a hope to see her once. "My name is Andy. I know William," said Andy. "Oh, then we could spend time together, when are you getting free?" said Nancy when Andy finally smiled for the first time on that day.
Andy was the happiest person right now in his entire life when he got home. "Look who made his way to Nancy's heart! his name is Andy. Andy the king of the world. One of the most handsome guys on earth!" said Andy in pride when he looked at the sofa where he saw, Captain Freak watching Television. "Hey! Captain, today I am happy, very happy." and Captain said nothing in return. "You saved me last night, I should have said Thank you, so Thank you. Nancy is a very nice person, I see her sleeping at night. She will make a very good wife, what do you say Captain?" said Andy when Captain vanished suddenly. "Where did he go?" It was not so shocking for Andy as his favorite hero, Captain Freak would always leave like air. "Let's see what Captain Freak was watching this while. Oh! my favorite show, The Mighty Kids!" Andy was always a fan of this show. On his favorite show, a guest would show up daily and would talk with the kids giving them some life lessons. This comedy show would fill hours of joy in Andy's life when they announced the guest of next week who was supposed to be none but Dr. Haris Scott who was running for the Mayor. Andy knew that Haris had a majority but was always a corrupt and bad minded person in his real-life after he heard the rumors of Haris killing his previous wife. "City would die, hope Captain saves all of us." wished Andy.
Nancy and Andy from those days would spend time together going to various places in the evenings. Andy now was able to enter Nancy's house and see it from within. His days were going well. Sometimes they would meet at the Gift shop whose owner was nice to both. When one day Andy ran into William. "Hey! watch your way Andy!" said William, "You remember my name?"
"Of course I do, you were the one who was stalking Nancy all the while."
"I wasn't bothering her."
"Oh chill mate, she already has a boyfriend, his name is Henry."
"Henry? that tall player guy? he comes to the restaurant I work in with several different girls, he's a foe to Nancy."
"I don't know what you are talking about, but Henry works in a bank and he has a house. Don't enter in their private life."
"I will definitely save her, from that dirty fellow."
"Mind your tongue jerk! or you will have it from us."
"Don't say that again, or I will hit you hard," said Andy in a shivering voice. And the moment he finished William punched Andy's nose hard, "Fucking Freak!" said William and left the place.
Andy in the evening while returning home planned to see Nancy for a while when he stopped out of the Gift Shop when Nancy came out. "Hey, Nancy how are you? good, well I hoped that! you should definitely see me at my home. What? you want to enter my home forever, of thank God that would be great! so you wanna marry me? I can't believe it, so it's a Yes! I am so happy today"
"Whom are you talking to?" asked Nancy who just came out of the Gift shop.
"No one, I was thinking that if you would like to come to my home for a while. I have seen yours, why not you see mine?" said Andy. "Alright, let's go," said Nancy when both of them headed to Andy's filthy house.
The house was again not clean and dirty all over. "Why not you take a seat?" said Andy when Nancy sat on his sofa. "It's been a while, I stay out all the time so, cleaning is not done. My friends just engage me in parties and all," said Andy. "Oh, you might be having many friends then," said Nancy. "Yeah! there are too many of them." "Can I see your room?" asked Nancy when Andy led her to his room. "So, you live alone in here."
"Yes, this house belonged to my father. My mother died when I was seven and then Dad left the home. I and my brother were left in this house and I started earning early. And then my little brother also died of Pneumonia. Since then, it's just me." said Andy. "Oh, I am sorry," said Nancy, and then she turned to the wall where Andy had drawn Captain Freak. "What is that?" both of them clung to the wall, "That is Captain Freak, my savior. He saves me most of the time, since I was a kid he was my companion. I always felt like I am a hero, so he is someone who is a superhero who one day would save all of us from all things." said Andy looking into Nancy, "That's great Andy, I like that, you have a clean heart. You are a good guy." said Nancy. "Thank you very much, I always have been this thing," said Andy. And Nancy left the house after talking for a while.
The next morning the sky was getting clear when Andy was moping his floor again uneasily. And then Bob showed up, "Hey buddy, I am sorry for that punch I would have not done that to you." said Bob. "It is okay, it was my mistake, I always try to fit but I fail," said Andy when both smirked. "Look I have a family to feed and my pay is low, I need to pay my bills on time..." Bob was saying when Andy interrupted, "What are you trying to say?" "Look buddy, I need some money, Ethan is out and it's just you and me in here, and I am going to grab some money from Ethan's table. I want you to keep it a secret," said Bob. "Oh! don't worry I will keep it to myself," said Andy when both laughed and Bob went to the counter and picked up some amount.
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