"I'll sign the confirmations tomorrow, Good night, and Merry Christmas!" Josh was leaving the office at 8 o'clock at night. He used to travel in his car with a driver whom he fired a week ago. For this time the assistant was the one who use to drive it for Josh but today it was a new driver. "Finally! we got someone with us, let's go," said Josh and the car started ahead. For Josh, it could be any normal night, he was traveling in. "Hey! I insist to go slow, the protest might be taking place instead of my orders so, I don't want to take chance with my life!" said Josh, "Don't worry sir you'll be safe. Sir, can I ask you something?" said the driver. "Go ahead!" said Josh, "Did you have your dinner in the office?" asked the driver. "Yes, I was quite busy, so had it in the office itself. Why?" asked Josh, "Because I believe that someone like you should finish his things before dying," said the driver. Josh looked at the driver with fright when the driver looked back, "Surprise!" it was Captain Freak. "Stop!" shouted Josh and Andy shot on Josh's hands taking the car the other way.
"I can't stop! I just learned driving the car yesterday, so I need to practice at least," said Captain Freak. "Spare me! I'll pay you any amount you want, just let me go!" Josh offered money to Captain. "Ha! your power, your money, your position can change your dogs! I am Captain Freak, only fake love could change me," said Captain. "I thought you were dead!"
"Yah! I thought the same way, but you didn't attend my funeral, why?"
"Stop...the car, my hand is getting pathetic, please stop,"
"You know when I was a kid, I tried to kill myself, but I couldn't. And then I started to make many attempts to kill myself but failed all the time. And you think, you can do it? I can't die and that's it! that bullet you sent for me, missed me, but my bullets don't miss its prey, and today the prey is you."
And Captain drove the car to the center of the city. Josh could clearly see his end near, a crowd of protesters cheering for their leader coming with Santa's gift for them. "All Hail Captain Freak!" was the shouting for tonight. The best Christmas it was for them. And Captain drove the car to the mid of the crowd. Josh could see his killers from the window. They were growling for him, cursing him, angry and this was scaring coward, Josh. And the crowd went quiet all of a sudden.
Captain Freak stepped out of the car and the whole Freak party gathered around him. The crowd was eager and prepared for his command, and the captain finally said it, "Get him Tigers!". The crowd jumped over the car like hungry wolves grabbing Josh out of the car. Josh could be seen collapsing in the crowd's grip begging for mercy. Captain walked out of the crowd easily to Jeremy, "I need someone to drop me to my home. The work is done, I kept my word," said Captain. "Of course sir, we have that for you, and you'll be glad to know that we are going to beat him to death and then fireworks the whole night, Merry Christmas!" replied Jeremy, Captain laughed with joy, and then entered another car which drove him to his house.
Arriving back at his home, Captain took a sigh of relief, "Time to celebrate" said Captain and entered his house. Entering he saw something strange. For a few days his house used to be clean, but tonight, lights were flickering, things were not in order, on walls there were doodles of Captain freak's sketches and everything wreak havoc. And Captain entered his hall in amazement looking with some doubt and saw a shadow. Someone was sitting on his chair in the flickering light. "Who are you?" said Captain, and a voice came, "Merry Christmas Captain Freak," and a light flickered on the face of the speaker. It was none but Nancy who was still alive. Captain went in a state of shock to see her back to life. "Strange, we are both the same. Even I tried to kill myself but couldn't. I can't die, We can't die," said Nancy staring dead in Captain's eyes who was murmuring only one word," Nancy..." and Nancy jumped on Captain conjuring a knife in his belly which captain stopped coming back to his senses, but it peeled his shirt and strained some drops of blood on them. And then Nancy kicked the injured part of Captain throwing him on the floor.
"I'll be the most difficult one to kill, but only for Andy, I guess. Don't worry, it's not Nancy today, it's Freak Girl against Captain Freak," said Nancy when Captain got up on his feet and took his gun out. The freak girl threw the chair on Captain which threw him back and then she peeled off the back of Captain with her knife. Captain kicked Nancy hard making her fall on the floor and then threw the chair on her. The chair broke but missed Nancy. And Captain twisted the arms of Nancy choking her with his other arm when Nancy lost the knife her hand to Captain's hands. And then Captain positioned the knife on Freak Girl's neck. And everything paused in the flickering lights. "Finish me!" said Freak Girl. "I will," said Andy," But you will be finished by Andy who suffered because of you, and he will kill Nancy, even if it's tough!". "It will be the toughest!" said Nancy. And Nancy is correct here was the thought going in Andy's head. It was a clinger for him. On one side it was someone he loved the most in his life. And on the other, it was someone who deserved death.
Life gives such situations to everyone. But it's us who will decide. So Andy gave a big scream and slew Nancy who fell on the floor dead. Andy himself fell on the floor screaming to see Nancy dead. Tears of joy and loss were both in his eyes. There was a halo, and horns on his head. And then he gained strength to pick himself up to stand on his feet again. Not as Andy the weak but Captain the strong. Captain Freak moved slowly out of his house when he started to hear the noise in the air. Outside he saw fireworks in the dark sky. Celebration it was on Captain Freak's victory. He kept on watching it all and then smiled to himself closing his eyes.
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