Wednesday, July 09, 2025

HOSPUR (PROLOGUE) By GAUTAM K MIRCHANDANI ✒️

 



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A man was huddled in the driver’s seat, his body flopped forward against the steering wheel, and the shaft of the wheel broke and pierced the man’s chest. The impact must have been terrible for the man's head was thrown back, and his neck had been broken in many places and dangled to the body with the help of a few tendons. Blood covered everything and glistened whenever the beam of the torch fell on it.

“Don’t look, if you don’t want to. Go back to the truck,” the Sardar said.

Rajesh shook his head, saying, “No, I’m okay.”

Together they walked to the other side of the car and froze to a stop.

Another man lay sprawled on the ground on his back with his mouth open in a terrible, silent scream.

Rajesh flashed the torch over the lying dead man and let out a loud gasp.

Huge chunks of flesh have been torn and ripped out from the man's face, and a long, gushing cut went from his forehead to his chin, with streaks of his blood covering him.

Rajesh felt a sinking rumble in his stomach.

“It looks like a wild animal had attacked this man or maybe wild animals, there are many in these parts,” the Sardar declared and then looked around as if an animal would appear from somewhere and attack them.

Rajesh turned away, saying, “It’s horrible. I can’t bear to see it,”

The Sardar threw an arm around Rajesh’s shoulders in an understanding manner and then said, “Let’s go back, well, inform the police about this accident in Hospur.”

Rajesh was about to say something when a terrifying roar came from somewhere nearby. “What is that?” he cried out, flashing his torch around in panic.

The very next minute, something rushed out of the darkness and launched itself on the Sardar!

“AARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH,” the Sardar screamed horribly as he went down thrashing.

Rajesh screamed in terror and looked around for some kind of weapon.

“YEEEAARRRRRRHH, HELP! This thing is biting me,” the Sardar screamed.

Rajesh heard a ripping, tearing sound, and then a gurgling sound. He turned round, and the torch beam fell on the animal. “OH! No, no, no, it can’t be! It can’t be!” he screamed, trying to flee from the spot when the animal jumped on him.

The Sardar was dead; his head torn away from his body, and blood flowed out of his neck.

Rajesh screamed and screamed, his voice sounding far and wide. However, no one heard him, no one at all in the dark, cold, chill night!

 

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