Fate

Chapter 1

Bailey p.o.v

Today has been a very hectic day starting with the assignment presentation, then the four long hours of lectures and then again five hours of evening shift at cafe. My legs are killing me right now.Thank God I already ate my dinner at the cafe because I have no strength left to do anything else. All I desire right now is my bed,I just want to snuggle into my queen size bed and the warm blanket.Thank God I have finally reached home.

I live in New York in my one bedroom flat, it is perfect for me since I am still studying and rent for it falls in my budget.My landlord is a sweet old lady Lily ,she is like a grandmother to me ,only one  like a family, in this new city .Well I didn't tell about myself.

I am Bailey Thomas currently pursuing my M.B.A in New York university.I have two siblings -my sister June and my brother Issac.Both of them are younger to me and a whole lot troublesome than me.I am basically known as the saint of the family.I have never done anything which my parents disapproved ,which led to constant teasing and name calling by my friends and family.All my friends called me a prude or nerd, my glasses didn't make it any easier.But I never paid them any attention ,its not that I wanted to be a miss goody-two-shoes ,its just that I never got any inspiration to do anything bad.I always thought about my parents opinion on the way I do things but secretly I always wished to have someone with whom I can secretly go on long drives at night, playing pranks at halloween ,party all night. But my friends never included me in their activities, they always presumed me to be busy with my books.

A honk from behind made me come out of my reverie.I saw my surroundings and realised ,I have finally reached my block ,my apartment is in my line of sight.Finally, reaching my bedroom is the best feeling ,I can practically feel my bed calling me,but first I need to shower and change into pajamas. Never in my life have I ever taken such a quick shower,I could feel my eyes drooping in bathroom itself.I get into my bed and let out a sigh of relief thinking how I can rest without worry of waking up early in the morning ,thank the heavens that tomorrow is saturday which means no classes tomorrow.As soon as my head hit the pillow ,I was out in my dream world.

I was awoken by the sound of my phone ringing.I saw the clock it is three in the morning.I rub my eyes and lazily check my phone cursing the person who disturbed my amazing sleep.I certainly do not recognize the number, wait I even have message from the same number:come fast, I am dying here.Idiots ruffled me badly.Location added.

Suddenly all my sleep vanishes, wow who could this be.The first thing that crosses my mind is maybe its a prank.But, what if someone is seriously hurt,is it someone I know or someone messaged me by mistake.I decide to callback on the number.After three rings I hear a deep,velvety but pained voice "Ryan where the hell are you,I am dying here,i am about to loose my consciousness.Just come fast".He hangs up before I can even reply.Two things are clear from the call : one, someone is seriously hurt and two the caller has dialled a wrong number.I seriously ponder over what do I do ,should I go  and check on the person or do I call 911 and inform them about the call then they can take care of the person.Option two sounds a valid option but still I am getting the gut feeling to go myself .I will not be at peace till the the time I see the person myself. 

I decide to go and help Mr mysterious but it would be idiotic of me to go alone,so I settle upon taking Jim's help . Jim is my neighbour as well as my good friend,he is usually awake during this time since its still his party time. Without any further delay,I quickly grab a pair of jeans and sweatshirt and get dressed.I lock my door and march upto Jim's door in a hurry.After ringing his doorbell atleast ten times he finally opens the door. "Bail ! what's wrong ?you look worried."he asks with a worried and confused face. "I need you to help me .My friend is hurt and I need to get him now, please come with me." I plead him."OK. calm down bail ,let me grab my shoes" he replies still looking at my face.

We left quickly ,the whole I could not help but be worried about Mr Mysterious .I kept tapping my feet and biting my nails the whole way.Jim kept reassuring me that he will be fine .Finally after long agonious twenty minutes we reached the given location.It was a dark alley ,with no one in sight .I was getting a chilly feeling both due to fear as well as the weather. It was cold outside and in hurry I forgot to take my sweater.Both I and Jim look around to find Mr mysterious, at first it was impossible for me to find him. After searching for a couple of minutes ,around the corner of the alley I saw something or rather someone laying flat.I signalled Jim towards that direction.We both ran there and saw the person laying on his stomach unconscious.He was wearing a hood so it was difficult to make out his face. I was wondering if this is the same person that called me.I quickly took out my phone fro my back pocket and redialled that same number.The ringing of phone near his left hand confirmed my doubts.

We quickly lifted him and dragged him to the car.I can say that this person works out because he weighed a lot even though he does not look fat.After taking him to car we checked for the injuries.A gasp escapes my mouth seeing all the cuts and bruises.We decide to take him to the nearest hospital.