Short Story - 01 - Betrayer

He was a Betrayer,

He did horrible things to people,

Of course, for money!

Once, He too was a kind and benevolent man.

But He lost everything. He saw true nature of humans.

And He became the devil incarnate.

He started to interact with people, only to betray them later.

Of course, for money!

He always looked for own safety first.

After all a betrayer meant to be selfish.

He became more and more cold towards humans.

One time He was in a edge to be caught.

He ran and ran and ran, He was going to be caught for sure.

Eventually, He killed someone too.

Of course, for own safety!

No-one ever caught him. He became more and more good at this.

He even changes his face in every cases.

Onetime, He was in a house,

Of course, for betraying!

In the end, he found out that there was also a thief in that house.

When the thief was about to be caught he somehow diverted the attention. And let the thief escape.

After betraying them, He changed his face and started walking on the road.

Suddenly, a girl about same age bumped into him.

"Thank You", She said.

A betrayer got thanked. How funny it can be.

"You got the wrong person, Sorry", He started walking again.

"I am that thief, you saved", the girl showed him a smirky face.

"Oh!", He wanted to avoid Her.

"Let's work together, we can do better, you know"

"No Sorry, I am a loner"

"Please, Please"

"You know right, I professionally betray people."

"So?"

"I might betray you too, Shooo, Shooo, Go away!"

"You are a silly one right?"

"Huh! You are one to talk".

He started avoiding her.

But what can he do? She started following him everywhere.

In they end He didn't found any choice but to agree her.

They really became a great team. Whichever house they targeted they cleaned them entirely.

Their efficiency increased ten fold.

And then the head of the police started to stare at them from above.

They really was going to caught sometimes. But thanks to His disguise skills and Her agility as a thief they never caught.

A shrewd detective started chasing them.

In the end they found no choice but to be caught.

He said her to wait on their hideout, when he will fool them and meet her there.

"Please promise me, you will come back safe."

"Don't worry, I will"

" I never saw your true face, please show me next time, Ok?"

"Haha, Okay"

He didn't go to divert them, but actually, to take down some of them with him to ensure Her safety.

In the end he got caught.

It's really ironic. The moment he confronted so many of them.

He remembered something, what he was like before becoming a betrayer.

He remembered his past self.

"You really are a thief aren't you, You stole my most hidden thing, that even I forgot where was it"

The girl waited in their hideout for two days. Then he sneaked out from their hideout to find informations.

She found a newspaper from yesterday.

On the main page, their was a image of a very handsome man.

She never saw that face before.

He crooked the news paper in hand. A steady flow of salt water flowing on her cheeks.

"You really are a betrayer, aren't you?"

(A heartless betrayer also has a closed heart somewhere hidden inside….even he forgot about that….but a thief stole it)