The Dream Catcher: Ch-2 Mr. Danny Louis

Ch-2

Mr. Danny Louis

The hot days of Summer had started. Mama and papa were always busy in the works of the hotel. Grandpa and I were usually alone at home. Grandpa used to keep me happy all the time and he never let me become sad. I used to spent most of my time with grandpa rather than with my parents because he was the one who was with me always but my parents were always occupied by some or the other work of the hotel. 

All our relatives were living in other cities of the US so we rarely had any guests in our house. There was only one person who used to visit us and that was Mr. Danny Louis. He was grandpa's friend. He used to visit grandpa every second Saturday of each month. He seemed to be a suspicious man to me because whenever he used to come, he always used to run to grandpa's room straightaway as he entered the house.

One more thing about him was fishy that he always used to wear the same clothes. He used to wear black Fedora cap with white shirt and blue tie and a black coat with black pants and brown shoes.

As normally, he came on one sunny, second Saturday. This time he was carrying a book and a Chestnut brown colour suitcase. He again ran to grandpa's room as he entered the house. I did not like him. Grandpa and I were playing Snakes and Ladders when he came. Grandpa told me to go from there along with my Snakes and Ladders board. I told him I will keep quiet and will not utter a word so can he please let me stay in the room. Grandpa denied and told me go out fast and also told me to stay in my own room unless or until he calls me himself. He was looking very anxious. I was about to ask him why he was so anxious but just then Mr. Danny came so I went out of the room.

I went in my room but my mind was still wandering in and about grandpa's room. I was only thinking about him because for the first time, I had seen a lot of nervousness and fear on his face and I did not even know that what was happening in his room. Mr. Danny was also not a good man and many fearful thoughts were coming in my mind that Mr. Danny will harm grandpa and many more things. I never used to refuse anything that grandpa said but this time I was only thinking about grandpa. 

I walked towards my room's door and tried to open it but in vain because I put a lot of force to open it, it was not opening. I started screaming, "Is anyone there? Is anyone there? Help me, I am locked! I am here!" No one was listening to me. Then I started screaming, "Grandpa, Grandpa! I am here!" I was now sure that something was wrong because with a house with so many servants, how can no one hear me? I started crying bitterly.

I stopped crying because I heard sound of footsteps. I calmed myself. I heard someone saying," Please bring one cup of tea with sugar and one without sugar and some cookies." It was my grandpa's voice! I had a sigh of relief that grandpa is safe. I again started screaming again," Grandpa, grandpa!". I heard him saying, " Wait for sometime".

To be continued...

- GUNEET KAUR