Who is it?
Someone knocked at the door, later the knocking increased in frequency as well as in noise which made Martha annoyed. She was busy cleaning the dishes in her minidress. She was tired of doing all the house chores and now she has to deal with this person who is irritating the hell out of her. She screamed at the top of her lungs "Who is it?" but no reply but rather more knocking.
She was fumed with anger and went ahead to close the tap of water to see who is this idiotic person to make her angry. Finally, Martha reached the door hastily and was stumbled by the person standing in front of her. She never imagined she would meet such a person ever in her life.
The man standing at Martha's door was covered in blood from head to toe, he was drenched with blood spots all over him. Martha stood there stunned by all the blood and got scared of such a person banging her door. she was worried that he might kill her and drop the body off in the basement or in such a place that no one would ever find it ever. This is the scariest moment of her life.
But, with all her courage she asked him "Who are you? Why are you here?". She was going through endless questions in her mind but she could utter only these two. She thought she can go through this as she has been living alone for the past 10 years and faced all the problems by herself.
The man replied nothing but rather pointed his right-hand finger to his mouth. Marth was confused initially but later got the idea that he is hungry and want some food. She scanned the man completely from head to toe. His head was covered with mud but still those curls stood out. She guessed that he must be in his 40s, his droopy eyes and pointed nose made Martha think he is a good looking man, what must have happened to him.
His coat was drenched with blood and a white shirt inside was all wet due to all the sweat. His pants and shoes have also had some blood on them. She was contemplating whether to call the police and let them handle this or go by instinct and help him by giving him some food. It was already late at night she finally decided to give him some food and talk to him about how he got into such a situation and later make him deal with the police.
She told him to wait and closed the door. She went back to the kitchen and searched for some leftovers as she was living alone, there were hardly any leftovers. While searching the fridge, she found an apple at the corner of the rack. She went ahead to cut the apple into pieces and placed it on a plate. To her surprise, the man was still standing there waiting for food to eat. Her mind was going through an endless stream of questions What if he kills her after eating the apple? Is it his way of killing everyone until now? I should have called the police. I am such an idiot. I'll keep the pan with me as a weapon to defend myself if he attacks. Martha just maintain a distance from him, he won't be able to attack you. remember you are a strong woman. Oh no, I gave him my last apple, now what will I have tomorrow for breakfast. I am really a stupid person.
Just when he was about to finish eating she asked him "Who are you and why is there blood all over your body?".
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