Peter p1

“Did she really cheat on her husband!?“

“Oh no she isn’t that type of persons she is so kind, I think he was just jealous more than normal “

“He was about 330 lbs., then he turned to be 160, he must have had a surgery to reach that shape “

“Oh no, is that true!? The same building and the same apartment!? He must have lost his Mind or he is ignorant of what had happened here “

Gossips, flying in the air here and there, everyone talks about everyone, lies and rumors everywhere, you might miss your lunch, a party, a weeding, but a chance for knowing the tea of something …never.

It’s their nature, the people there are coping with that truth that everyone is a prattler. Big mouths in every corner of the streets, like you can never have such a private life there.

One day the city had a foreigner visitor, he seemed to be different, he is quiet, elegant (unlike city dwellers) with a smile on his face, he is happy, it’s a big question why is he happy?

Oscar James, a mid-age man Came from a far city to The no mercy city, the city that has no official name yet because the residents are still arguing on whether it was named after Ramsey the second who was a famous chancellor in the middle of the 19th century with a great family and A great wealth or after Ramsey the warrior, the people’s hero who was only a poor guy defending his people against any attacks or enemies, so its name is R city until now because the only thing they are agreeing with is his first name. Anyway, Oscar is a lawyer, a great lawyer in fact and he held so many cases for an important people before. He came here to work, a man from R city is starting a company for electronics and he wanted someone who is trusted to do the legal job for him to be able to get clients from other cities and towns, and also to help him in writing the contracts of the employees as he doesn’t any of them.

Oscar had his first meeting in the city with someone called Masina, he asked him about the direction for the post office as it’s near the company.

“So, you are the new manger there right. yes, I knew that from the first time I saw you coming towards me, congrats Mr.…? oh before I forget that, make sure your staff is trusted as the people work there are so careless, you know one day a woman wanted to put a letter to be delivered to a nearby city, it’s said to have a lot of money in it but …

“Hey stop please stop, I am not a manger and I don’t have any relation with the post office I only asked you how to Get there so please if you know just tell me. “

“I am so sorry for that man I thought you were the new one …ahh anyway you just can move along the street then turn the second left and you’ll be there “

Oscar Thanked the man and ran away from him before he thinks that he is the new mayor. A few steps and Masina was grabbing his arm trying to stop him, Oscar was curios about what is he trying to do.

-         Are you sure you can go there by yourself or you need a company!? Masina offered

In fact, Oscar was a bit lost, it’s his first time here and he needed that type of help, but it seems that he wanted it from another one, although he saw that offering stranger a help like this would be so weird especially when it comes from Masina the hyper active person.

-         What was your name sir? Oscar asked

-         Masina, and some friends call me Mas.

-         Look MR. Masina I appreciate your efforts in helping me but that’s enough I think so thank you very much for directing me. Oscar thanked him with a strict tone that was opposite to the attitude showed in front of him

He turned and moved quickly heading to the post office. Streets weren’t so crowded so you could see buildings in sight easily. 5 minutes later he could see the office and the company beside. The appointment was arranged at 5 but it was about 3:50 so he had some time to wander in the city, a cup of hot coffee is highly recommended in that cold weather, fortunately the smell was really intense with some smokes going up making a cloud in a banner written on it “hot coffee” with a big font and a small sentence under it “keep calm it’s not allowed here”. The sentence made him think, what can be disallowed in a place that sells coffee?? Anyway, he decided to buy one. It tasted really good, he never tasted something like this before. But the thing that remained in his mind is the sentence written on the banner, but he told persuaded himself that it was some sort of marketing or a local thing in the city and as a stranger he cannot understand.

4:18 pm

Walking is the best way to discover a new place especially when it comes to a place that you may settle in for some time. It keeps you updated with all the places around you, where you are exactly, how can you reach the police station, the hospital, a restaurant. He kept walking and wandering the streets and districts until something stopped him again. Another place to sell coffee but with a different sentence “be calm, our coffee is not blue” what does that mean? At that time, he decided to ask, he went there wondering asking someone who works at the shop,

-         What is the blue coffee please?

-         A stranger right? the worker asked smirkly.

-         Is it too obvious? Oscar replied

-         You can never be from this city while asking about the blue coffee. Everyone knows.

-         So, tell me.

-         Have you ever heard about peter the mad.?

-         Who? no never heard before

-         there was a man who sell some herbs and flowers that were used for perfumes. One day he added some of his herbs to some coffee beans and thin grinded them together, that mix had a wonderful taste and also the people loved it but after a week, half of the people who bought the coffee lost their memories temporary for about a week and everyone of them admitted that he had entered a whole new world where he can see different people and things, they were unconscious but once they wake up they either be normal or turn to be a devil, their minds are not working properly they attack people or even forget who they are.

-         And you’ve seen someone like this before? Oscar asked with great interest

-         “For me no” he replied “it’s all stories from our old generations but we believe” but “we’ve only witnessed one who was out of control and attacking people in the middle of the day with a mask and it’s believed that this person has had a cup of the blue coffee this man is peter and we called him peter the mad”

-          Is he still here?

-         No, I think he ran away, far away from here.

Oscar listened to the story with great passion, he felt like the story has a lot of secrets to be revealed.

He went to his meeting with the CEO of the company, it was great he has been given the job successfully. He was really happy but still curious about the city. He realized something on his arm, a paper, he took it off, something was written on it, (you survived).

Looking closely at the paper, he does not know who wrote it or when it was placed on his arm, but he is sure that there is a secret. He was looking down at the paper when someone crashed him it seemed accidently but it was intentionally, another paper on his left arm (I’ve been waiting for you my friend, stupidity at its best when you said you'll never know until you try that thing)

Oscar tried to find the man who hit him bit it was in vain. He turned back to find the man who he left 2 hours ago Masina grabbing his arm again. They reached to an old tree

-         Masina did you write those? Oscar wondered 

-         Speculations were around anyone who visits this city you knew why of course, I also had a doubt, someone asked me a favor to put this on your arm for some money but I followed you and at the second time it was him not me. He is not a resident of the city, long hair with white tufts and a pale face that indicates old age, but he knows the city well and its streets, and he asked about a specific street, and this is what made me think.

-         Tell me more about peter please, the transformed peter. Oscar wanted to know

-         No one knows who he really is, we called him peter because there were some men who left the city called by that name, he acted like an expert killer, they found 2 dead bodies after he left the city and it was said that he killed them because they saw his face, he was masked, the 2 bodies were a woman and her son. Its crap the coffee was a stupid thing.

Anyway, when I saw the man I remembered peter, I feel that its him, just be careful, I should stay away from you this time, I am only warning you. 

Oscar left him and his head was in chaos, is he really peter or whatever they call him, and if so, why he wants him why him? its even his first time here. No answer for all of these questions, no one knows the truth and no one denies the lie,

After some time, Oscar was going back home leaving this crazy city, looking right and left always while moving but there was no one, he went to the train station and booked a ticket back to his home town, the train arrived on time, stepping up to the train when someone held his jacket from the back whispering to him “welcome back peter” ……. He looked back towards him quickly but the train was moving, he kept looking at him unrealizing of what was happening.