Chapter 16:

Chatting.

M.A.D


Emerson on his way to his dorm signed to himself, “Wow…That was one big day over there…Huh, I'm in the finals now…I kinda feel hungry…I will just go to my dorm and sleep I guess.”

On his way to the dorm, he gets a call from his mom

Emerson’s Mom: “Hey…Emerson, Congrats! You have a long way…Tomorrow is the finals right, I have asked dad to take me to the finals. “

Emerson: That would be great mom…I will be waiting.

Mom: Are you eating properly? Is everything alright over there?

Emerson: It's way better than you expect mom…I got new friends…Everything’s great here mom…I wish I got these friends before, Everything’s happening at the end.

Mom: Don’t worry…You will find new friends…Even there.

Emerson: Yeah, I wish.

Mom: It's fine…Don’t think about that stuff now, Just focus on the games…

Mom: Hey…Heyy….Emerson, Dad wants to talk with you…I'm giving him the phone.

Emerson: Hello.

Dad: Well done! Hope you do the same in the future.

And dad cuts the call.

Emerson: Wow! It was the first time in my life when dad talked to me with such kindness…I feel honored. I don’t feel left out of this society, I’m not invisible to anyone now…People notice me, People recognize me…Few people respect me now…Few people look up to me, I was a failure…Loser…the guy who has less attention than a dustbin. Chess has thought me how to live a life…It has given me the taste of success…I can finally walk in this cruel society with my chin up.

While thinking about all these Emerson goes to his bed and starts scrolling his phone.

Chad is in the hospital with his mom.

Nurse: Mrs. Kruger…Someone is waiting for you to meet.

Chad’s Mom( Mrs. Kruger): Yeah, Let them in.

Chad: Have these fruits, How’s your health mom?

Mom: Ohh...Chakri that’s so sweet of you…

Chad gets a tear in his eye. He starts breathing heavily.

Chad: It's been so many years so one has called me with that name…I just felt relief after hearing your voice…

Mom: Same here, It's so nice to you Chakri, Go to school and study properly don’t worry about me.

Chad: I'm studying mom…I'm studying a lot.

Mom: I just want you to see as a teacher…It’s just my wish. Please try to fulfill. For that, you need to study well.

Chad: By the way mom…Do you remember that guy who use to stay on our street… Emerson Halidiya…He is in the finals of the Evernue Tournament.

Mom: Wow! When I last saw him, He was the same age as you…It's so nice Mrs. Halidiya must be really proud.

Chad: Okay then Mom…Take care, needs to do some homework.

At lina glass’s house.

Lina’s Mom: I'm done with you, I can't keep this marriage still going…Let's just Divorce.

Lina: Mom, Think about it…Just don’t make any harsh moves.

Dad: Even I'm done with you dumb Imaginations of your mom…She is just a big bag of nonsense…

Mom: How can you say that…You always make me cry, Anyways I'm leaving. Lina dear you can stay with anyone you want to so…Make your decisions.

Lina: IM DONE WITH YOU GUYS! I GOING TO MY ROOM. ALEX COME TO MY ROOM.

Lina: Tomorrow I need to go where my mom went and had to convince her so before that I just want to confess to Emerson how I feel…So could you help me by texting him?

Alex: See ma’am…If I text him instead of you, doesn’t that mean he is in love with me instead of you…

Lina: Ohh…God! No way I'm letting that happen…So Where is his number…First I need to use this new app called WhatsApp…Messaging here is free.

Alex: Is this your first time using Whatsapp?

Lina: No…I mean…Yeah! It is. So teach me

Alex: First you need to add Emerson’s number to the contacts list…If you can see…Yeah add it and then open WhatsApp…click on that + button on the right left corner. Yeah see there you can start chatting…

Lina: Now I get it. How do you know this stuff?

Alex: I and Scar are dating.

At Emerson’s dorm.

Emerson: Wait…my bandage should be changed…It's something I need to do…Or else my left gets infectious…

*Changes the bandage on his left hand from elbow to fist.*

Emerson: Now that’s done…Huh! I'm going to sleep.

At the Gangstar queens’ Place:

Leader of that gang: let's get ready for the official Betting now…I'm pretty sure, That new kid is no match for the opponent he is facing…Sell a few stuff and Get the money.

At the Mafia groups’ place.

Butler: Sir all the money has been distributed and we have our men with suitcases, Just we need to bet on him and everything will be fine. I don’t think that Emerson kid could win against an International Master.

James Peterson: I will show my dad and his beloved wife’s Torture.

Butler: Come down sir…You sleep and take rest and this stuff to us.

At the Rich old man's place.

David: Today was fun…Don’t you think guys…

All old people: Yes sir, it was… For tomorrow we need to make the whole stadium roar! It should be a historical moment for that little boy.

I believe in Calyden’s vision…He might have seen something in him…Something’s special about him…Which is just drawing these many people into him.

In Lina glass’s bedroom.

Lina: Yeah…I finally got the courage to text him…Here I go,

“Hi” 9:32 pm sent

Alex with an invisible mic in her hand and a commentator’s voice: A book move played by lina…

“Hey…” 9:34 pm seen

Alex: Emerson didn’t make lina wait long…which didn’t cause in loss before playing…As a beautiful chess player…Emerson also plays a book move.

“Well played today…Congrats on going to the finals.” 9:35 pm sent

Alex: Not the best move nor a bad move… As the lovefish(Spoof of stockfish) engine says, “ Asking what did you eat was the best move.”

“Thanks…I also had fun playing with you.” 9:36 pm seen

Alex: Best move by Emerson…A move that kept the opponent in trouble…The trouble of how to continue from here on…But in this pressure situation blunders happen.

“I'm coming straight to the point…I love you, will you accept me.” 9:37 pm sent.

Alex: Blunder…The engine shows it’s a blunder…and that’s where most people get blocked…

“ I have no problem accepting you but my parents might change my school.”

Alex: Even after the engine showed a blunder where Lina could have lost it completely…Emerson managed to draw this part of the conversation.

It’s A Stalemate.

To be continued

Black screen.

Those red roses.

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