Friends of Betrayal

“My dear friend, Nom, please forgive me for my sins. It was my evil act that ruined your business… “

Nom was stunned to hear that. He looked at the nearby bed, his friend, Lott had tears in his eyes. Lott sobbed his tears, had few awkward expressions as if he wanted to continue. That hospital room had only two beds, with those two patients. Lott continued,

“I know, we will not escape this tragic situation, you have heart attack and I have world’s strongest poison in my blood. Nom! Let my sins come out now. I even stole your company projects file and handed over to your competitors. “

Lott looked again at his bosom friend and lamented over his evil deeds. Nom was still dead quiet.

“Oh God! I want to admit how bad I was! I deceived our bond of friendship and made you go through all painful events from bankruptcy to divorce.”

Nom shook his head in a shocking style. Lott could not look into his eyes, and said in a depressing tone.

“Your wife was having an affair with me, and I forced her to hurt you, give you divorce and insult you in public. Please forgive me, I was such a devil. I did all this just because I was jealous from you. You always were wiser and better. Now, in these last moments of our lives or at least mine, I admit all my crimes.”

Nom was still not uttering a single word. He was eying at the spider’s web on the wall and a strong expression of disbelief on his face. Lott got frustrated,

“For heaven’s sake, respond to me. I am your guilty, just say a word, abuse me but please say something. Oh I can’t hold any more, I am already on death bed. Nom! I know that I am a devil. I even hired criminals to kidnap your only child, and you had to pay them ransom. I thought that I had won. “

A doctor, along with a nurse, entered and had a check up.

“Mr Nom! You are lucky that you survived the worst heart attack. Be happy.” The doctor looked at Lott with kind of a “farewell message in his eyes” and said nothing.

On their leaving, Lott put together his efforts for one last time.

“You saw that scary look in his eyes? He is sure that I am not going to survive. Thank God! You will, and that is one compensation with which I leave this world. Good bye, my friend Nom! Forgive me if you can and I know you will not speak to a devil like me.” Lott wept again and closed his eyes.

Nom smiled for the first time and said in a satisfying tone,

“That’s okay my friend. I was the one who poisoned you, so have a safe journey to hell. Good bye! “