".. and actually how many of you are there?" Shrey asked.
"We have a concentration of five ppm among humans." Achyut replied carelessly.
"5ppm that means…"
"… A total of 5 among the total 1 million population of malgudi."
"So how do you manage to stay hidden?"
"Why would we need to stay hidden, we are not a secret society, nor do we meet on a regular basis. It is just that we were informed at some points in our lives that we have the capabilities to fight vampires, apart from that we are perfectly normal people." Achyut said, smiling.
"So how do you guys co-ordinate?" Shrey's curiosity was multiplying with each passing moment.
"Well we don't need to co-ordinate as such. Frankly speaking I have not just one actual vampire in the past 15 years of my knowing the other members of the group. Vampires do not come in hoards like they show in horror movies and they actually have been wiped out from the globe many times. "
"Then how do.." Shrey inturrepted.
"There are more than one ways to create a vampire, Shrey like there are to destroy one. I will explain but first I need to tell the others about this sighting."
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"He does not own a cel phone, says it disturbs him in the thought process."
"I cant believe this", Said shrey looking at the door , one of the profs in our college has superhuman powers. I used to think he is a bit of a crack." Said shrey stopping in fornt of the door proclaiming "V D Chauhan. "
"I also think that some times." Said Achyut sticking his head inside ,"May we come in sir."
Prof. Chauhan was standing near the wash basin provided in the room, his back towards the door. The sudden voice of Achyut must have startled him because he suddenly spat in the washbasin and turned around.
"What? I thought the door was closed." He said his lips covered in white foam.
Shrey had a momentary Adrenalin rush from the thought that the prof was displaying some of his extra-ordinary powers but the tooth brush in latters hand and the open toothpaste tube on the washbasin mantle-piece changed that adrenalin rush into an uncontrollable urge to laugh.
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"So we die now , there is no way we can fight all of them. Poor ipsita she will never know her mom." Chetna said almost close to tears.
"We will Chetana don't worry." There is still time until dusk. Until then they are just in animate bodies."
"Which can not be destroyed" Achyut added in a blank emotionless voice.
"Until they somehow in-jest this venom." Col. Chakradhar completed his sentence, his eyes were gleaming with a hope.
"But how" Achyut started but was silenced in mid-sentence by the colonel.
This was a preview of the vampire story I was thinking up and plan to publish this around the the middle of October. Should I continue? Please reply if you have been tagged. J
