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Warning: A very very big chapter (Biggest till now, i think).
I'm sorry in advance if this isn't what you expected, or if it bored you.

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Well, that is someone else's voice..
Ohh that's Col James!
"oh! Hi uncle.." that doesn't sound right. It feels wierd to call him uncle now.
"... Sir..?" it felt wierd calling him sir, too. Ugh!

"I'm still your uncle".
He's so sweet. Thank god, there's some kindness left in this place.

"By the way, out of bounds? Who taught you that term, that's only for my boys. And where didn't you enter? What's happening?"

So.. He doesn't know. That means Killer hasn't told him. That means he's not supposed to know.
I'm not gonna repeat my first day's mistake of telling him something Killer doesn't want him to know. Last thing I want is another 50 Pushups every night.

" umm.. Nothing.." How to change the topic..
"I was just curious to know what was happening there. I got scared after I hit you. I didn't want anyone thinking I'm stealing or something."
He burst into a laugh. "What will you steal from here little girl."
Then he focused on first part of my statement.

" So.. Your curious eyes were looking at those six boys, right?"
We both were looking into the same direction now, towards the boys.
" yes uncle, I wonder what are they being punished for. "

"Two of them didn't salute me this evening, and rest four, their salute was not proper."
I looked at him in surprise. He doesn't seem to be so egoistic, as to do that kind of thing.
"You.. You punished them for this.."
"No ma'am.. Don't accuse me.. Haha.. I didn't even know that such a thing happened, I was busy talking on phone when I crossed the ground."

"Then? Nick?"
"Well Nick didn't notice too. He had given them 2 minutes of break and was talking to the instructor. "

" Major Wills! But he was with me in the evening. In the ground next... to the boys.. My god... "
I was not much surprised. Killer had an eye on the boys while Col crossed them, and he noticed who all didn't acknowledge him. How could he do that from such a distance, is the point.

Col James was in a good mood at that moment, based on our conversation that took place afterwards.
" Jane, I still haven't got over the out of bound thing. Did Wills tell you to stay away from parade ground? Is that so ?"
"No, no uncle, absolutely not. Why would he do that. There's nothing like that."

"Alright then, I'll ask him myself."
Shit! Killer will never lie to him. And then I'm dead. Anyways uncle knows the truth.
"See, uncle. I'll tell you the truth. But promise me one thing."
"What?"

"That you will not talk about it to him"
"Young lady, you need not be afraid of him. Moreover, I'm his senior. He'll follow every single order of mine."

"Please Uncle! Promise."
"Alright. I'll not speak anything to him. But just tell me whether he ordered you to stay away from here or not?"

"Yes uncle, he did."
"This boy! Changing his decisions is becoming next to impossible. Another example are those six boys standing there since three hours. They would have been sleeping in their beds right now. But Wills! He will make all of them stay up all night. I'm feeling bad for that poor instructor who's going to have a night out. Haha"
He was really laughing. This man is a legend. I expected him to be angry. But he's cool about everything.

"Then why don't you.. You know.. Give the boys rest.."
"Who me? No way. He punished them. I have no say here."
He raised his hands.. A similar act that Nick did when Killer punished him. What's up with this fear of Killer? And uncle James? He's afraid of him too ? My concepts are all entangled here!

I looked up at him with utter surprise and confusion.
He gets my confusion and clarifies. "If I go and tell Wills that it's ok, and that I didn't mind the boys not looking at me while they were soothing their tender muscles, he'll just ask me whether its their mistake or not. We both know the answer, so discussion is over. Plus *he* thinks that *I* was disrespected. In that case, he'll hang them by their necks, this is still better for them."

"But uncle, you just said he'll do everything you order. "
" yes he will do. But only if I order. If we are having a discussion, I'm not his senior, I'm his father. And it seems.. he has more right over me, than I have over him". That last past brought a momentary smile on his lips.

So killer has guts to disagree with Uncle James on his face? Wow! That's new.
Suddenly his expression changed. And he continued  "specially after that mission.."
I could see pain in his eyes. "I can't lose him again.. So I just let him work his own way, most of the times now."

I swear I saw his eyes watery when he said 'I can't lose him again'. That was love mixed with remorse. I never thought I'll see both these emotions on any face here.
Talking about emotions, there enters the emotionless hero, into the ground.

And he has come here to give them a verbal treat now, since he hasn't met these unlucky humans since the incidence. He can't see us, because we are standing in other corner in the dark.
"You morons, you sick pieces of shi*!"
Whoa! That's a respectful opening statement!

"You thought you'll not salute your seniors, you'll not acknowledge them and you'll make your way out? You think you don't give a damn to whoever is in front of you? Huh?!"
His tone is becoming scarier. I looked at uncle James from the corner of my eyes. He had a smile on his face with a pinch of pride.

"Tell me loud and clear, who is the person you're learning this lesson for?"
"Col James, sir!"
All 6 of them shoot.

"You know who that is? You know what all he's done for empty skulls like you? Have you ever trained under him?... Answer me you dumbasses!"
"No sir!"

These boys are in for a long painful ride. I can see that coming.
"Bells on the floor. Logs up!"
The order was followed in a moment.
"Ten rounds, with no break. If I see anyone stopping, all of you will start from one. Am I clear?"
Like father, like son.
"yes sir!"

It must have been his presence, throughout their run, that nobody dared to stop. We both were standing there too, not knowing when will this end.
They finished their rounds, fell in front of him, gasping for air.
He didn't give them a moment of rest before making them stand in the same position again.
"I'll ask this question only once, and I want an answer from each of you, one by one. Why did you commit such a grave mistake?"

First boy said "I didn't notice him sir."
Rest five of them said a similar answer, and they were definitely not lying.
But highlight is.. If it's a genuine mistake, Killer punished them this much. If someone had said that he was tired or something, he would have lost one limb by now.

" You didn't see him coming. I see."
This sarcasm was going to turn dangerous soon.
"You guys need to be taught how to SEE people around you. I think I have a job for your seniors who are teaching you nothing."
He turns towards the instructor "Call final year squad commander, and all other appointment holders. They should be here in next 5 minutes in PT dress."

I took sometime in understanding where this is leading to, but Uncle got it in a moment.
He was laughing. I looked at him. "The seniors are dead. And if they survive today, the juniors are dead tomorrow, in their seasoning session."
Next to enter the ground were 10 boys in PT dress.
Why this uniform, I was wondering. Then it hit me. They'll be here for whole of the night and the morning PT tomorrow.
As soon as they entered, they were rolling on the ground. That must have hurt because the ground was solid. To and fro, like a pendulum, they were moving continuously.

In between whenever any bell rang, all 6 of them had to run.
It looked like an ongoing massacre in full force.
I wonder whether the seniors knew why are they being punished.

After almost thirty minutes of rolling on the floor, when they were finally ordered to stand up and show their faces, the doom was pretty obvious in their body language.
"Commander move ahead!"
Ethan, in whites, marched one step out and stood leading his batch's line.

"You know all these boys?"
"I know all of them, by their names, sir!"
I heard a 'Thank god' from uncle.
Killer moved a few steps towards the SC and stood very close to him. Looking directly into his eyes, he said in a low tone, that was much much more dangerous and his usual one.. "If. I. Ever. Have to teach them something that they should learn from you, I'll take your classes as well." you could see the SC trembling.

He goes back to where he was standing before, to declare tonight's hell.
Both the batches were supposed to do 50 Pushups in turns, with all members of each batch doing full count, before next batch starts. This was to go on till Killer comes back and tells them to stop.

He faces towards the six juniors and literally threatens them "You have got attention of wrong person here. My eyes will be on you boys, always."
With that he turned back and went.
As soon as he was out of sight, it was a scene similar to 10 lions standing in front of 6 deers with a fence keeping them separated.
The juniors started pleading.
"sorry sir, it was by mistake"
"yes sir, not intentional"

Ethan moved a step towards them and said "Do you even know what crime you have committed? And worst of all, do you know who you have been caught by? He'll make your lives hell."
Well, that was needless to say. They're already in hell. But hey! Killer loves this 50 pushups thing!

So these guys are up for the night. What if he doesn't come back till tomorrow night, Killer is crazy.
That way they'll be afraid to cut any slack at any time.

Finally when the instructor blew his whistle, signalling them to start, we turned back and started walking away too. Looking back at the whole incidence, I realised how much Killer respects uncle James. And that he doesn't tolerate anyone disrespecting him, even by mistake.

According to that theory, what Nick did, he should be shot dead by now.
But here he is.. still breathing, alive and so close to Killer.
I'm glad Ren managed to save Nick from his punishment, we all know it would have been something much worse than what he's facing right now.

Nick owes both of us a good treat, and I know just how and when to retrieve it.

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