Twenty-five Thousand Five Hundred Novels & Stories

"There are... five of them." ***

I replied politely, confidently. “500,” the boy croaked. I turned stiffly to him. “500million. Would that work?” he rasped.

FIFTY THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS. FIFTY!

She casually picked it up to glance at the screen, and what she saw frightened her so severely that she froze in place at that instant. "One...two...three...four…five...five zeroes. The first digit is seven, the second digit is five…and then it's five zeroes after that…" Felicia counted carefully. After confirming that it was indeed seven-and-a-half million, she could not help but jump up excitedly. "Haha! Seven-and-a-half million! It's seven-and-a-half million! We've struck big this time!"

Melanie gathered her thoughts and raised her paddle, "Five million five hundred thousand!" As soon as she lowered her paddle, the man beside her raised his again, "Five million six hundred thousand!" Melanie held her breath, turning to look at the man. He was smiling at her.

There was a feeling longing to surface. "Five million nine hundred thousand dollars!" a male guest called out.

“Do I hear fifteen?” “Fifteen.” “Twenty.” “Twenty-five.” The numbers climbed. The voices blurred into a dull chant. My pulse thudded lazily in my ears, like it had decided there was no point scrambling toward a future already decided. Thirty. Thirty-five. Forty. My legs felt far away, more idea than flesh. The chain at my throat weighed more with every bid. “Fifty thousand.” The voice cut through the haze like a blade of winter air. The hall fell silent. Even the clink of glass stilled.

Status - Received Raw Bill- 5 000 0000 INR Total bill including all taxes - 5 001 4589 INR Bill status- Received. Thank you for visiting us again! My eyes moved up towards the price again. 7 zeros! Means millions Means 50 million! What? What? What? In the mess of avoiding Sahir & his chasing after me, I completely forgot about how we forged Sultan's money. 'It means the signature of Sultan, which Sahir forged, processed ahead. Now, what will happen when Sultan will find out about this? Of course idiot, he must have received the message of bank transaction, Oh My Allah...

Now, I only needed to focus on how to whip up twenty five thousand dollars in five fucking days. Seemed like light work.

Step by step, the noise grew louder, and soon after, I was able to make out what they were actually saying. "One million. By the end of this week. If you do not bring the money, I will kill both your daughter and your stupid little recruit," a familiar voice said. So Zeke's alive, just not in the same room I'm in. There was a long pause. "Hendrix, I am not fucking playing with you. If you do not bring the money, I will burn your daughter alive and give you her corpse. Don't fucking underestimate me," he said before banging something on what sounded like a table. I flinched, still hesitant about showing myself.