Origin- A Helza Shine Story

You might remember the day when I, Helza Shine killed Ayden Thompson because he killed my best friend. (In the Bell Bottoms And Blood)

 

After that I and Don Baker, (my friend) had a meeting in the Baker Mansion. Don asked, "How long have you been into this killing thing?" 

That's where I told Don my origin story... 

 

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My father, Armado Simpson owned a big company called Unimaze. This company was tied up with Baker Industries and Ezimono Private Limited. My father and the owners of these companies were best friends. Dr. Baker, my father and one man called Raven (owner of Ezimono) led these companies. 

 

Unimaze was very successful and my father was always attributed for that. My father was also a technology Mafia... that was the way Unimaze made money. Dr. Baker and Raven were his partners in the underworld too. My father had killed many people to get that spot of success. 

 

Dr. Baker and my father's relations became stronger with time but the secret dealings of Raven in the underworld made them suspicious of him. 

 

They had a great fued one day but the last straw in the feud was when my father, Armado Simpson sold half of the shares to Dr. Baker following a loss. Raven showed as if he was not angry and played it well. 

 

I remember it was Christmas night and my father brought a toy pistol for me as Santa. The door knocked and my mum opened it and Bang! was one shot. My father too came to the door, Bang! another shot. 

 

Both bodies fell dead and a man came inside. I remember being so scared that I hid under the couch. He walked around a few steps and hearing footsteps of the neighbors, he walked away. I did not see his face and only his black shoes and black pants. 

 

Neighbors came, things happened, I became an orphan but Dr. Baker financed my company and my education. He was my godfather who had never ever seen me. 

 

When I was eighteen, I changed my name to Helza Shine and read my Dad's diary. I established the company Hazamania and gave the post of CEO to David Evans. 

 

In order to search for my family's murderers, Raven I went from company to company as advisor but in vain. Ezimono was no longer a company. There were no records for Raven's real name or whatsoever. 

 

Until recently, when I was searching for David's murderer in Baker's Books. I saw a slight mention of a man called William Yates, a former manager at Ezimono. I and Don decided to meet this man who lived on the other edge of the world... 

 

Will I be able to find Raven? Revenge my family's death? Will I? 

 

William Yates, the man we sought lived on the other end of the world. It was very strange because the place was almost inaccessible. I tried looking for flights but in vain. No one actually went there. 

 

Then Don Baker found this small Jet going there once in a week. This jet was very fast and the ride was only of one hour. We booked two tickets which were as expensive as the first class of Emirates. 

One of my sources, Joseph Harper who was free of work that time insisted to come for further paperwork and helping us. 

 

We just wanted answers to our question.

 

WHO WAS RAVEN? 

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We left early for the journey. When we reached the airport, the jet was parked in a small corner. Joseph did all the work like security checking and whatever. 

 

The jet was unexpectedly full. There were around eight people including us and the pilot. 

We seated ourselves in the middle seats next to the wings. In front of us there was a French woman with a long red hat that covered her face.

 On the left was a decent looking man with spectacles on. He greeted us with a fake smile. He then gave us his business card. Oliver Webb was his name and he was a lawyer. 

I turned in my business card to him which he took and smiled a little on my name. He thought it was funny to be called Helza Shine. What a geek. 

 

Behind us sat a man in his 50s with a considerable big suitcase. He was in his formals and politely introduced himself as Aarav Singh, a business man. 

 

He said to me, "Miss Shine, I have heard a lot about you. Friends from companies have spoken a lot about how to saved their companies. Nice to meet you."

 

"Thank you sire, your friends have exaggerated it a bit but that's okay." I replied. 

 

Next to him sat a woman also in her formals. She was not willing to say a word. She was quite arrogant. 

 

Our pilot Noah, was a friendly young man. He tried everything to make the arrogant woman comfortable but in vain. Her arrogance knew no bounds. 

 

Our journey started and in the first five minutes nothing unusual happened. I noticed the French woman was ordering and drinking a lot of wine and Oliver Webb had something to do with walking up and down in the jet. 

 

Twenty minutes later Don went to the left side washroom. She screamed on top of her voice. We all ran, and saw a blood pool in the washroom which led to the cargo. 

 

In the cargo room, we saw the dead body of the arrogant woman. The thing was the blood only came out of her mouth and there were no other wounds. 

 

 The woman had gone to the washroom, after that each and every person on the jet except me, had left their seat... 

 

How is it no one saw it before?

 

The arrogant woman was lying there, dead. I went closer to her body and saw her IDs. Shaina Wayne. 

 

Don Baker immediately snatched the ID from me and said, "She was a former colleague of Dad (Dr. Baker). But why was she on the jet?"

 

I had more important questions to answer. Shaina Wayne was killed with something we were not familiar with then. When I checked her all pockets, I felt some white powder. Clear case of unwanted toxic substance in body. 

 

I started seeing all the people around me. None of them looked perfectly horrified. Oliver Webb was there calm. He was walking all the time. I asked him why

 

He said in frustration, "I walk because I have anxiety in sitting in congested spaces. It does not mean I killed a woman. I am a lawyer, I don't commit crimes."

 

"How is it you didn't see a pool of blood?"

 

"I didn't walk till the washroom. I came back from the second entrance in my every round." He ended with a scowl. 

 

Then I turned to Aarav Singh, I asked the same question to him that he went to the washroom and didn't saw a pool of blood. 

 

He replied calmly, "Child, I went to the right side washroom and as for the trail, it wasn't there when I went to the washroom."

 

"What time was it sire?"

 

"I don't remember. Around 1:15."

 

"Who went after him?" I asked. 

 

"I went after him." replied my source Joseph Harper

 

"What did you see Joseph?"

 

"I too saw no trail and used the right side washroom."

 

"What time you came back and who went after you?"

 

"1:20. After me that women went." pointing to the French woman. 

 

She said from under her hat, in a thin voice, " Madame, I am innocent for I too used the right side washroom and saw no trail. I came back at 1:25."

 

I thoughtfully said, "That leaves you Don."

 and stared at Don and

 

 she said, "I am innocent! I went to the left washroom and saw a trail then I opened the door and screamed."

 

"What time was it, Don?"

 

"1:30."

 

I said, "So it turns out, at 1:05 Shaina Wayne goes to the washroom probably feeling sick. She dies in there due to excessive toxicity. Oliver Webb goes to his rounds and does not see her as the door was probably locked on the inside. The body is still there. Around 1:15 Aarav Singh goes to the loo. No track, means dead body was still inside. Then at 1:20 Joseph goes. Still no track, means the body is still in the loo. Then this madam goes to the right loo and no track. The body is still in the loo. Don is the last person and she found the pool of blood and we all see the body together. Hmm"

 

This was very intriguing. One of them was certainly lying but who was it? 

 

Shaina Wayne was killed by poisoning. Everyone was denying the fact the body was moved in between 30 minutes. 

 

One was lying but who? 

I checked the trail and the doors of the loos. Nothing, there was absolutely nothing. No footprints in the trail. Even the Door latch was not forced. 

 

Door Latch... it suddenly clicked. The door was not forced that meant Shaina opened it herself for whoever was outside. She wasn't dead in the loo. She was given more poison when she opened the door which got overflow of poison. 

 

Her mouth could not take that amount of poison and started bleeding. If she wasn't dead by then someone from the right loo must have heard her but Who? 

Everyone did take only 5 minutes in the loo so there was no suspicion there... 

 

I came back to the passengers cabin and a big black suitcase of Mr. Aarav Singh caught my attention. I asked him what was inside it. 

 

He replied calmly, "Some business papers."

 

"What purpose Sire?"

 

"I have a business meeting."

 

"But the place we are landing isn't the home of any business person... until you know Ezimono."

"Ezi... what? my child, you are getting it all wrong."

 I said, "Open it."

He said "no. I cant"

"There you are sire, You are making me suspicious."

Don came to me and took me aside. She said, "I was talking to Noah, our pilot and he just called Aarav... dad and corrected himself."

I turned to Aarav and said, "So this isn't a commercial flight... your son is the pilot. And wait a minute. Why a jet, going to such a lowly place with absolutely no business opportunities is so full today?"

 

I continued by saying, "Why do we have two business entrepreneurs, one dead on the jet... a lawyer with anxiety which leads him to walking on a private jet? why?"

 

Just then it clicked to me, "You are all related. Aren't you?"

Aarav Singh was looking impressed. He said, "You are as good as your father."

 

I was so shocked. Don Baker asked if he knew her father as well. Aarav Singh said, "Oh we three were best friends. They knew me from my code name only Raven. Helza Shine or Helza Simpson, you were smart that day to hide under the couch. I did not kill you... "

 

"If you knew I was under it then why did you not kill me?"

 

"I was ordered not to... anyways how was your little ride?"

 

I shouted at Joseph Harper, "What are you waiting for foolish man? Get my gun..."

 

But he just stood there...

 

Joseph Harper stood there when I asked him to get my gun. He gave a crooked smile and said, 

"Helza Shine why do you think that I insisted on this trip? I am a former employee of Ezimono and I am loyal to it."

 

World came cracking down. I never thought I could have made such a big mistake. In my disbelief Don asked Aarav, 

"It was you... who ordered to get the name of William Yates in my books. wasn't it?"

 

"Oh my god Baker. You turned out to be more intelligent than your dumb dad who I had to kill."

 

"Wait a minute, all of you- Webb you and Joseph knew about the murder. One of you killed her in the bathroom the rest would drag her to the cargo. wasn't it?"

 

"I must say Helza, you are smart."

 

"What is it with Shaina?" I asked.

 

"Shaina and you both are the only people who could have found Ezimono so we are finishing you here." Aarav replied. 

 

Suddenly, he came towards Don but I kicked the old man quite hard. He fell down. The French woman held my neck with a knife. Don was horrified and I struggled to get out of her hands. In that course of time, I threw her hat and the face shocked Don. 

I looked up and saw the face of none other than Amy Baker! (Sister of Don) 

 

She had developed a raspy voice. She said, "Don't worry Don. I was here to kill you but I think I will have to go through Helza Shine first." 

 

I kicked her hard. While she was moaning with pain, I reached for my handbag. Oliver Webb said, "It won't be necessary our friend here Joseph had took care of your all guns. ha ha ha. You are dying today."

 

I pulled out two pistols made specially for me from each of my socks under my bell bottoms and shot him. Dead. 

 

Amy was getting hands on Don but I threw a pistol towards her. Don pointed the pistol towards Amy and I had a pistol towards Joseph. 

Aarav was recovering from my kick. Duh, Old men. He said, "Helza Shine what do you think after hearing your skills from Joseph, Ezimono would not have a second plan?"

 

"Oh yeah bring it on."

 

Aarav took out a pistol and kept at the head of Amy Baker and said, "This young woman when shot dead will release a dead amount of a chemical you cannot escape. Everyone will die."

 

"Her raspy voice and red wine explained it earlier." I said 

 

Aarav said, "I am not joking. Surrender or I am shooting...3...2..."

 

Bang! with tears in her eyes, Don Baker shot Amy dead and pulled me to the pilot's cockpit /cabin. Till anyone could understand anything, Don closed the emergency vacuum door between the cockpit and passengers cabin.

 

I asked Don, "How did... "

She interrupted me in a trembling voice, "Da-d... taught... me."

 

I quickly pointed a gun towards Noah and asked him to land the plane on our destination. 

 

Till we landed, there was no voice from the passenger cabin. We did not open it and left Noah. We headed to William Yates house.