Red Lipstick

Red Lipstick

It’s a cool night in Mumbai. And its 1 am in the month of November.

And on the beach of Madh, there she stood, Mira, and something is shining in her hand, and it’s a blood stained knife. Her face is all with mud and scratches. Hair all messy, her jeans is torn from the bottom. And she has these blood shot eyes staring someone inhumanely. It’s some one’s body and there is a big red dot on the stomach, someone had brutally murdered that body. A lifeless body, of some lady murdered so ruthlessly, just like an animal would slaughter his prey.

And suddenly, a laughter so eerie, so scary, spreads in the surroundings. Mira is laughing aloud, and falls on the ground and covers her face! And the spine chilling laughter turns into a sob.. She cries and cries! She looks up at the sky and remembers the days, how she arrived here and how she became a ruthless murderer! For which she had no regrets!

Mira was standing on the terrace of her plush apartment and looking at the sky. She was wearing a satin gown, upto the knee, dark green colour and looked gorgeous and seductive! In one hand she has her usual glass of red wine.

He comes from behind and held’s her close. Mira gives him a back kick and slams him to the ground. And starts laughing aloud, a sinister laughter.

“Come on Mr. Ravet, you cannot touch me without asking, it happens on my terms. You get that”.

Mr. Ravet is heavily drunk, he somehow gets back to his senses and starts blabbering “You bitch you are flying too high, just because you are an escort, the truth remains the same you are a slut and you always will be!”

As soon as those words came out of Mr. Ravet’s lips, Mira, threw the glass on him, and with a fraction of second he misses the glass. Not waiting for more violence, the jackal, tip-toed off, out of the room, leaving behind a highly panting and abusing Mira.

Mira comes to her bedroom and sits on the bed. It had been long anyone addressed her by that name. As she was a high class brothel, an escort, so none could dare to call her that, but she knew that jackal did speak the truth.

Mira herself had entered into this world of flesh-trade, only for money. She was anyways from an affluent family! It all started from just having fun with her n number of boyfriends, and taking hefty gifts in return. Slowly she felt, she could make it a profession. But ofcourse she wanted to be her own boss! But she never involved any other girl in it, she never wanted to!

To kill time and for extra cash she worked in the call centre! Anyways no one at home cared for her! Night time was her freak out time!

Mira still remembers the day when she met Laila. Mira was all zonked in one of the plush bars and Laila was watching her since Mira had entered the bar. Laila was a well know name of a flesh trade dealer. She was not only into brothels but also into escort services recently. Laila already had eyes on Mira. She was little bit threatened by Mira as she was class apart. Laila was a old player in this business, so she thought of killing the competition with sweet poison.

Mira was getting into her car in the car park and the driver was waiting for his Boss to signal him to start off.

“Are you Ok, huney?” a sweet voice comes from behind Mira.

Mira somehow manages to hold herself and turns around. Mira is drunk but she manages to see a heavy figure in front of her. She quickly checks out Laila, wearing a cheap frock with glitters on it and a cheap roadside necklace. Oh! Now that Mira got her eyes off from that dreadful attire, she looks at the face. All the heavy glossy patchy makeup and a red lipstick on full thick lips.

“Do I know you” asks Mira.

“I know you and that is important”, that heavy lady says.

“Look, I am not in a state of discussion or whatever, if you know me contact me only if it’s of my interest, if you want to sell something, please don’t bother, ok? Goodnight, Banke bhaiya, gadi start karo”.

All this Mira says in one stretch and leaves!

Laila was fuming from inside as no one ever spoke to her this way!

“No problem, you will learn a lesson soon” she says to herself.

Maya wake’s up with a start, as soon as the sun shone on her.

Mira yelled “Maya kaki, Maya kaki!!” “Ji beta”, an elderly lady came in Miras bedroom.

“Ye curtain, kyun odha nahi hai”.

 “Beta, 12 bajgaye duper ke, uthjao”.

 “What!” O god! Mira yelled.

“Kaki, meri coffee ready karo”. And she stormed into the washroom.

This was everyday for Mira, after a good bath and breakfast, she rushed for work. She had never seen rush in her life.

Mira checks her phone there were 5 missed calls!

She checked and it was some unknown number.

From Number checking App, she found out it was some “Laila”.

“God, girls too are hunting me?? Again she giggled.

But somewhere Mira had heard this name “Laila”. Mira had forgotten her last night encounter with Laila! Being curious, Mira dialled the number.

Laila says “Hi Darling! Is your hangover okay now?”.

“Excuse me, do I even know you? Who is this? Mira quipped.

 “Oh, Mira, we met last night, you forgot?” Now Mira racked her brains and she remembered hazily, the high on makeup figure she bumped into last night.

“O Ok! That was you, so tell me why did you ring me?”

Laila frowns and says “Well Mira, I would like to meet you”.

 “Ok, Moonlight lounge, 12 am, C U” saying this Mira disconnects the phone.

Laila, smiles slyly and says “Ud le, chidya, ud le!! Jitna Udna hai, bahut jald tere par kat ne wale hai”.

Mira reckons Laila wants to hook her, now Mira recalls where she has  heard this plump dame's name.

She dials his number and once Vir answered it, she barked

“How dare you give my number to some Bitch, how dare you!!”

Viraj was a high notch businessman’s son.

 “My wild cat, hang on! What are you talking about sugar?”,

 “Vir, this some lady Laila, wants to meet me and she does look like a hooking network. And I clearly remember you had mentioned her”.

“O yes, Laila, yes honey, I did mention you to her! Chill, she is superb network, she gets all highends clients babe, just think, d number of green notes you can earn and you get to go out as well, shopping”.

All the anger Mira went all poof, when Vir mentioned about international travelling and money.

“Ok, but will decide only when I meet her, honestly I didn’t like her at all Mira said.

“Of course it’s your call”.

By the way, sweetheart we are meeting today aren’t we? Vir asked sweetly.

“No Mr. Rich banks, we meet next week!“ And as always Mira slams down the phone.

Laila was a huge chain of flesh trade and her linkups were all high top notch people. And recently she had jumped into Escort services, but her priority business being Flesh trade. Vir knew Laila had forced many girls into this business, even underage, but he didn’t care about it!

After ending her conversation with Vir, Mira closes her eyes and goes into self discussion; Be it anyone in this world, if someone’s isn’t ready for something, we have no right to force them. But Mira never jumped into such problems, until she faced it.

One such incidence was when at 3 am in the night Mira was with one of her guys Jesse, again one of her big shot boyfriends.

She and Jesse were having a smoke when she heard a spine chilling scream; her cigarette almost fell of her hand. And she saw the worst ever drama in front of her eyes, live.

4 men well built and all looking goons, were trying to force and get hold of a 20s something aged girl into the car and she was trying to fight them.

“Where are you going girl, none of our business!” Jesse yells

“Shut up you jerk, she is yelling for help“ Mira spat back.

Jesse continues “Look I am not going to interfere, in case you need me, so handle it yourself”.

“You dimwit, I know where your energy lies, so I won’t ever ask for it as well, so take chill pill and run like a sissy if you want”. Mira scowles back at him.

But Mira realises she can’t fight the goons alone, Mira remembers, in Jesse’s car, there were couple of cricket bats.

She threatens Jesse, and says “If you don’t want me to leak our hot videos on the social site to make you piss in your pants, move your bum, take the cricket bat and come with me”.

Jesse was a sissy really, scared that his high profile image is on stake he joins Mira!

She whispers something to Jesse and he runs on the other side and Mira storms into one of the Goons and bangs the bat on to his head. After fighting and injuring the goons. Jesse takes out the girl who was unconscious now. And along with Mira and the dame runs towards their own Sedan and drives away!

When they were well away from the site and at a safe place.

Mira, kisses Jesse and says “I know you are a monster but what you did today, will earn you some Brownie points in Hell”.

Jesse blushes and is about to say something, Mira interrupts:

“Ignore! Let’s get this angel back to earth”. Saying this Mira looks at the girl in the backseat and got goose bumps. She must not be more than 22, she looked pretty in that black skater dress, with high heels, glossy makeup. But Mira immediately understood, what lies behind her was a girl forced into flesh trade.

Mira searches the gals bag, her purse has only makeup, comb and poison bottle. Mira froze “a poison bottle? How do they get this stuff?”

Mira then sees something which didn’t make sense to her. In the girls dress, there was a pocket and it looked torn, she further checked and inside the pocket, she feels something.  “Christ!!” Mira exclaims!

Jesse looks on the other side! Mira commanded.

Jesse said “why”?

Mira again scowled “Do as I say fast!"

Jesse obeyed. Mira picked up the girls dress and is stunned to what she saw. The girl has hidden a mobile, in her underpants. Mira feels proud of the little girl!

Mira quickly cleans it with a tissue and checks the call register on the phone!

There are 20 miss calls from a number called Home! Now Mira  is smart, she cross checks if its not a code word and dials it!

“Arya, where are you, you know how much we trying your number, please tell us where are you”.

Now Mira knows her name and she pacifies him, that Arya is fine and thye are getting her home!

Mira and Jesse splash water on Arya’s face, and she gains conscience!

She looks startled and screams, Mira explains to her they are here to help her but she’s too shocked. Mira hugs her and Arya tells her how she landed here!

Arya explains she’s from a upper middle class family, how her boyfriend lured her into fleshtrade!  

Result of it, she was forced to sleep with few other guys and this went on. Arya was blown off when she was asked to sleep with one of an elderly man. She had no option but to obey him. She felt like committing suicide that day, but her parent’s images haunted her, after all she herself invited her fate.

One day she overheard the elderly man saying “Oh! darling. She is amazing and I need her every week. I will pay you double!

And he continues “I am Ravet, no one will ever mess with me, you know my calibre, don’t you, my sweetheart”.

Arya didn’t have any idea who this “Darling” is all she guessed it must be a lady. Saying this Arya begun crying again.

Mira tries to console her. Arya explains last night also she was taken to that man and she dedicded not to give up and wanted to end her life!

And today she had decided to end her life, as she couldn’t bear this physical abuse anymore.

Mira just said one thing “Look girl, you are in a bad state, all I will say you yourself got in all this mess, all have fun, I also have fun, but you need to be alert in fun and this age is to study n to settle not to freak around”.  

Mira and Jesse drop Arya home, they couldn’t wait there for a minute, but she did exchange her number with Arya.

Mira also warned Arya to stop all this and requested Aryas family to lodge a police compliant that her BF is misusing their video and blackmailing her. Or else this vicious circle shall never end. 

Mira now opens her eyes and was surprised to find tears in them.

Mira herself was misusing her body, but she did it knowingly. Her soul froze, when she thought how so many girls must be getting fooled, kidnapped into this racket. Mira definitely knew this isn’t a small pond.

At this very moment, she stiffened, Arya had said Mr. Ravat was referring to some “Lady”, and Mira’s mind quickly went back to what Vir said “Laila”. Can they be connected?

Moonlight lounge, it was 11:30 pm in the night; Mira was dancing like never before, she was high on vodka. Then she came and rested at the bar, the table next to her squeaked! Due to the weight of the woman the high stool almost broke!

Mira instantly says “ Laila”, you are punctual I must say!

Laila’s powdered face grew pink and dumbstruck she was and says

“Mira, good you know my name! Let me come to the point, I want you to work for me!”

Mira was not only listening to Laila’s talks but she was also checking her out and that made Laila very uncomfortable.

Mira’s description of Laila “Short 5’2” frame around 40 yrs old, long hair, screwed up due to puming and blow dry. Blown up body, squeezed in a one piece, due to which her fats were protruding out. Some sleazy makeup, with glitters on her face and fake eyelids, too much eye shadow, made her look like “Cruella” from the movie 101 Dalmatians, thinking of that Mira chuckled.

“What’s so funny, Mira” Laila said annoyingly!

“Oh nothing, checking out a HOT chicken like you “Mira said jokingly.

Before Laila could open her grub, Mira interrupts and tell her terms and conditions, which were as per Mira’s consent and definitely not suitable for Laila!

Mira announces “I give you 10 minutes to think, I will get fresh and come back.”

Laila is flustered, but thinks in her mind “I know which clients I should send this girl to” and smiles slyly.

Mira is confirmed, Laila won’t offer her anymore, but she had a doubt this is the same lady, Arya mentioned!

Mira wanted to wind this vicious cycle! When Mira came back she didn’t find Laila in the bar, but she received a note from the bartender.

It was scribbled, Hotel Pearl tomorrow 11pm, client – Mr. Ravat.

Seeing the name, the whole puzzle fell into place, Mira was absolutely right, she is the same lady. Mira sat on the high stool and surfed about Ravat, on her phone. She was about to fall off, but regained herself. He’s the same guy who Arya spoke about!

He was definitely a top notch guy. But he had the money and he was of Mira’s class. Mira was confused if she wanted to jump into fire or not! And she leaves the bar!

She comes to her car, Banke Bhaiya was asleep. It was 1:30am. Mira knocks on the glass and sits in the front seat!

Banke Bhaiyas understands, Mira wants to talk to him, this was her usual way.

Mira smiled and asks “Bhaiya, agar apko pata hai, age khai hai, par ek baccha latak raha hai, aur sirf aphi ho jo uski jaan baccha sakte ho, toh kya ap uski madad karoge?”

Banke bhai, looked at Mira and then looked at his steering, thought for a minute and said “Agar mein akele hoon toh, bhagke madad karunga, parivar hai toh nahi karunga!”

Saying this he starts the car and speeds off.

Mira understands what he means and she makes up her mind. Banke Bhaiya was a father figure for her!

Mira goes home and receives a message on her phone, regarding the details of her meeting with Mr. Ravet!

9:00 am Maya kaki was going to knock on her bedroom door, when she heard giggles from Mira’s bedroom.

Maya kaki thought she was dreaming.

Mira was not only awake but was all dressed up and ready to go out!  

Mira then says “Kaki, gir mat jana”, meri coffee banao aur upma banao, mujhe bahar jaana hai. And you know I love you” saying this she gave a peck on Maya’s cheeks and went off to surf on her laptop.

After recovering from this shock, Maya kaki, went to her chores.

Mira has a list to buy licensed pistols, embedded cameras. After having breakfast she heads to the market in a auto!

In evening after having a good brunch, Mira readies herself for her plan!

No doubts why any guy would fall for Mira, perfect body, long tresses, brown eyes which matched her dark tone.

She always had subtle makeup. She was wearing a tight jeans and a seductive top, which could make any man go weak in his knees. She topped it up with a jacket to look decent, when she left her flat. Once she was ready, she checked her last minute arrangement. There was a hidden camera in her purse, inside the lining where no one could make out. A small gun, but with great capacity to kill a monster, in one of her high boots. And thanks to Arya, she hid her slim phone in her underpants. And she left.

She arrives at Hotel Pearl sharp 11:00pm, straight off went to her room! She knocks on the door.

“Come in” a handsome voice said.

Mira entered in a very posh suite,there, he was sitting on the sofa, in his shorts and was about to sip his drink.

When he saw Mira he froze.

Mira’s description “a handsome man in his 40s, fair complexion, with jet black hair and eyes. Awesome jaw line and a rather fit body for a 40 year old.

Quite a treat Mira chuckled and quickly switched on her camera very smartly.

 Mr. Ravet on the other hand was completely bowled over by looking at the girl who stood in front of him.

Her jeans was showing off her beautiful toned legs. Knowing what Mr. Ravel was ogling at, Mira steps forward and removs her jacket.

Watching her, Mr. Ravet accidently spils off his drink. He was smitten by her beauty. Mira was not only a shrewd girl but she knew how to use her assets well and on her own terms.

Mira carefully placed her bag in a very smart position which could cover everything.

She goes and leans over Mr. Ravet, keeps both her hands on his shoulder and peeped into his eyes. “Hi, Mr. Ravet, I am Mira”.

Ravet is dumbfounded and excuses himself for the washroom!

Mira was waiting for this very moment; hence she played her cards right. She quickly checks the room, for any hidden cameras, as she knew Laila was a bitch. But there were none. She quickly remembered, Ravet, that’s the reason his status.

Mira hears Ravet coming out of the restroom, Mira plays her stuff and started undressing herself seductively, he’s mesmerised by her beauty. He goes close to her, held her from behind and both get melted in each other’s arms.

 At around 2 am, Mira wakes up, quickly dresses and leaves. While leaving, she leaves a note for Mr. Ravet “I had a good time, see you again”.

Once she reaches her home, she quickly checks her recording, it was all perfect. And this continues, Mira meets all high-end clients of Laila! Laila on the other hand was getting restless, as all her clients were demanding only for Mira and Ravet has fallen in love with Mira!

And Mira had made Ravet spit everything about Laila's world!

From Ravet, Mira also found out where Laila actually stayed, out of her many fake addresses.

Mira reaches Laila’s real home in Vikhroli and rings the doorbell!!

The lady, who opens the door for Mira, surely puts her in soup.

An obese lady wearing a cream colour cotton saree, and no trace of make up! The lady’s white skin goes pale seeing Mira. It was Laila.

Laila pulls Mira in and spats “What, the hell you doing here, who gave you the address, I will kill… wait a second that bastard Ravet, he turned out to be sissy in love“

Mira says “Hang on dear, it’s ok. I just wanted to see where you stay. And you look lovely in your deglamorised look! I am over with your stuff. I don’t want any of your work anymore. So goodbye.”

Mira leaves behind a blabbering Laila! She then quickly pushes, Mira out and shuts the door. Laila was fuming that so many years she hid her identity and now this bitch is screwing her.

While leaving, she texts Ravat “See you at my place huney.. hot kisses!!" That was the last bait.

Lying on the bed, Mira got over the quick recap. She had purposely been violent with Ravat.

Now that Mira had infuriated Ravat, and he had ran off to his goddess Laila.  Mira had already informed Laila's history, Laila's details n number of brothel outlets, Lounge, Bar hangouts, Laila real residence etc to the press and to different police stations and the PMO offices through her various  contacts.

Mira had made Arya her prime witness as well.

Mira knew Laila wont spare her! She changes her clothes, and suddenly she gets a call from an unknown number. She immediately understands its Laila.

She answers it. Laila has called her to Madh their usual meeting place!

Mira didn’t care for her life, she wanted to finish Laila. She knew she has saved atleast 5% of the girls from this hell! She carries takes all the necessary stuff, weapon, camera!

She climbs her home and greets Banke Bhaiya and gives her ma envelope full of money! She had kept a similar envelope for Maya kaki in the kitchen drawer!

Leaving him behind she has tearful eyes, and goes straight to her car and drives off. Banke bhaiya also has tears in his eyes and understands however Mira is , she will never hurt anyone!

Laila is sitting on the bench and pondering on her Mira has destroyed her, they had even found Arya. Laila is waiting to kill her!

Saying this she looks at the shiny Knife she had hidden in her huge scarf.

Mira knew Laila is thirsty for her blood, she had to act smartly. She tiptoed from behind Laila but Laila, was a sly women, she had eyes of a hawk and mind of a jackal. She had sensed Mira behind her, she pushes her to the ground! Before Mira could turn around and settle, Laila jumps on Mira pushing the knife into Mira. Mira is already suffocated due to Laila's huge body. Her only task was to keep away the knife.

Laila was screaming ”I will finish you, you bitch, why you had to do all this, you had fun, you took my money. It was none of your business to be bothered about the other girls”.

Laila was easily overpowering Mira.

Mira with all her strength, kicked Laila’s stomach and pushed her to the grounds. Mira started kicking Laila as hard she could, with her high boots.

Laila was wailing. Mira had gone mad in anger, she kept barking :

“You have no right to ask me questions, this is for all the girls you have traded,  for their parents' death, their tears, your punishment is you die with no answers to your questions” Laila couldn’t take it anymore, her knife loosened.

Mira took the right opportunity, picked the knife and plunged into Lailas stomach like a mad woman for number of times. She was continuously stabbing her, without realising Laila is already dead.

Now Mira lay on the ground, dirt was cleaned. Mira didn’t know why she did this, why she killed a woman, just for rest of the girls, who she didn’t even know.

Mira always had been alone inspite of a family. Hence she made strangers like Banke Bhaiya, Maya kaki as her family. Mira had vented all her wrath of her family, pain of the thousand of girls who were forced in to flesh trade, and killed Laila.

Mira knew this was not the end of it, the flesh trade world is big, but she was smiling now, as she could atleast die peacefully, that she had saved, freed and revenged some of the thousands of forced lives. But she didn’t want to go the jail, as she knew Indian Law will definitely put her behind bars, even if she was a HERO!

Saying this she plunged the knife into her and the whole atmosphere of Madh, seemed like blessing and saying to her rest in peace.