The Kingmaker's Tale

A handwritten note was delivered to the control room. It read "The dawn broke early".  The note had no address, but signed with initials P.O.  These initials had a compelling past,  it sent shudders! 

Control room watched every move carefully. After being underground , Mr Aluwalia now surfaced to harvest his unfinished dreams. Initials P.O. tattooed on his right arm. Decoding the initials would definitely make their job easier.

Meanwhile, the usual bouquet arrived Aluwalia's residence. It had become a routine now . He kept calling flowers and they continued coming. Today, he made a call. In chaste Marathi he said "Ani Yen yeu deh".  The mention of International currency. Control  Room did not see this coming. A team was readied & they headed to Aluwalia's residence. Meanwhile, stationed on the bridge was a guard whom Aluwalia gestued to come in. 4 sacrifial knives were broght out & laid on the feast table. Control room made frantic calls, urging the team to head fast. The team was still 3 mins away.....

The guard entered......

• 1 Down with the  1st knife. He became the 1st casualty.
• Out of the blue-the 2nd one was tracked - 2 Down.
• The 3rd & 4th were the knife's delight.

What the control room failed to see, was now becoming clear. The handwritten note, flowers, the guard, international currency  -they missed seeing the VICTIM in them

• The note "The dawn BROCOLLI (broke early) ( Victim 3 identified)
• He kept CAULIFLOWERS (calling flowers) & they kept coming in (Victim 2 recognized )
• International currency ??? -  ONION (Ani Yen)  ( Victim 4)  -
• Stationed on the bRIDGE was a GOURD- how could they not decode this????

And the final blow. .......He was Mr AALOOwalia- The Kingmaker,with intials POtato-oed on him.  

This narration ends here. This is the Control Room's point of view. The Team reached the spot & THE KINGMAKER WAS "HUNTED DOWN". But on the walls of the Potato Community, reads a Saying " Until the Lion learns to write, every story will glorify "the hunter"   

This post written for INDISPIRE- Edition 373. Theme- #Potato must be the Hero