The thundering night, Which had got everyone's fingers crossed for life, probably a storm, but the people inside the cell could only touch the droplets, coming from the windows, which are probably smaller than a pizza box. The thick stone wall's made them feel completely disconnected from the outside world. The night was darker than ever. No electricity made the situation worse.

I and my cell partner John felt the blindness. "What a storm, ain't it John?" I started. A flash of lightning struck and I could see John trembling in a corner far away from me. he has always been like that, fearing everything. It's been almost 4 months since we met. The first time I saw him, he was a nervous wreck. I was quite surprised to see this kind of guy in prison. So I asked him and he said, of course trembling, "I burnt a factory down" and I could easily say that should have been an accident. He said that the factory owners got so mad that they forged a complaint against him for intentionally burning it down and made him come here. But, he is a good person he has been quite free with me recently. I think I won his trust and believe it, I'm good at gaining trust.

"Why it is, it is.....ittt is getting creepy!" he shuddered. "Jeff, could you please pass the blanket, I'm feeling the chill running down my spine".

"Nah! I want you to be strong when you get out of here. I want to create a gang, a killer gang for our town and I want you to be a member of it," I said.

"But why would you need me. You always say I'm a scaredy-cat!" John asked.

"Well, I found out that you are a very capable person. You just need some training and blending and that's it" I replied in a bossy manner.

"But you are a rank holder in studies. You even topped in exams. Why would you need these gangs and wars?" John blabbered.

"My reputation is however gone. They have tricked me into committing crimes" I lowered my head.

"But you still have a big life ahead. You can study and settle somewhere else also" John spoke.

"It's not about my name being spoiled. It's the RANCOUR I seek. Revenge, vengeance, and the grudge flowing in my veins," I said closing my palms to a fist.

"Rancour!!....for whom?" John shuddered. "FOR TOM!" I said in a low voice.

"But Tom was the one who saved your life..." John started but I cut him off.

"He is the only reason why I'm here, in this stinky cell. I will tare him apart once I get out of here" I shouted, and a heavy thunder struck making a loud noise.

"It's only a short circuit, calm down folks!" the guard shouted running towards the circuit room.

"Jeff please give me the blanket. I feel terrible, please" John cried. Tears rolled down his eyes and I could see him, curled up, through the lightning flashes.

"Ok, wait a sec" I grabbed the blanket and made my way to him.

John waited but no one came.

"Jeff, where are you. Jeff, please don't play tricks on me. Please pass me the blanket" John cried. No response came. "Jeff, your freaking me out" Suddenly lightning struck, and in a corner stood Jeff with the blanket over his body tainted with blood.

"Jeff!! what the hell brother?" John shouted. The lights went off and John started to hear crepitus noises. Like a bone cracking or maybe a body twisting.

"Wh....Where are you, Jeff. Please it's getting creepy, stop this" The thunderstroke came again and washed the whole cell with light. But this time Jeff was not in the place where John saw him at first, HE WAS WALKING ON THE CEILING, singing rhymes.

JOHN GASPED.

"TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR" "CRIMINAL MINDED BRAT YOU ARE" he started laughing, and the thunders started intensifying all at once. "Je...jeff no no please stop!" John shouted.

"RANCOUR" Jeff shouted this time in a demonic voice.

-K.C.SHARMA

Jeff jumped down from the ceiling right in front of John and landed on his feet. John started to break down, he cried shouting.

"Stop Jeff, please stop, I can't take it anymore" John cried closing his eyes with his hands.

"LOOK AT ME!" The voice was harsh, it was like a lion roaring. "DO I LOOK LIKE THAT DOG JEFF!"

John slowly opened his eyes. A clap of thunder struck and what John saw was nothing normal. His body stopped everything for a few seconds. The shock John got could've even given him a heart attack. John was seeing something demonic, inhuman, and a devotee of the evil. Jeff's face was bathed with blood, there were scars all over it. His eyes were glowing with evil red eyeballs.

John found himself. He gasped for a breath. He hadn't taken in the air for almost a minute. The creature, Jeff, stood there smiling like a devil who had found his food, his hands were twisted and his legs looked like they were broken.

"Ahhhhh................!!!!" John shouted. He ran to the door and started kicking and boxing it.

"Ha Ha Ha Ha...!!!!" The creature laughed.

"Sir! Sir! we have an emergency" Gaurd dashed into the Jail office.

"What on earth, Jack?" The Jailor got up to were his coat.

"Sir! noises are coming from cell no.79. It's John Walter who is shouting to save him from Jeff Willy. He is shouting thatJeff is possesed and is been tainted with blood all over the body, the guards are on the way" Jack gasped for breath.

"God save us!! Act quickly he is the mayor's relative. Nothing should happen to him. Joe, call his parents immediately and Doctor steve as well" the Jailor shouted.

"On it sir" Joe said dialing a number.

"It's been 4 months since we have last seen Jeff. Don't know what condition he might be in. Will he have grown taller? I think might have lost weight. He's not his mothers hand cooked for a long time" May said in a low tone "I want to see him".

"Look, you can't be like this all day. Im his father, even I worry about him but we have to wait for 2 more months and he will be out of the prison for good "Willy consoled her.

"It's the feeling of a mother. I can't live without my son" May said.

"I know, but it's for his own good..." Willy was cut off.

RING!! RING!! RING!! RING!!

"Who's calling at this time?" Willy rose up from the bed and took the phone call. "Willy Woods speaking".

"GREEN STREET DRIVE, LANDITCH PRISON, THIS IS OFFICER JOE TALKING" Joe spoke.

"Yes sir, how can I help you?" Willy asked scared from inside.

"IT'S AN EMERGENCY. YOUR SON IS GONE MANIACAL. HIS BEHAVIOR IS NOT NORMAL. HE IS WALKING ON THE CEILING. HIS BODY IS TWISTED. PLEASE COME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE" Joe explained gasping.

"I'll..be right there. Did you call the doctor?" Willy asked with a broken heart, crying.

"YES, HE IS ON HIS WAY. COME QUICKLY" He cut the phone.

Willy fell on the floor crying, not knowing what to do. Then it flashed him. he picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Tom Walker speaking"

"Tom! There's been a problem. It's Jeff. An officer called me from the prison and said he is walking on the wall pl......plss come I do....don't know what to do" Willy cried.

"I'll be there in a minute, you get going uncle. I think he's POSSESSED. We have to act quickly" Tom spoke and cut the phone and rose up from his chair, a tall 6-foot handsome muscular man he was, well dressed in a suit.

"THEY ARE HERE......FOR THE RANCOUR!" He spoke in a low whisper.

K.C.SHARMA

Guards came running to cell no.79, John was still shouting, yelling, and kicking the door. Jack took out the key and opened the door. John came out rushing and fell. He grabbed for the nearest guard's legs and held on to it.

“Please save me, please……He’s gone nuts. He is acting like he’s been possessed by a ghost!!!! Save me please” John cried tightening his grip on the guard’s legs.

“It’s ok we are here, where was he when you last saw him??” Jack questioned.

“He……. He was… on the ceiling wall” John went on crying.

Jack turned back to the cell. It was pitch black inside. He started throwing light from his torch all over the place. Suddenly at one point, something caught his eye on the edge of the ceiling. He lit the place and gasped with horror. His eyes widened with fear. His mouth dropped open.

It was Jeff!!!!! He was smiling, a demonic smile that could get a chill running down anyone’s spine. He hung on the ceiling edge like a spider, Blood dripping from his mouth. It was unnaturally cold inside. A rotten smell swept past everyone. Jack dropped his torch. He was still in a state of shock.

“JACK….JACK” A distant voice as if coming near to him every second, a familiar voice.

“JACK! Are you ok pal” the guard near him shouted.

“It’s a DEMON!! Where….” Jack shouted and grabbed the torch lying on the ground. He shined the same place but it wasn’t there. A wave of fear, so strong, swept past him. He couldn’t find the monster. It was hiding somewhere, ready to pounce on them. He turned the torch all around the cell room, he stayed out of the cell, on the edge of the door opening. His fear wouldn’t allow him to get in.

“Jack let's go in. Come on” one of the guards said.

“No….there’s no way I’m getting inside that room” Jack shuddered.

“Don’t be a chicken, Jack” one of the guards shouted and in no time someone had pushed Jack inside.

“No guys……” Jack started but suddenly something fell on his face. It was watery but thick. Jack wiped it with his fingers and put it to light. His face turned pale. His body went numb. What he had just wiped off his face… WAS BLOOD!!!

Tears rolled down his eyes. With a shuddering hand, he slowly lifted the torch and showed it to the ceiling. Jeff was looking down, his mouth spread wide with the same demonic laugh, standing on his leg upside down, which practically looked broken.

“Ahh haa haaa ha….” Jeff laughed spilling more blood out of his mouth.

Willy drove his car to the prison right in front of the gates. He got down from the car. The rain roaring like a dinosaur. He ran to the guards near the main entrance.

“Willy wood, I’m here to see my son. Special entrance” Willy shouted to make himself clearly audible to the guards amidst the thundering rain.

“On whose order’s?” the guard asked.

“Officer Joe. Quick it’s an emergency” Willy answered eagerly. He wanted to run in as quickly as possible. He wanted to see his son all fit and fine. He did not dare tell May about these happenings. He was too scared that she might get trauma or even worse a heart attack!! He just told her that he is going to the supermarket to buy some groceries.

“Done sir, u can go in” the guard said and let Willy inside.

“Jeffer willy is out of the cell, officer do you copy that, I repeat, he has managed to escape out of the cell, look’s like Jack’s unconscious, over and out” the guard yelled at his transceiver, gasping and panting.

“God!!!! Why are you doing this? Alert every cop in the prison. There is a prisoner on the loose. He shouldn’t get out of the prison, no matter what. Samuel send guards to each and every corner of the prison and be quick” Joe shouted.

“It’s just a regular case sir, a Prisoner running out of his cell. He’s just broke out of the cell, he can’t get through the prison. Why are you getting so worked up?” Samuel said yawning.

“He’s the Mayor’s relative!! The Mayor might also be here any moment” Joe yelled.

“HOLY SHIT!!!” Samuel screamed jumping off the chair. He took his transceiver and yelled “I want every cop on duty to look for a suspect who has just broken out from his cell. I want each one of you serious in this matter and FOR GOD SAKE DON’T MESS THINGS UP.”

“What’s happening? Where is my son?” Willy broke into the office looking worried.

“Sir, I want u to be strong. We will not let anything happen to your….” Joe was cut off by Willy.

“I asked you where is my son??” Willy shouted angrily.

“Huh” Joe sighed “He managed to escape from his cell, but….” Joe started but was soon cut off by Willy.

“What??? How can you be so careless?” Willy shouted throwing the chair next to him “You people can’t afford electricity too” Willy yelled taking out his mobile. He switched the flash on.

“Where are you going, Sir” Joe questioned Willy who started his way out of the office chamber.

“I’m not gonna waste my time heating my butt in this room with all the current and heater on, while my son is shivering in some shithole, maybe without proper roof too” Willy shouted and made his way out.

“Dammit” Joe shouted thudding on the table with his fists.

A black car drove to the prison gate, stopping right behind Willy’s car. The door opened and a tall man got down. He was wearing a cap.

“What’s your business here?” the guard asked arrogantly. He was probably too busy with his job.

“I’m here to see a prisoner” the man replied gently.

“We have got bigger problems. Just tell me your name and phone no. and I will fix an appointment someday” the guard replied showing his power’s as a gate guard.

“Ok then, Please write down my name,” the guy said.

“Be quick, I have other works to do” the guard said opening the book.

“Tom Walker” the guy introduced himself.

The guard's pen fell from his hands. His body Started shivering.

"SIR MAYOR!" he gasped.

-K.C.SHARMA