When it all happened – The Ambush Continues!

“Enough of the prize” he said as Sonali was pulled inside and I could see nothing more.

“What do you say now?” he continued.

“What do you want me to say?” I said cooling down my brain and trying the best thing spies do in such moments – buying time.

“Ha ha ha. Are you joking? You are surrounded from everywhere. You have thrown out your gun. You are standing in a home in one of the safest areas of Bangalore where no one can guess you are. Your girlfriend is sitting beside me with my gun pointed behind her ear. And still you are asking me?” he said and after a small gap, he continued, to Sonali, “your boyfriend is crazy. He doesn’t care for anyone not even you” and laughed a bit.

I could hear a mild cry as he moved his mobile near her and asked her to talk to me.

Amidst lots of crying and sobbing, she spoke, while she was still trying to hold onto her nerves, “Vish… Are you fine? What is all this? Why have they kidnapped us? You will save me na” She kept on crying as her confused questions kept on pouring in my ears.

I knew what he was trying to do. He was making sure to drain me of all my strengths by poking in on my weaknesses. He was making sure to hit my nerves with lot of Sonali’s crying and her fears. That was the only way now, with which he could tap down my courage, trap down my think tank. This had been and still is the most followed and the most useful blackmails or tortures until date. Hitting right in the middle of anybody’s emotional sentiments makes sure they start thinking from their heart making sure they get weaker sooner.

The more I tried to ignore her questions the more I could hear her crying. The more I tried to ignore her crying the more my heart cried. Closing my eyes for a second, I swallowed my feelings and stopped thinking about anything. The next thing I did was lowering the volume of my heart beat. But it’s never easy; believe me, to win over your heart. At some point you will have to bend to it else it turns you insane.

I was standing in a position where I was not sure what was threatening me more and what was I afraid of, her situation and her cries or the heavily loaded guns that were pointing to us from everywhere. I had to think fast; I couldn’t keep myself confused and keep him enjoying this.

Turning back I looked at Praveen who was still standing in the same place unmoved, but his eyes were sticking on me. He neatly blinked his eyes, slowly, consoling me in every possible way he could, saying, calmly, he supported me in whatever I decided, as I looked into his eyes. I turned back towards the car, still hearing the sobbing of my girl. Her questions had stopped now but I knew how much pain she was in.

“Sonali” I said finally a complete minute after she had stopped her questions.

“Vish… Tell me are you fine? What is all this?” she asked suddenly.

“Sonali… You know how much I hate you being sad and how much weak I grow when you cry. You are scared to death, confused, tensed to your nerves. I can’t promise to share your pain but be with me and be brave and I promise this will all be over soon. Your happiness is my strength Sona.” I said as quickly and as calmly I could.

“I love you Vish” she said.

“I love you too. Don’t worry, I am with you now” I said.

“Enough of romance” I heard him yell as he took moved back the mobile to his mouth.

“Now what do you say?” he asked. “I don’t have much time” he added after a second.

“Let her free. Come in and take what you want” I said, at last thinking something.

“So you really are crazy? Or do you think I am crazy? That I will say what you tell me to do” he said.

“I have the data with me. You have me. You get the data. Why the hell you want to bring her in between all this? At least when you have your gun pointed on my forehead, let her free”

“No no no. The man with the gun and bullets will do the talking and the man facing them will do the obeying”

“What do you want?” I asked.

“Where is the data?” he asked

“It’s with me” I said

“Right now?”

“Yes. Right now”

“In what format?”

“It’s in a Data card. I have it now” I said.

“Good. Now listen carefully. You and your friend will walk in right out of that door. One of my guys will be holding his gun behind your heads. You will walk to the car and give me the Data card. I will then verify the information right now. If everything is fine, your girl will be free but you both will be with us till we leave this country. Else, you know what will happen. And yes, Mr.Bollywood, the first bullet will has her name and the next has your friend’s name. The last one has your name, but the date is after a week. Is that clear? Or shall I start some demos?” He sounded as clear as crystal and as determined as a hungry lion ready to kill anything it wanted.

“Yes that is clear. But…”

“No but. Dint you listen what I said? Do you think you are smart?” he shouted angrily cutting short my sentence.

“Thor that mobile out of the window, open the door and both of you step out at the same time, hands up in the air. Don’t act smart. You both may be smart enough to tackle anything but you cannot be quicker than the submachine guns my boys are pointing at you both”

“Fine” I said

“Come out now rascals. You have been stepping on my nerve since a year now. Hold your hands in air and step out right now” he shouted again. He clearly meant he was in charge of the situation.

“And beware, no bullshit of any smart moves. I don’t care how many bullets go into how many bodies today. Now through that mobile out” he yelled again.

I turned back to Praveen and signaled him to follow me after throwing the mobile out of the window.

“He wants us to walk to the car and hand him the Data card. His boys are carrying submachine.” I said as he stepped closer to me.

Opening the door as we stepped out with our hands high in air, three men from side of the house came right behind us and pressed their guns to our backs.

Continued Next Sunday…

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