Opening my eyes with great
difficulty and recollecting my nerves I looked up. My eyes fell first on the
face of the person who had hit me with my own gun who was standing impatiently
but they were desperately looking for something else. Trying my best to stand
up, ignoring the pain by his blow, I tried, again, looking behind him. There
she stood still crying. The tears flowing down her cheeks were glowing but in
no way it looked attractive. Then I turned to my left and looked at Praveen. He
still stood brave but as the clock clicked and the gun pressed tighter on his
body, his eyes started growing blank. Every tears flowing down from Sonali’s eyes
and the silence that reflected in Praveen’s eyes clearly started showing my
defeat.
“Do you still want to know who the
boss here is?” he said holding the collar of my T-shirt.
I looked into his eyes, cold but
impatient. He was definitely losing his patience but by now he had the situation
under his control and he knew that. He had two lives, the lives which I cared
for and the lives which couldn’t be lost at any reason, at his gun point and
was now waiting for me to finally accept my defeat.
“I don’t have much time” he
yelled in my ears.
“Let them go” I said, but my
voice was not as determined as it had to be.
Leaving the collar he pushed me
back, violently, which almost sent me falling aback but I managed balancing
myself with three steps. Stepping to me, he yelled, “Dint you hear what I said?
I am the boss here. I am the one with guns. I need my data now”
“I told you, let us have a deal.
I will give you data, you let them walk free” I said
Within seconds I felt another
tight slap on my left cheek. It was not as hard as the previous blow from the
gun but was powerful enough to hurt me. Turning my face back to him as I opened
my eyes, he said, “No more deals and no more talking. Just shut your mouth and
hand over the data to me. I will give you 5 minutes to think and decide. Then
one among these two will be shot”
The life of spy is full such
situations wherein they need to accept defeat, but only to the situation and
not to the actual fight. Smaller defeats help in bigger wins, rarely, but definitely,
if those defeats are used rightly. Spies never get many options and few times
never get any options. But this doesn’t mean they are left with nothing. Even choosing
the option they don’t want they have the capability to do what they want and
turn the battle in their fight. This is what exactly Spies do.
“Fine, I will give you the data”
I said, looking in his eyes.
“Ha ha. Very nice. Now tell me
where it is?” he said with a smile.
“We will have to go there”
“Where?”
“I can’t tell you the details. I
will come with you”
“You are still trying to behave
you are the boss. Don’t try my patience and lose your friends” he said in his
never care style and cold tone.
“Listen. I am not trying to be
the boss. But I can’t tell you the details”
“I told you not to try my
patience. Tell me the details”
“I will take you there”
“Of course you will have to be
there in front of my eyes until I verify that data. And now don’t ask me to let
your friends walk free. They too will be in front of my eyes until I have my
data. Only then you three will be free”
“I am not dumb. Why the hell will
you leave us free once you have what you need? Let them free and I will be with
you”
“Stop talking and buying my time
you ass” he shouted with all the anger in his eyes.
“I am not buying time. Just let
them go, you will get your data”
“What guarantee do you give about
the data if I let them go?”
“I will be with you”
“You? Are you mad? When did you
guys started caring about your lives? Don’t fool me” he said laughing mildly.
“Okay. I will take you there and
show you the data from that Card. Then you will let them go and only after I
feel they are safe I will hand over the Card” I said even though I knew once we
reached that place, I had nothing which I could do to make him obey my orders.
“Fine. Done. I am fed up of your
talking. Let’s go fast” he said turning towards his robot.
His robot quickly pushed Praveen
towards the vehicle and made him sit inside the vehicle. He then pushed Sonali
into the vehicle. Then he pushed me towards the vehicle but before I could step
in his boss stopped him. I turned towards him as he said, “No more stunts and
no more foolishness and no more talking’s and no more deals. Take me to my data
and walk free”
I silently nodded and stepping inside the
vehicle. Within seconds he and his robot were inside the vehicle and it
started. The driver started driving the vehicle to my directions as the gun in
robot’s hand pressed my neck. In the corner of my eyes, I could see another of
their vehicle following us.
I had all the time in the world
to think, but it’s really tough to think when you are sitting a vehicle as a
prisoner with a gun pointing at your neck. But that’s what the job of a Spy is…
To be continued…
Vishal…
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