CHAPTER 63

CHAPTER 63 : Time is running out

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"16 HOURS ?! THAT'S ALL HE GAVE US ?" Rudhra shouted in anger . Sabrie flinched on her seat but remained silent wanting to know where this conversation will lead. She was nervous regarding her role too.

"Yes , so you better start working . One hour have passed in nothing already" Augustus said . He was honestly feeling good that all this will come to an end quickly. He wanted to spend more time with his wife as her delivery could happen anytime soon.

"Calm your self down Rudhra "Seth said , realising that Sabrie was bothered by his loud voice.

"Fine , just tell me how this plan will go...who I need to shoot this time?" Rudhra asked.

"I will tell the whole plan once everyone arrives" Seth said sitting on the chair.

Fawad entered the room with Zayan and Liam , followed by Niya.

Rudhra felt relaxed that Kalayani wasn't there . As much as she had wanted to fight them , she decided to stay back this time for their son. And in case , any backup is required .

Not all cards are supposed to be played at once after all.

Fawad glared at Rudhra , but Rudhra just pressed his lips . He tried to look guilty but ofcourse he wasn't.

A maid followed by , and asked "Would you like to have something sir?"

"Bring some biryani with soda" Rudhra said and the maid gave a little nod and walked outside .

Rudhra felt gazes on himself and turned around , only to find everyone staring at him . He chuckled slightly " What ? Can't a man eat peacefully now?"

"Eat and ruin things for other people. That's the two things you do" Fawad sarcastically said.

"it's making things better . I can't believe , I am finding Safia more intelligent than you . At this point both your brain cells are fighting for the third spot" Rudhra said in a low tone making Fawad scoff.

"You don't have shame now do you?"

" I will have shame , the day you have brain"

"Enough.." Seth said getting fed up with their useless fighting .

"He started it"They both said at the same time .

Augustus laughed at that , and Seth just clasped his palm on his head.

"As much as I am enjoying this conversation, we need to head to another topic quickly" Zayan told them .

"Right...so Sabrie , remember the hacking of the public websites ? And putting up prooves everywhere?" Fawad asked quickly getting serious.

"Yup" Sabrie said.

"Have you got everything ready ?" Fawad inquired.

"Yes...but." Sabrie frowned.

"But?" Fawad raised an eyebrow.

"Are others ready with their plans?" Sabrie asked .

"Focus on your half for now. Everyone is responsible for their parts" Zayan told her and she gave a little nod . She was glad , she had a habit of preparing things beforehand.

"Do it now" Fawad told her.

"Now ?! Like seriously ? Khalid will come to hunt us" Sabrie was shocked.

"No worries , this place is safe . He won't be able to get to you now and about the others , I have already booked their flight tickets to different countries. They would have been in boarding by now" Fawad said .

It all have been very urgent , and he made the plans on last moment. All his private flights were booked to make sure the families of his friends and colleagues were safe.

"Cool" A slight smirk formed upon Rudhra's lips hearing that.  With no worries of his family, he would have fun just caring about beating the goons of Khalid.

"And...where would we exactly find Khalid ?" Fawad asked.

"Urm...He will come looking for us trying to give it his last shot as much as I know him . There is no way he will leave his whole empire behind" Zayan told them .

"Yes , just drop him a text.  He will go crazy after seeing the news and come to us" Seth said.

But somehow all of them knew that it wouldn't be as easy as it sounds.

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"Why are we going?" Safia asked Kalyani with worry.

"So that our sweet husbands can focus on their work" Kalyani replied with worry filled heart. They have already missed one flight, and the rest of the families have left because Adhikrit was feeling a bit sick and vomited .

Kalyani and Zeheb decided to stay behind with Adhikrit but Safia joined them too in the last moment, despite the protest of her family.

They decided to catch the second flight ,but the flight was delayed by an hour due to some disturbance in the sky .

"What if it turns out dangerous?" Safia asked and shook her head "No I can't leave him behind like this" she worriedly said.

"Fawad promised to come back for your birthday right? Then we will come back . Have some faith on him" Kalayani comforted her , but Safia's heart was sinking .

Zeheb was fiddling with the hem on her dress staring at the tv on airport. The Olympic in Paris was the talk of the town currently .

But suddenly the screen started to glitch changing it . Zeheb looked at that, and then her eyes darted outside , staring at the sky which was changing its colour to even a darker shade of black . The storm had started in their area with lightening in the sky . The rain was dropping heavily .

Kalyani's heart sank realising that their flight will be delayed.

"We can't rely on flight for now" She said and Safia turned her head towards Kalayani.

"Why?"

"It will take a lot of time . I fear that Khalid will reach here before the time " Kalyani frowned.

"Girls...We need to head out. Cars are surrounding this place" Niya said with worry coming inside with gun in her hand . The security guards were alarmed by this .

Zeheb was silent and with a slight worry , she stared up at the tv where a girl covering her face was .

"Hello my lovely brothers and sisters . It's Trojan—As much as I want to introduce myself to you, there is something way more important on which I want to draw your attention"

The soft voice of Sabrie had vanished and was replaced by a sarcastic tone . Everyones eyes were darted towards the screen which were displaying the horrors which Khalid did.

Zeheb's eyes filled with tears as she saw her own uncle's picture and Sabrie narrating how he was a good man who got murdered along with his whole family .

People gasped hearing how their beloved businessman was a certified criminal.

"It has started" Kalyani frowned while snuggling Adhikrit closer to her body, almost trying to hide him from the horrors of this world.

"They are coming for y'all , better hide" Niya worriedly said.

"But where?" Kalyani asked , but Zeheb's eyes widened in horror as she felt a contraction in her belly.

"My base ... Let's go to our orphanage" Zeheb tried to keep herself calm.  She knew that she would get the necessary materials for birthing a child there.

"Okay, let's steal a car first" Niya suggested.

"We have our own car ma'am" A guard said.

"THEN DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME !! LET'S RUN" Zeheb said with utter panic. Kalyani's eyes widened hearing Zeheb loose her calm , and the realisation stuck her.

"Dang , this day is the worst!" Kalyani frowned and held Adhikrit's hand as the guard led them outside . Unaware of the whole situation, Safia happily followed them , glad at the thought of not leaving Fawad.

"But wait, is that place safe ma'am?" The gaurd asked as he sat in the driver's seat.

"Not really....now that I think" Niya said . Their truth was out to Khalid and it was pretty known that he might go after that place to find them .

"Just drive the car to a place far away then" Zeheb said with urgency.

"Omari's place...I guess. I have heard that he's their friend . He might let us stay and his place might be protected too" Safia suggested. She didn't had idea about their business but she had heard Omari's name quite a few times to know he was important.

"Right ! Him! Get to Omari!!" Zeheb was panicking. She had already lost a child and she didn't wanted to lose another one too.

The driver rushed . His palms sweating with every passing second .

"Should I call the boys?" Niya asked.

"No , let them focus. We can deal with it" Kalyani told her.

"Sorry to interrupt...but we might need to speed up" Safia told them. Zeheb turned around looking behind the car , only to know that towards black cars were following them .

One man pulled his gun out , while bringing his head out of the window to shoot at Zeheb but she put her head inside.

"Damn it . Gimme your gun" Kalyani angrily said snatching the gun from Niya's hand , and looked behind and started to shoot at the wheels of the car just behind them. Adhirkirt was shocked seeing this mode of his mother but nonetheless immensely impressed.

Safia couldn't help the excited smile forming upon her lips . She felt as she was in some movie . The way the car was speeding and the gun shots were going on made her heart beat faster.

She pulled out her phone recording all this . After all it was a once in a lifetime experience.

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Khalid was sitting on his chair silently. The room was dark and the only lights which came inside were by the huge window .

It illuminated his face . The storm was nowhere near ending and this night specially felt longer. The guard knocked in with worry .

"Come inside" Khalid's voice sounded serious more than ever. He was well aware of how his empire was collapsing one by one . The heirs whome he had chosen were going to be the ones causing his demise.

"Sir...Your wife...she took her own life. She has left a note" The guard said . Khalid extended his hand in front to take a look at the note .

"I can't deal with the sorrow and shame of being bankrupt and imprisoned . At this stage of life , where death is surrounding me , I have started to think what did this life got me ? The luxuries which my life depended on are useless to me now and the son who was once useless to me , is the only one who could have saved me .

I wish I had another choice , but it's late . I wish he never met Safia , I wish you never forced on a hier . Your decisions cost me my life Khalid . My choices costed me this death.  I hate every bit of it"

The letter was written with fury , sadness and with pain . Tears were over the piece of paper and some lines were smudged by the tear stains . Khalid clenched it angrily tossing it around the corner .

"Who cares about your death ! You were a promiscuous woman either way!"

He wouldn't give up on life as quickly as his wife did . He still had a last plan .

He stormed towards the other room , where a small kid was sitting on the bed.

"Dada!" Her chirped with excitement.

"Yes..my love" Khalid smiled . The smile concealed his darkest desires and his wish . After getting no replies from the message he sent to Seth , he had known this time would come and he already had his plans.

He had adopted a kid from the shelter .

"Look at this letter and read it , in case I never come back . Okay?" Khalid told him.

"Please stay..I have just found someone . I have just found a family" The boy pleaded .

"I know...my son but I have no choice for now . Go to France with uncle Arham" Khalid told him but he clung onto Khalid's leg .

'Geesh, If I would have the choice , I would have preferred having centipedes crawl over me' Khalid thought to himself but just carassed the boys head walking outside silently letting him cry and sob inside the room as Khalid's guard held the boy in his arms.

Khalid chosed the room and then walked towards his guard.

"And now that I am done with my plan B, let's head to plan A.." he said with a smirk playing upon his lips .

The game wasn't over until he gave up.

To be continued...

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Safia pulled the camera woman move!!! And that's good because the camera man never dies...(Idk I realised it was a silly joke but decided to keep it anyways)

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