Jasmine was sitting in the darkness with her heart racing. She picked up her phone, her eyes fixed on the screen as she waited for someone's response.
She called a number and left a voice note, "Antony, please answer! They are watching and following me. I don't know what to do."
There was still no response. She began trembling. After a brief moment, she received a call from Antony. She quickly picked up the call, "Antony, where are you? I am fucking scared."
"What happened? I am on my way," Antony said quickly before cutting the call.
Jasmine sighed and tried to calm herself.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. She panicked. The knocking continued. She hid herself in the almirah. She closed her eyes and prayed. The knocking stopped. She waited for Antony to arrive. After an hour, she heard the doorbell. She was full of sweat, hiding inside an almirah and felt uneasy due to difficulty breathing. She saw the phone. There were five missed calls and a message from Antony, "Open the door. I have been ringing the bell for the last ten minutes."
She got out of the almirah and fell on the floor. She was exhausted and had no energy left. Her vision was blurry till it all became dark.
Jasmine woke up and found Antony sitting alongside her.
"Don't worry. You are at your home. You were lying unconscious on the floor when I found you," Antony said.
"Where were you? What if something would have happened to me?" Jasmine said while holding back her tears.
"Nothing will happen to you and don't forget who you are," Antony said while holding her hand, "For how long has this been happening?"
"It's been a month. It all started with threats but for the last seven days, they started following me while going to the office and returning home. It's only a matter of time before they do anything hideous to me."
"It's been happening for so many days and you didn't bother to tell me," Antony said in a disappointing tone, "Don't worry, I will take care of it."
The next morning, they left for work. On the way, Jasmine noticed a car behind them. She got tensed, "That car has been behind us from the time we left the home."
Antony glanced at the car through the side mirror and applied a sudden break. The car behind also stopped. He got out of the car. The car reversed, took a cut and ran away.
He sat inside his car, "This is getting serious. For now, stop going to work till this cools down and I will be filing a complaint with the police," Antony said while starting the car.
"But I can't halt my work like this. It is at a very crucial stage."
"Are you fucking serious? All this is happening and you are still being stubborn about the work? Can't you wait for some time? Let it all cool down and then do whatever you want to," Antony said loudly.
"I can't. It will be too late if I halt my work. Don't worry, I will work from home."
Antony slapped his forehead, "You are so stubborn."
"I have to end what I started. I know that the situation is bad and I am afraid of what's happening but this is for the millions of people living in this country."
"Let me do your work," Antony said.
"This is my research, my hard work and I don't want to involve you in this."
Antony took a deep breath and said, "I will complete your work in the office. I am not their target, you are."
"Trust me, I will do it from home with precaution."
Antony rubbed his eyes and said, "Fine!"
Jasmine kissed Antony, "Thank you."
That evening, Jasmine was doing her work and Antony was talking with someone on the mobile when suddenly, the door burst open and a group of men in black uniforms stormed in. Jasmine heard the noise and fearing the worst, she closed her documents and before she could hide them, one of the men entered the room and said, "You are coming with us."
She stood up and tried to run but the man grabbed her by the hair and dragged her outside the room. She screamed but they put a cloth in her mouth. She saw Antony lying on the floor and a man standing with a gun pointed at him. Her face was covered and made to sit in a car. Antony was also brought into the car.
After travelling for some minutes, the car stopped and they were taken inside a building. They tied both of them to the chair. Jasmine's face cover was removed. She found herself in an unknown building at an unknown location. One of the men came forward, grabbed her hair and slapped her multiple times till her cheeks turned red. She screamed in pain. The man put a knuckle in his fingers and punched her in the face, "Tell us about your sources and disclose all the information you have."
Jasmine spit the blood but didn't say anything.
"Even you know that you would not be able to hold out for long. It will be better for you if you tell us what we want."
The other man removed the face cover of Antony, "Ask her to give up. She's acting like she is tough."
"Jasmine put a full stop on it. Don't be stubborn. Is it more important than our lives?" Antony shouted.
The man picked up a hammer and pointed it toward Antony, "It won't be a problem if we beat him to death in front of your eyes because, for you, the work is more important."
"You won't do anything to him," Jasmine said in pain.
"We won't do anything?" The man laughed and struck a hammer on Antony's hand. Antony screamed in pain.
Jasmine also screamed in fear, "Don't hurt him. He has nothing to do with it."
"So, tell us."
Jasmine didn't say anything and looked at Antony whose hand was shivering.
"Enough of your shit," the man took out a gun and shot Antony in the chest.118Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ22bygfG9gP
