Chapter 8

“ Kartik do you remember that person's name whom they were calling the head man? ” asked Krish while Kartik rubbed his forehead and then said excitedly

“ Yeah, I just recalled, his name was Mudrika, I also have heard a few names like Bhola, Mutru, Bhalla... Yeah, I have heard these names there.. ”

“ Naksh, do you hear it? You have to search tribe Kuki's men with these names and try to find something more about this nomad group, ” said Krish while Naksh nodded before he left the cabin.

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She was walking aimlessly on the road in a heavy rainfall while blaming herself for being so careless

‘ How could I do such a mistake, ’

‘ How could I be so careless? What was I thinking that time? Do I really deserve this mission? ’

‘ I'm such a useless person, I... Arghh.. Now what should I do? Should I go back? No, I can't do that, never, ’

‘ Oh come on, Akriti, this mission is more important than your feelings and self-esteem, you should put your mission beyond everything, got that? ’

# a Few minutes ago#

“ Akriti, we have checked the pen drive, it's blank, ”

“ What!! What are you saying Deepesh, check it carefully, it can't be empty, ” she said excitedly while the person on the phone sounded confident in his statement.

“ I have already checked it many times, Akriti, this is not the pen drive we are seeking, it's an unused pen drive, ”

“ What!! How could it be, I've always kept it carefully, how can I do such a big mistake? I have ruined my f.... ”

“ Akriti!! First of all calm down, okay. You must have mistaken the pen drive with other, now, you have to calm yourself and then think a way to go back, ”

“ Calm myself, and go back? Deepesh!! I think you didn't get me, I CAN'T GO BACK, ”

“ Ah, Akriti, I understand your problem but.. ” he paused, hesitated to say anything but after a few seconds he added,

“ Akriti, think carefully, this mission is above everything, your personal issues shouldn't be mixed with our mission, now think of getting back... And after hanging up, don't forget to delete the number and destroy the sim card, ”

“ Yeah, yeah.. Be at ease, I'm hanging up, ”

#Present time#

She was walking on the road thinking what should she do now. But, one thing was clear that she wasn't going back to the place that she had proudly left, meanwhile, she heard the sound of a car's horn from her back. Before she could turn back or step aside from the road, the car hit her. She fell aside while the car stopped after moving a couple of meters.

“ Ahh.... ”

she moaned as she was lying on the road, her body was aching as if her bones were crushing but luckily she wasn't badly hurt by the car as its speed wasn't high and it had only touched her by the corners. But, still, her knees and head got scratched and she was feeling too numb to stand up. Meanwhile, she saw the door of the car being opened and a man coming out of the car holding a stick in his hand. Gradually, she saw his whole figure. He was a tall man with grey hair, had worn a Raymond suit, woodland's shoes, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and was walking to her gracefully but with worried eyes.

“ Dear, are you okay? ” he asked with worried eyes and immediately gave his hands to help her stand up.

“ Ah, I, I'm fine sir.. ” she said while holding her head.

“ Oh God, you are bleeding, I'm really sorry dear, my driver is new at driving, he missed the break, ” said the man while she smiled awkwardly.

“ It's okay, sir, it was my fault, I was busy in my thoughts that I didn't listen to the sound, ” she said apologetically while he chuckled.

“ Where is your home? Let me drop you, no, first of all, I should drop you to the hospital, give me your parent's phone number, we should inform them first, ” said the man with gentle eyes. He was looking really worried for her.

“ It's no need, uncle, um, sir, I'm actually new here, I'm staying in the hotel. You don't need to bother about me, I'll dress up my wounds myself, It's nothing serious, ” she said while the man looked at her with cold eyes.

“ It's nothing? Are you mad? Look at yourself, your wounds need a proper dressing and you won't be able to dress it yourself. If you don't want to go to the hospital, then come to my home, I'll help you, okay? ” he said with gentle eyes while she chuckled.

“ I'm at your father's age, you can trust me, child, just take me as your uncle in this city and come with me, ”

She couldn't resist him as this man was giving her really kind vibes. As he said he brought her to his home and dressed her wounds gently with his shaking hands...

“ Thanks, Uncle, it really means a lot to me, ” she said politely while he cut her off..

“ Daughter doesn't say thanks to their father and you are my dearest... ” he suddenly paused while she was looking at him with blanked eyes..

“ Ah, my bad.. I was thinking that I'm dressing my daughter's wound. Haha, you know, she was also as young as you, she used to hurt herself and I was.. Ah, forget it, how are you feeling now? ” he said with saddened eyes.

“ I, I'm fine. So, you have a daughter? ” she couldn't help asking this question as she could clearly feel that this man was literally missing his daughter.

“ Hmm, I had a daughter, she was as young as you, once she was traveling abroad but her plane got crashed and all the travelers died in the plane. They say that my daughter too died in that crash and that she will never come back. But, how could I believe that? How could I believe that my only daughter who was dearest to my heart would never come back?

No, I believe that one day she will come back to me saying ' Pa, please cook the Veg role for me ', haha, you know it was her favorite snacks, I used to make it daily for her... ” he said as his eyes became wet. She gulped, she was silent, she didn't have words to console this father. He then added

“ It's too late now, you can sleep in Sona's room, ”

She actually wanted to leave but she couldn't reject the man either, she could feel that this man was actually taking her as his dead daughter, so, she didn't want to hurt his feelings.

She then walked into Sona's room and was now stunned to look at her room. It was a big room filled with the photo frames of a young girl. Sona was indeed very beautiful, she wondered how could her father compare her with his daughter. His daughter was an example of true beauty. Her figure was perfect, her eyes were resembling pride and her face was filled with self-confidence, it was really a pity that she died at a young age.

She shouldn't have searched her room, but she couldn't help restraining herself. And by searching her room, she find that this woman was not only pretty but also very intelligent. She has mastered in two subjects and had done diploma in many coarse.

“ Wow.. She was really a beauty with the brain ” she commented and then something stuck to her mind. She then clicked her picture on her phone and send it to a number with a caption

‘ We got our next target and this time I got something easier to portray, ’

She then placed her hair back to her earlobes and smirked while saying,

“ Krish Goenka, be ready, I'm coming back..