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--------------Central city east, Los Angeles, California.

------------------------ 100 S Santa Fe Ave, 3:40pm. 

" Thank you sir" I said as I hurriedly got down from the taxi and paid him his fee.  I looked around the busy area and stood right in front of the address Najmah was kept, Tasha's diner. Why were they keeping her in a diner?. There were tall buildings all around, probably residential apartments. 

I pushed open the door to the diner after reciting Ayatul-Qursi and walked in with shaky legs and heard a chime. I was frightened to my core but I had to control myself if I wanted to get Najmah out of all this mess. This place was empty. There were chairs, tables and everything that made it a diner but there was no one around. 

" Hello" There was no one to respond to me. I moved to around to see if I could find any clues or anything but I got nothing. Were they trying to trick me or something?.

Najmah's loud cry resounded in