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Collateral damage
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2021-06-17 19:55:15***** FEW HOURS BACK *****
Daulat was making few phone calls whereas Jerika was getting ready to leave for Zion as per the plan. Jerika was worried but she could hardly do anything about all that. It took nearly one hour to reach the city and further half an hour to the office. Jerika was getting late. Daulat did not bring his car and it was still parked in the hospital as he along with Jerika and the insolent, demagogue Brian. Daulat decided to take Jerika’s car whereas Jerika decided to take taxi. Jerika left first. After Jerika left, Daulat was ready to leave after half an hour Jerika left. He grabbed car keys and walked to the garage so that he can leave in the car at that instant. As he was ready to drive away, he noticed something weird. He checked and then realized that Jerika’s bike was missing. Its cover was thrown in the corner. Jerika did not notice bike missing because she never came down to garage, even not for her car. Daulat understood that Brian left on Jerik
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