ANZA’S DETECTION IN MAIN MARKET
Next day army men searched on that steep rocks
at Anza’s report but they could find nothing. The rocks were closely joined
together with minor cracks among them. They also listened to hissing of snakes
in the cracks but they didn’t observe any of it coming outside.
At the same time, Anza was in the main market. She went to super store to buy some grocery items. Afridi super store was the largest and most famous store of that area. Samandar Afridi owned it. He was a convivial businessman. He always praised Anza for coming to their town to serve them. His children were studying at APS School there. Almost all men of the town visited this store for their grocery shopping. Right after visiting the Afridi store, she entered the Azam cloth store.
A CLOTH STORE IN MAIN MARKET
At the same time, Anza was in the main market. She went to super store to buy some grocery items. Afridi super store was the largest and most famous store of that area. Samandar Afridi owned it. He was a convivial businessman. He always praised Anza for coming to their town to serve them. His children were studying at APS School there. Almost all men of the town visited this store for their grocery shopping. Right after visiting the Afridi store, she entered the Azam cloth store.
A CLOTH STORE IN MAIN MARKET
One portion of store was fixed for only
women’s clothes. Azam khan’s whole family was in cloth business. His two
brothers and cousins owned cloth stores in main cities of Pakistan.
‘I want to see some new designs,’ she looked at salesman.
Azam himself was not present there. ‘See this,’ sales man hurriedly showed him few clothes.
‘No, I want to see some brand new pieces. I have to give gifts to my relatives in Punjab,’ she put the shown clothes at one side.
‘These are brand new. We have imported it just yesterday,’ he opened some pieces again.
‘You must check at your store back side. I want something very different,’ she pointed towards the door behind him.
‘Baji every thing is already displayed. Ok, let me check once. Just for you,’ he reluctantly opened the door of repository at one corner. Just then a tea boy entered the shop with a cup of tea in the tray.
‘Wow! .you bring it fast.’ She raised her hand to hold the cup when it slipped and tea spread all over the counter. The salesman came out the storage area with opened door behind.
‘I’m so sorry. I’ll help you to wipe it out. Just give me any duster.’ She looked all around for any duster and entered the repository. It was a big room which was full with piles of clothes. She took one rough piece but some piles fell down in her effort to pull that piece.
SHE GOT THE CHANCE
‘You should show me these clothes,’ she looked at the fallen clothes. ‘I have to shop too many’ she sat down in the store.
Salesman entered the store after wiping the tea from his counter and became worried to see all the situation in side.
‘Bibi, please come any other time and don’t Azam let know about this incident. He’ll kick me out from the job,’ salesman requested her as all mess was his fault.
‘I’m sorry to bother you. Don’t worry, I’ll not
tell anyone. I can pay you for dresses with stains,’ she took some stained
pieces from the counter and paid for them. Meanwhile she was able to put some
devices in the store.
CHEN’S FATAL ACCIDENT
‘Flight is late, we’ll have to wait for another hour,’ Nofil
sat besides Li.
‘Look nature also is not helping me at all. I
deserve this all,’ Li looked at the changed time of his flight.
‘Compose yourself Li, she’ll be well soon. She
is a strong girl. She’ll come back to disturb your nerves again,’ Nofil
consoled him.
‘She told me about each and every thing
happening there. She kept me involved
about all family and friends activities. She always stands by me whenever I’m
in any difficulty and now look. No one bothered to tell me about her accident,’
Li had been repeating the same dialogue since yesterday.
‘She had a severe accident on highway when she was coming
back after attending a seminar from Chinghai; a fast moving bus hit her
car. She is unconscious from that day.
Doctors have suggested her surgery. We were busy in hospital, so we couldn’t
call you,’ his father explained him on the phone.
Her
surgery is fixed tomorrow morning. I have talked to dad a little while ago,’ Li
hardly told Nofil.
‘I wish, I can reach there in time,’ Li
continued.
‘its only a 6 hours flight. I hope you’ll be
there in time,’ Nofil looked at the big clock showing 12 am.
Li also
look at the clock but didn’t reply to Nofil. He was not able to utter a word
from his mouth. He didn’t know why but his eyes filled with tears. He
remembered he last wept ten or twelve years ago when he couldn’t get admission
in his favorite university. He remembered Chen spent all that day at his side,
trying to cheer him up and telling the benefits, he could get in any other
university.
‘I have been loving and hating the same person
for whole of my life. I have been fighting with my feelings of love for Chen
just to show my supremacy over her. I was rude to conceal my feelings. I admit
I’m used to her attention. I miss her chatting, her dishes and…her presence in
my life,’ Li couldn’t conceal his crying.
‘She is a strong and a lovable girl. Many
people are praying for her health. Keep your belief and just pray,’ Nofil
consoled him and then they got after listening at the announcement for Li’s
flight.
SHE WAS NOT ANZA KHAN AT ALL
She was at hospital when some men entered her
room. They took her laptop, files and documents with them. Almost every thing
in the room was ruined badly. Her bed was ups and down. Cupboard, wall hangings
and even the tiles at floor were broken.
‘There were three gunned men, who entered and ruined every
thing,’ Nawaz baba seemed worried. Anza was expecting this all after her visit
at market. She knew some people might check her Bio data but it was completely
changed now. From her parents to university, every thing was altered. She was
doctor Shireen Gull, lived in Peshawar and studied there through out. Nothing
could be found suspicious by checking her past. She hurriedly went inside the
house and locked it from inside. She went to the attached bath. The robbers
also shattered it. She opened the flush. The tank was full of water. She pushed
it aside. There was box under the base of that tank. Anza took out her laptop
and wireless phone. She checked her gun and some gadgets there. She did some
work on it and placed it back safely. In no time she was going to police
station to repot the robbery at her home. Next day she was again active on her
work. She visited many homes to check the patients. She went to the market and
she also kept on going to suspicious steep rocks despite soldiers didn’t find
anything over there. She used to observe those rocks by using her binoculars.
It was evening when she took her torch and gun and walked towards the mountain.
The night was dark and foggy. Suddenly
she saw Gull Jan coming there again. She was crying and screaming like before
and Shama Jan was following her again but this time a young boy was also
following her. At one steep rock Gull Jan fell down and was unconscious like
before. She saw Shama Jan pushed her body at one side and disappeared in the
rocks with that boy.
‘The movement of these
rocks is being controlled from somewhere else. Shama, Hidyatullah are somewhere
involved in it.’ She hurriedly came to
those rocks but only found Gull Jan’s unconscious body. She looked here and
there for Shama but suddenly a poisonous snake came in front of her and was
about to sting. Anza took out her dagger and cut its head. It was better to
leave that place. She marked the place and came back.
Anza was very close to solve the puzzle pieces of her
surveillance. She wanted to arrest the suspects red handed with strong
evidences when another sad incident took place in Lahore........
Disclaimer:
the names and persons in this novel are completely fictional. Any resemblance
with someone living or dead will be coincidence.
To be continued