Clandestine

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~Not Today~

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I drive quickly but smoothly, reaching downtown in under 5 minutes when it usually takes 15.
I drive close to the restaurant Reyansh and I reserved for them, and I see Drishti smartly keeping a low profile.

She sees me and it's almost like she melts. She hurried into the car and we share a tight embrace.

I don't take long to swerve off into a closed and private lot to ask her questions.
"Where is he? What happened?"

She sniffles. "I- I went to the bathroom we were talking a walk, and when I came back I was looking for him. Some woman noticed and said he went off with a guy I asked how he looked like and she said he was in all black."

She takes a deep breath.

"T-then I called you and I tried to follow the lead b-but I feel like he's being held at gunpoint."

I shuffle in my seat. "What why?"

She sniffles before slowly bringing out her phone.

There was a video from an unknown sender. It was Reyansh. He tried to take one of the agents phones and managed to send Drishti the whereabouts before they caught him and held him at gunpoint.

My heart lurches when the gun cocks into place.

"Bring me Tejasswi. And he stays alive."

And the video ends.

"Sweetie, I don't want you going there with all those weapons they have. Call for backup or something."

Her voice was panicked and breaking, torn that two of her most loved people were being threatened.

"I have my gun, I'll go get him don't you-"

I hear a car and I tell Drishti to duck, but when I see a tall and toned figure emerge my breathing eases.

His eyes nervously scan for me until he reaches my gaze and runs over to my car.

I turn the window down.

"She okay?"

"Yeah, I have his whereabouts I need to track them."

He nods. "I have my BlackLens in. Let me do it."

He takes the video and the smartlens scans the location. Till then I talk to Drishti.

"Can you drive? I've texted Mark and he's on his way to the house. Take my car and drive safely. Take different routes and when you reach Mark will stay with you okay?"

She nods, sniffling.

"Are you sure Drishti? Can you drive?", I ask again.

"Yeah." She wipes her eyes. "I raised a badass I can be a badass too."

I smile. "Right on." I fumble for my boot and give her a small gun. "Remember how to use this?"