He walked to the crouching cowering man

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He walked to the crouching cowering man. His eyes glazed in fear as the revolver was pointed at him. The one with the gun gestured to his phone and asked, "Tera boss hai kya?" 

The guy gulped and nodded. He clocked the gun and said, "Saath saal pehle he asked me if I was ready for war." 

(7 years ago, your boss asked me if I was ready for war.)

He looked him in the eyes and completed "I'm ready!"

Then there was a loud bang of gunshot.

Oberoi on the other side of the call dropped his mobile in shock.

"He is alive. Rathore is alive... and... he is coming for me."

Time 8:30 Thursday night

Area- Pune

Location- Oberoi safe house

The gates burst open as the result of being rigged with hand grenades. Next went the doors. Rathore stepped inside the safe house covered in smoke. Before the men waiting inside could even raise their weapons they were shot dead. Oberoi tensed and stood up. 

He looked at his mobile as it beeped and walked towards the door.

Rathore walked in the corridor towards the room. Killing everyone is sight. 

Oberoi tensed and held the door knob. 

Rathore opened the room... 

It was empty. It was filled with a big server but there was no human soul in sight. 

Oberoi walked out of the room and looked at the quite forest spread around him. 

Oberoi was in kochi.

Rathore was in Pune. A mobile from a guard laying dead near him rings.

He walks to him, salvages the phone and picks up the call. 

Oberoi laughs rambunctiously on the other side. He says, "Rathore... thu mujhe nahin pakad paayega... ab nahin... kabhi bhi nahin."

(You will never be able to catch me Rathore... NEVER!_

Rathore's laugh starts slow and it grows loud. Oberoi's expression changes and his face becomes grim.

Rathoreclears his throat still reeling from the laughter and says, "Thu bhaagthe bhaagthe yeh bhul kya ki kyun bhaag raha hai. Mera target thu nahin, yeh server tha... aur woh mujhe mil gaya."

(You've run so long that you forgot why you're running. You weren't my target, the server was and now I have it.)

Oberoi gulps and scoffs.

Rathore chuckles and says, "Thu mujhse ithna darr gaya ki thu ek bhaat bhool gaya... Jahan thu chupa hai... wahan ek sher hai, jiska shikhar ab thu hai."

(You've lost your wits in your fear Oberoi. You forgot one important thing. There's a crouching tiger where you're hiding and now... you are his target.)

Then Rathore cuts the call. 

Oberoi's eyes widen and he turns back, when suddenly the shack in front of him blows. The shock wave sends him and his men reeling to the walls and the floor. He hears before he sees bullets raining down on either sides of him. Efficiently killing his men. 

Then he hears footsteps... he looks at the door and he sees a lean, tall figure  walk out of the smoke.

He has a shotgun and perched on his shoulder and walks in as if this was every other Friday for him

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He has a shotgun and perched on his shoulder and walks in as if this was every other Friday for him. Oberoi looks into the man's eyes as he positions the shot gun on oberoi's head. He knows this is where he dies.

~Fin~

So, I've not been able to complete the other work because I've been shaking in excitement. Also there were multiple writer blocks before that. 

So that has been postponed and this is your replacement. 

Now... releasing this now when we have the mammoth FL dropping is a bad move.

 But a plan is a plan and and I've failed enough plans. 

I'm also revealing the next day's title now cause we'll all be busy at 12!

Get ready for the FL.

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