"Aleeya, here some sausage rolls which I have make for you, so that you could have them for your supper later tonight." utters Maya as she hands her the nice warm sausage roll which she had neatly wrap up in an aluminium foil. Aleeya smile as she took that pack food and stuff in her bag pack together along with her uniform , as she was getting ready to set off to work.
"Maya, please forgive my brother...I wouldn't know how to react if I were to face up with this kind of situation myself." exclaimed Aleeya as she look straight into her eyes.
"Give him more time to get his mind frame straight again." exclaimed Aleeya as she zipped up her bag and carry them on her back.
"Three years has gone..does he still need more time on that?" asked Maya with a huge sigh.
"You know Aden, he's some kind of a dream head...so he takes longer time to really consolidate his thoughts and mind." utters Aleeya with a grinned as she hopes to cheer Maya up.
Maya giggle after hearing those words from her. "Yah..I guess you are right." said Maya at last.
"Tomorrow, are you really serious with your idea, of visiting that piece of shit? asked Aleeya as she was not very keen on Maya's idea of visiting Ilhan who was serving his life time jail sentences in the prison.
"Some things which I really need to clarify with him." exclaimed Maya with tense in her voice. The real truth behind all her sufferings under his hands....the real truth about her missing son and friend...she just want to know why.
"I just do not want you to get hurt again." utters Aleeya as she felt worried for her dear friend.
"What possibilities can he do to me...being in that cage?" exclaimed Maya as she was still determine with her plan. Aleeya nods her head but the concerned look was clearly stated in her doe brown eyes.
As Aleeya was busy tying up her paramedic boots, while Maya continues to read her novel, suddenly there was a knock on their front door. Maya place the book mark pendant, which Aden had given her onto the last page, which she has been reading as she stood up and head towards the door. She was surprised when she saw Thaqif. "Aleeya, someone is here to see you." said Maya as she opens the door wider to let Thaqif in.
Aleeya becomes dumbfounded when she saw Thaqif had actually stood right in front of her with a cookie jar. "You have forgotten this." utters Thaqif with a sheepish grin. Aleeya simply ignores him as she stood up and carries her bag pack with her helmet in her right arm. Thaqif presence seems to be a non-existence being to her, as she walks away from him and headed straight towards the front door. "Aleeya, stop acting like a child." exclaimed Thaqif as he held on to Aleeya's arm with his hands."I shall be in the kitchen....!" cried Maya as she stood up from the couch and left...heading towards the kitchen.
"Let go of me...you idiot! I'm already late for my work." exclaimed Aleeya as she struggles away from Thaqif's grip who seems not wanting to let her off...but he actually pulls her closer to him instead, as he smile charmingly towards her. "So you think this is funny...?" as she tries as hard as she could to get her arm away from Thaqif's grip....when suddenly his mobile phone rang.
"Please excuse me." utters Thaqif but he still had his hands around Aleeya's waists. "Yah..Thaqif here. Khalisah, what's up?" asked Thaqif, with Aleeya having her full attention towards his conversation with his new 'leading' lady. "All right, I shall be there right away." exclaimed Thaqif as he released Aleeya from his grip. "Aleeya, I really got to go." utters Thaqif but from his tense looks after receiving that call...Aleeya begins to feel a tinge of anguish in her heart.
"Thaqif, what's wrong?" asked Aleeya with concerned in her tone as she looks worried.
"I need to attend to this case right away." said Thaqif as he gently caress Aleeya's hair and her tense looking face. Aleeya was surprised with her own unexplainable emotion at that moment.....it seems so hard for her to let go "Just remember me in your prayers all right." Thaqif, walks out from the door as he headed straight towards his car and leave....Aleeya stood by the gate until his car was out from her sight.
"Aleeya, look at the time now...you are fifteen minutes late reporting." cried Julian, her senior superintendent.
"Sorry madam....something crop up at the very last minutes." exclaimed Aleeya as she pushed her stuff inside her locker and headed straight towards her bus....the ambulance..that's how the paramedic had actually rename their ambulance.
"It's simply not you at all..for being late." exclaimed Saiful her partner for that night as he key in some reports to pass over to Aleeya from his PDA.
"Come on, lets roll..!" utters Aleeya as she hops on the bus and do their rounds around that town. Aleeya went behind the bus as she begins to do the stock checking..making sure there's enough supply of medication, drip lines and any other nessesary equipment which need to be stock up...and next she check on the oxygen supply and the e-bag.
"Are you sure this is the place?" asked Thaqif as he steps out from his vehicle followed by Khalisah..when suddenly they were approached by another group of under cover cops.
"Thaqif remember me?" asked Yazeed as he held out his hand and pat onto Thaqif's shoulder.
“Yazeed….yah! It has been such a long time, we have not seen and heard from each other ever since that fateful day.” exclaimed Thaqif as he smile anticipating after seeing his long time partner, when they were both were assigned to crack down the drug lord and Thaqif had eventually gathers enough evidence against Dante and his underground deals.
“Thanks mate, for saving my ass.” cried Yazeed with a smile.
“Anytime man!” utters Thaqif with a grin.
It was on that fateful night, when the boat, that carries the illegal substance were been raided by the swat term at the port which Ilhan and Thaqif aka Nazril, was supposed to make the deal, was the night when Yazeed unintentionally, was discovered to be a mole which was sent by the swat term. Thaqif, who was known as Nazril, as that name was to be used, whenever he was need to be involve while gather more information regarding Dante’s dark dealings. Thaqif knew, Yazeed and his family fate will be seal cause, his identity has been disclosed. Eventually, Thaqif had volunteered himself to finish off Yazeed and the rest of his family, with a condition, it was supposed to be a one man show. Without wasting any time, he took Yazeed and his fearful family away from that state, by asking his long time biker buddies to rent a normal pick up truck and used that truck, to transport Yazeed with his family away from that state safely. Thaqif was lucky enough as he know how to play his part very well, until he was totally been fully entrusted by Dante’s as he was name to be the next lord. Thaqif was smart enough to make full used of this opportunity, and penetrate more deeply inside Dante’s dark world…until one fine day the golden opportunity had come for him to seize…as he had the main keys to unlock all the explicit deals which Dante had been working on, almost throughout his entire life. Just after a month after Aleeya’s family tragedy, Thaqif roll out the dice and gain back his poker card.
One night, Dante had invite him over to his place for dinner and while doing so…he begins to rant and brag about his so call success in this explicit businesses which he is so proud off. Thaqif had it all plan before hand, as he had implanted himself with a micro chip recorder in his boots…a daring act which he knew..once he’s caught..that will be the end of him. As Thaqif begins to ask more and more questions towards Dante, the swat term which Khalisah was leading..was already awaiting for the next move. And finally, as the full evidence which has been successfully recorded by Thaqif, Khalisah and her term move straight in. It was such a chaotic sight for Dante’s man but not on Thaqif, Khalisah and their term. Exchanging of gun fire occurred between them….Dante as usual the coward piece of dung becomes frantic as he ordered Thaqif whom he had thought Nazril, to figure a perfect hiding place for him…..but what a shocked he had, when Thaqif had eventually point a gun at the back of his head..with an arrest warrant in his hand. “You’ve got the right to remain silent…anything you say or do will be put against you.” utters Thaqif as he handcuffed Dante and drags him out from his home and pushed him into a police petrol car.
“Khalisah, I hope you don’t mind if I were to take Thaqif away from you just this once.” exclaimed Yazeed as he orders Thaqif to be part of his term.
"He's all yours Inspector." exclaimed Khalisah with a grin.
"All right, here the location of that building." utters Yazeed as he show the rest of his team, including Khalisah's term the blue-print map of the building. "We have received some info about the illegal activities in that building...this is serious because...it does not only consists of drugs, but they had some explosive substance and other weaponary which has been illegally smuggle into our state. Therefore, I need bigger term for an assistance involving in this operation. Thanks Khalisah for accepting my request." exclaimed Yazeed.
"Anytime sir." replied Khalisah shortly.
"Good. We need to split up. Thaqif and few others will be with me. We shall be the first term to enter into that area, followed by Khalisah...to cover us up..and to call for further assistance if things turns the other way...which I'm sure we all hope that none of the unexpected things might happen." utters Yazeed as he continues to explain further about this operation. "Okay, lets move." exclaimed Yazeed as he and his men proceed towards the building which was twenty feet away from them.
The silent of the night was soon begins to be broken, by the sound of the clicking guns and footsteps as they rushed ahead towards the building which looks like an old warehouse. Yazeed lead ahead followed by Thaqif...however for the rest of his three men..he had asked them to round up towards the back area of the warehouse instead. "Are you ready?" asked Yazeed intensely towards Thaqif. Thaqif nodded confidently and soon, Yazeed enters the warehouse front door much to Thaqif's surprised, cause it was not locked....such an easy assess...thought Thaqif to himself.
"Maybe, we should wait for the rest of the guys." requested Thaqif..but what makes him feel more uneasy about this operation, suddenly Yazeed locked the warehouse from inside. "Why are you locking the door?" asked Thaqif curiously.
"My men from the back will be unlocking the back door...therefore, Khalisah and term could easily raid from there. Come on, let's not waste any more time....let's check around this place." utters Yazeed as he instruct Thaqif to move along towards the stairs, which lead them to the upper floor of the warehouse. The visibility if the warehouse, was based by the dim light on every tiny corner of that area. Thaqif could sense, something was not right about this whole deal but yet, he still followed Yazeed orders as they both climb up the stairs towards the upper level.
"Why does your man take such a long time to be here?" asked Thaqif again, as he looks at his watch and it was almost fifteen minutes, but there were still no sign of Yazeed's man. However Thaqif knew, Khalisah and her term will move in once, Yazeed gives the order.
"Because, I only need you." exclaimed Yazeed with tense in his voice as he points the gun at Thaqif's head.
Thaqif was taken aback by his action but he remained cool. "What's this all about?" asked Thaqif again. "Two men enters this warehouse, one shot dead, they sure know who's the shooter...so don't be a fool." utters Thaqif again as he set his eyes intensely towards Yazeed.
"Shut up Thaqif, don't try to act smart with me. You can fool that stupid Dante but not me." cried Yazeed furiously.
"I'm just curious...why are you against me?" asked Thaqif while he set his mind fast to work out a plan to get himself away from this tight situation, despite Yazeed's gun was pointed at his head.
"You want to know why..you had spoilt everything....everything that I have been working hard on." yelled Yazeed. "Before you step in, Dante adores me....I was his favourite. I was to be his right hand man..but you..you had take it all away from me." cried Yazeed.
"We are cops..for goodness sake....we should be working together to crack these people down, but not to join them. Have you forgotten our vows during our academy time?" asked Thaqif as he brace himself and walk closer ahead towards Yazeed, who still had his gun pointing towards Thaqif's head.
"With the mere salary which we've got, compare to the loads which Dante had given....!" yelled Yazeed as his hands tremble upon hearing those words from Thaqif.
"You are a stained to our uniform...an our society." cried Thaqif as he wasted no chances as he pushed Yazeed hands away and with all his might, he pushed Yazeed against the wall and slammed Yazeed's hand as hard as he could, until finally he managed to drop his gun, however as Yazeed had gain back his balance he kick Thaqif on his chest, sending him sprawling onto the floor board...and soon both of them begins to struggle in a fight.
"You are a fool Thaqif..I will not let you off this easily...!" yelled Yazeed as he took an iron rod which he had found on the wooden floor board, and charge towards Thaqif. Thaqif was quick enough, as he sway his body to the other side and pushed Yazeed away from him...however, it was a mistake as Yazeed had regain back his weapon and begins to aim and shot several times towards Thaqif, until one of the bullet had eventually penetrate into his left thigh and the pain was simply unbearable. Thaqif was left with no other choice but to limb, crawl and hide....to defend himself.
"You are making a big mistake on this.....Yazeed." thought Thaqif to himself, as he took out his gun and in just one aim from his hideout, he had a bull's eye target on Yazeed's head...but he simply do not have the heart to kill a fellow cop....even though...he's a stained. Therefore he had his target towards Yazeed's hand instead and in just one shot...bang, Yazeed's hand was wounded and due to that impact, Yazeed's weapon was flung out from his fingers.
"Shit!" he yelled furiously.
"Surrender yourself Yazeed....the penalty will be lower, cause an offense to kill a fellow cop is the gallows." cried Thaqif as he steps out from his hideout.
"I won't rest until you are dead!" cried Yazeed...and to Thaqif's horror, he drew out his lighter and set it alight.
"Surrender now...or I shoot." ordered Thaqif.
Yazeed smile wickedly, as he threw his lighted lighter into one of the barrel which contain the gun powder. In just in a frenzy moment, loud explosion occurred sending Thaqif few feet away from that sight as his body slammed hard against the concrete wall of the warehouse, whereas, Yazeed was blown up due to the impact of the explosion and was dead on the spot. Thaqif fight to regain back his consciousness and there he saw Yazeed, half burn body on the lower deck of the warehouse..and he knew Yazeed was anticipating this....he wanted to commit suicide without cutting his throat first. Fear came upon Thaqif's mind, as the blazing fire begins to engulf throughout the lower deck of the warehouse and then soon, that fiery blaze begins to set itself towards the stairways.. Thaqif stood up and decides to head towards the narrowest escape as quickly as he could before the fire could ever reach the upper deck...and towards where he was standing.....however suddenly, one of the thick wooden plank becomes loose due to the heat...and falls heading straight towards him. Thaqif had no chance of escape, as he was pinned down by the wooden plank. He heard several commotion outside, and he knew.. Khalisah and her term had arrive but due to the fiery blaze, there were not chance for them to get close, even an inch towards the door.
"Yazeed...Thaqif!" he heard his name been call...and soon he begins to cough as he feels his lungs becomes choke and drown within the smoke. Blurred visison soon begins to engulf and surrounding his mind....and he knew..he's losing his will to survive.
"Come on let's roll our bus on this." exclaimed Aleeya, as she quickly finish up her coffee and threw the paper cup into the rubbish bin nearby, where their ambulance was parked and start the engine as she headed towards the warehouse...not knowing that Thaqif was the victim in that warehouse as he still fighting to survive.
"This is bad....!" utters Saiful as Aleeya brought out her e-bag and other equipment towards the group of fire fighters, who was seeing trying as hard as they could to control the blazing flame.
"No more...only this one." cried one of the fireman, as he carried the chared body of a man...and carefully place the dead soul onto the trolley as the other paramedic covered the burn body up with the blanket.
"No...there's one more..Thaqif.....I had one men still in there!" yelled Khalisah.
Upon hearing that name been mention, Aleeya heart trembles and palpate in such a speed....as fear begins to surround her. Aleeya looks at Khalisah from a distant...and then she took her steps closer towards her.
"I can't risk my man by sending them into that blaze..!" yelled the superior officer towards Khalisah as he begins to feel annoyed towards Khalisah's demand.
"Holy shit....can't you people do something?" asked Khalisah furiously...while Aleeya stood by her side..with fear and anguish written in her eyes as she looks up towards the building..which had almost been burn down by the fiery fire.
"No one can survive this shit..lady." screamed the superior officer..in such a sarcastic tone in his voice...a real ego and chauvinist piece of dung...thought Aleeya to herself.
"No, I'm sure something can be done." utters Aleeya as she nods her head.
"Are you smart enough to think of a plan..you are just a mere lady paramedic?" he utters mockingly.
"Try me!" yelled Aleeya as she rushed towards the bunch of fire fighters and ordered them to roll up their fire ladder towards the small opening window, which Aleeya found right at the corner of the building.
"Aleeya, what are you doing?" cried Saiful as he pulls her away....however Aleeya remains silence as she puts on the firefighter visor and carry a tiny oxygen tank behind her back. "Aleeya, I'm asking you?" yelled Saiful.
"Saving a life!" replies Aleeya..as she headed straight towards the ladder and climb up as fast as she could ....cause she could not afford to waste anymore time....as she knew this building will collapes anyime soon. As she reached upon the opening of the small window...she kick it as hard as she could...and shattered the glass of the window...sending bits of pieces flung almost everywhere onto the floor. The moment she enters, she knew...from the sight of the lower deck.... no one could ever survive this...as the flame was so thick and the heat was simple unbearable...Aleeya, put on her oxygen mask and carefully move on towards the upper deck which was already almost invisible due to the thick smoke.
"Thaqif." she cried several times...praying for hope. When suddenly, she saw a body was pinned down by the wooden plank and she knew it was him. Aleeya, rushed in between the smoke and the tiny flames as she stoop down to look at him. He was unconciuous. "I can do this....I can do this...Please God help me!" cried Aleeya, as she pushed the wooden plank away from Thaqif as hard as she could. And soon, Thaqif body was free from the plank.."Thaqif, wake up....come on!" utters Aleeya..as she took off her oxygen mask and cover it onto his nose and mouth. "Breath.....breath!" cried Aleeya with tears in her eyes, as she lays Thaqif's head onto her lap. Fear run through her spine, as more wooden planks and several of the zink roof top begins to give way...and fall several feet away from them. "Thaqif....come on...you can do this." prays Aleeya and to her relief..Thaqif regains back his conscious as he begins to cough out the smoke from his lungs.
"Aleeya." he utters weakly.
"We have not much time...!" cried Aleeya as she too begins to feel drown due to the flame....Thaqif took off his mask and pass it over towards Aleeya's face. Aleeya saw the gun shot wound on Thaqif's thigh...and with all her might she help him up...and together they both limp as fast as they could towards the opening window.....and to their relief, several other fire fighters were already there as they help them climb out from the window and down the ladder. Upon reaching the ground....soon, more zink and wooden planks could be heard, falling against one another...and the superior fire officer, quickly give order to his men and other people surrounding that area to back off. Thaqif was place onto the trolley and was transport towards the local hospital as fast as they could..as he had sufferred some burns on his legs and hands and not forgetting due to the gun shot wound. Aleeya, had few burn marks too on her hands..but thankfully it was not serious.
"You are just lucky!" utters the ultra ego superior officer.
Aleeya, took off her visor and slammed it hard against his huge belly. "This visor doesn't fit you at all." and then she walks away....as she joins Saiful in their bus and headed fast towards the hospital.
"You have done well Aleeya...I'm impressed." utters Saiful as he drove smoothly towards the hospital ground. Aleeya nodded, but her anxiety emotion keeps on tracking her back..to haunt her. The flashback of her parent....and the fear of losing her dad..and now just like a flash back recorder...the fear of losing Thaqif...!
Aleeya, key in her report into their PDA, while Saiful parked their bus on one of the empty parking lot. And soon they both enter the premises of the emergency department, while Saiful went towards the stock room to take out some gauze and saline to top up in their bus....Aleeya stood by the glass panel as she watch helplessly towards Thaqif who falls back into unconscious state again....a haunting and anguish moment for Aleeya's tiny heart to retain.
"Thank you Aleeya..for saving my men." utters Khalisah as she pat Aleeya on her shoulder. Aleeya looks at her in a wonder..."My man, in what sense?" thought Aleeya to herself. "I'm inspector Khalisah..Thaqif's superior." exclaimed Khalisah..as she could figure out that question from Aleeya's
eyes.
"I'm just doing my duty." replied Aleeya shortly.
"You meant a lot to him....trust me..!" utters Khalisah as she wink her eyes before she left towards the exit door and was soon out from Aleeya's sight.
Aleeya, frown as she had her sight towards Thaqif again as he lays motionless on his bed....with the oxgen mask on his face and some drips line and plugs were inserted in his hands. After the doctor had left the room, Aleeya begins to ask about Thaqif's condition..and with a sigh of relief...she knew..Thaqif will be okay...it is just that he needs alot of rest. Aleeya left as she continues to join with Saiful..as she still had few more rounds to go on that night.
The next morning, after she had her quick shower and change into her plain clothes...she headed back towards the hospital as she decides to visit Thaqif. Upon reaching the ward, Sarah was already there...looking tense and worried about her son...but after seeing Aleeya, a tinge of cheerfulness comes back into her mind. Aleeya embrace her with all her might...."He's okay...I have already spoken to the doctor again this morning."exclaimed Aleeya.
"Thank you Aleeya, for saving my son's life." utters Sarah with tears in her eyes. Aleeya held on to Sarah...lovingly. "I go and get some coffee..do you want anything dear?" asked Sarah with a smile.
"It's okay aunty...I just had mine this morning...you go ahead." replies Aleeya. Sarah nodded and then she left. Aleeya, walks into Thaqif's room and she finds him still resting. Aleeya took a chair and sat close by his side....and soon she begins to fall asleep, due to the tiredness of her night duties and not forgetting the crucial moment which she had been through with Thaqif.
In just a few minutes suddenly, Thaqif begins to stir in his bed and start to get restless. Aleeya woke up in a startle motion...as she stood up and gently run her fingers through Thaqif's hair. Thaqif blinks several time as he slowly opened his eyes. He smile upon seeing Aleeya by his side. "Tell me this is real....or am I dead?" utters Thaqif with a grin.
"This is real stupid!" utters Aleeya with a smile as she held back her tears in her eyes. "Inspector huh?" asked Aleeya with a frown.
"Yah...she's my inspector....what do you have in mind?" asked Thaqif coyly. Aleeya pinch his arm in annoyance. "Ouch that hurts." cried Thaqif as he giggles. Aleeya decides to stay around much to Thaqif's joy...as they both soon was engrossed with their conversation, chatting and giggling away....the feeling that had automatically brings them back towards their teenage years.
While, they were laughing away with Aleeya's story about that silly man, which got his butt stuck in the car bonnet as he tries to hide away from his wife....suddenly her mobile phone rang. "Aleeya speaking." answered Aleeya....and then in just in a spilt second...her face turns solemn as she end her conversation with the caller."Aleeya, what's wrong?" asked Thaqif worriedly.
"Aden.... his camp side was attacked by the terrorist....it was bombed." utters Aleeya as she trembles with her words.
"How is he?" asked Thaqif as he begins to fear for his brother's safety.
"He's uncontactable......the authorities were unable to get contact from anyone at his base camp." replies Aleeya with tears in her eyes.
Thaqif reaches out his hand as he held on to Aleeya's face. "Stay calm all right....may be you should go home and wait for any more further news from Kabul." utters Thaqif as he tries to console Aleeya and calm her fears away.
Aleeya nodded her head several times."Yah, you are right..maybe I should leave. I wonder if Maya had already knew about this?" exclaimed Aleeya. "She's putting up at my place...within this few days." utters Aleeya as Thaqif watch her with concerned in his heart. "How about you?" asked Aleeya in a sudden gesture.
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