Criminals and Agents

CHAPTER NO.9 (Anna)

I got out from the car and said Thank you to Dylan and went in the house. I changed my clothes and now I was wearing a red shirt with black pants and white sneakers.

I picked up my phone and called Luna. She picked up the call and said, "Hello Anna!"

"Hi! Umm...... I just wanted to ask, Will you come to the tuition today?"

"Yes I will. But first, have you called your cousin to ask if I can come?"

"Ooops.... sorry no. I didn't asked her yet. I will call her now. Okay?"

"Okay."

I finished the call and called Sophia. She picked up the phone and said, "Hello!"

"Hi! How are you?"

"I am good. Why did you called?"

"My friend also wanted to join a tuition so she asked me where do I go to study. I told her about you and she said that ask your cousin if she can come to the tuition too?"

"Oh! Yes she can if she wants to."

"Okay." I finished the call. I messaged Luna that she can come to the tuition if she wants to. Then I went outside and started taking the swing.

'Have I done right by saying yes to Dylan? What if I fail? No I can't fail. I have to do this. I know it will be hard but I can do anything for the sake of my country.'

As I was swinging, I was startled by the sound of something exploding so loudly. I quickly got off the swing and went out.

When I came out I saw fire somewhere and there was a smell of smoke. And I could hear screams. I wondered what was going on. I hurriedly went inside the house and picked up my phone and car keys. As I was going out, my mom called, "Anna! Where are you going?"

I replied, "In the park near by our house Mom."

"Okay! But be back before tuition time."

"Yes I will."

I took my car and went to the fire place. When I reached there I saw some police officers and some ambulances too and some people were crying. I was so shocked to see that. Many people gathered around that market.

I saw a girl crying. I went to her and asked, "Why are you crying, little girl?"

She looked at me and said, "My parents were in that market when it got blasted." And then she started crying again.

I asked, "Do you have siblings?"

"No. I only had my parents and now they are gone too."

I was so sad to hear that. I hugged that girl and said, "It's okay. Don't cry. It's okay. Everything is going to be fine."

That girl looked at me and asked, "Do you really know that everything is going to be alright?"

"Yes I know it."

"But how can you be so sure?"

"People come and go in our lives. You can't just sit there and you can't always think about the people who are no longer in your life. You have to stand up and you have to be something amazing and you have to make your parents proud."

That girl looked at me with a smile on her face and said, "Thank you sister."

I smiled.

I called Dylan. He picked up the phone and said, "Yes?"

I said, "Have you heard anything in the news?"

He replied, "No. Why? What happened?"

"A market near my house got blasted. The police is here to investigate it."