Criminals and Agents

Chapter No. 18 (Anna)

The sun was shining brightly and I was sitting on a bench under the shade of the tree. It was break time and I was doing my lunch.

Luna came and sat with me and said, "How's the day going?"

"Fine. I am tired of coming to school. I barely have time to do something else except for studying."

"Yeah!"

"Where's Lisa?"

"I don't know. Why? Did something happen?"

"I was just asking."

"Oh!"

"When is our next football match?"

"I think it's next week."

Luna stood up from the bench and said, "Okay. I am going now. See you." And she left. I was sitting there all alone.

*******

It was almost 6:00 pm and I was walking in the park nearby my house.

'I am tired of life. I don't know why but I feel lonely. It feels like as if I am the only existing human on this earth. I feel insecure. My parents are busy in their own life. They really don't care about what I am doing. Luna is with Lisa most of the time so I barely have time to talk to her. And Dylan......
He is acting strange now a days. It feels like as if I have never known him. I know something is bothering him and I know he is not going to tell me. He is just going to make some other excuses like he is tired or he is not sleeping well.

I don't know but I really don't want to feel lonely. I want someone by my side who can help me whenever I am having a problem. But unfortunately I can't find that 'someone'.'

Suddenly someone put it's hand on my mouth and grabbed my arms and tied them.

I tried to free myself but I couldn't.

I don't know what hit me but I slowly started to faint and then I couldn't see a thing.

*******

I opened my eyes and saw that I was tied in a room which was having no windows or doors except for one.

I looked here and there but couldn't a thing. It was only me. I shouted, "Where am I?"

But no one answered.

'Great! Now I am stuck in this stupid place and no one in my family even knows where I am right now. And why have they tied me up like this? Am I a criminal or what. And where is my phone? They must have taken it from me. I can't even call for help now.'

Suddenly the door opened and a woman came in. She had a smile on her face. She said,
"You are awake now. Great!"

I said, "Where am I? And who are you?"

She replied, "I am Amelia Jones."

"Why have you tied me up?"

She smiled and said,
"If you need anything you can call me. And you are going to have a lot of tests here."

"What do you mean a lot of tests? What have I done wrong?"

But she didn't answered. She just turned around and went out of the room.

'What if I am kidnapped? But no way. But what if I am. Oh God! What am I suppose to do now?'

Hours passed by and I just sat there. I didn't even know what was the time. I couldn't tell if it was day or night as the room was having no windows.
The door opened and Amelia came in with some guards on her back.

I said, "Why have you tied me up like this? What have I even done wrong? Please let me go."

She laughed and said, "I am not going to let you go like this."

"What do you want from me?"

"If you answer my questions I will let you go."

"What answers?"

"How are you getting clues?"

"Getting clues about what?"

"About those black dressed people. I know you are not intelligent enough to find clues about them yourself. Who is helping you find the clues?"

"I don't really know what are you talking about."

"Don't lie to me. I know you are finding clues about them."

"It's not like as if I am going to tell you. You have to solve the mystery yourself."

She laughed and said, "You have to tell or else."

"Or else what?"

She smiled and I saw a guard coming towards her and he was carrying something. I looked carefully and realised that it was a knife.

'What! What is she going to do with a knife?'

I said, "What are you going to do with the knife? Are you going to cut my throat or what?"

"No no silly girl. You are too precious to be killed. Don't worry but I won't kill you. There are many ways to get answers. If not from talking then from torturing. Now tell me who is the person helping you?"

"Whatever you want to do to me you can do it but I won't tell you anything. I know that as soon as I tell you the name of the person you are going to kill him right away."

"I know you are not going to answer with words."

One of the guards came to me and grabbed my arm. He was holding a knife. As soon as the knife touched my arm pain pierced through my skin.

I couldn't control it because the pain was too much.

I said, "Stop it!"

She laughed and said, " So it hurts. Huh? Then answer my question."

"Never." I shouted.

The guard grabbed my second arm and did the same.

I couldn't control the pain so I shouted, "Stop it! It hurts." Tears dropped from my eyes.

She said, "I think this is enough for today."

She and her guards went out of the room and I was left there all alone. I looked at my both arms and saw a cut on both of them and blood was dripping.