Unit 001

Ep 16 : I killed her

"Death isn't an answer,I know I know
But I killed her off
So I could be born better
Wings were meant to fly
But all I think about
Is the girl who had to die"

Defence Academy, Bangalore

"What are you thirteen?"Anaya asked crushing the cigarette under her feet as Rishabh finally put a halt on his coughing fit.

" I'm sorry, Dhriti just told me about that day, I'm really sorry but they wouldn't have taken me in if they knew I had diabetes"he said shrugging his shoulders "and I'm sorry about Kabir,he just cares"

"Yeah"she yawned as Rishabh made a disapproving noise,you don't expect yawn as a reply when you apologise to someone.

"Wanna grab ice creams,they sell sugar free ones here"she said as Rishabh grinned as they made their way to the mess.

Or maybe you just get sugar free ice creams,fair trade.

***

Anaya watched Rishabh as she pulled the sheets over him,he went unconscious.

The in command won't be here until he overcomes whatever he's going through and that gave her enough time,to get what she wanted,Rishabh's laptop.

She took the laptop out as she connected a drive to it,looking over her shoulder again,nobody was here yet.

She needs to hurry up.

****

"You okay?"Samar asked as Kabir returned to their rooms at nearly midnight. Jiya placed the covered food in front of them as he whispered a light thankyou.

"You don't look okay?"Aarzoo said sliding the chair in front of Kabir's bed.

"Is it about what those guys said?"Samar sighed as Kabir looked away,this is what he wanted to avoid.

Aarzoo's eyes,Jiya was listening he knew and Samar was here,god.

If he could he would run back to Anaya's place, he'd have her indifference over their sympathy anyday.

It wasn't that he was ungrateful or didn't love these people, his people,it just made it harder for him to cope.

He took a deep sigh,as his phone started ringing,it was Viraat.

"Yes,sir"Kabir said standing up,reflex.

"Sure,sir"

"Okay,sir"

"What,now?"Samar groaned removing the foil paper off the plate,he was hungry.

"The minister case,the public isn't letting it go"Kabir sighed"He wants us there in two days"

"Anaya was here today"Aarzoo whispered as Samar went to fill the water bottle.

" What?"

"She was using Rishabh's laptop,Rishabh have been asleep ever since"Kabir stood up almost knocking the plate over as he checked Rishabh's wrist for pulse.

He tapped Rishabh's cheeks,as he groaned.

"He's alive,don't worry"Jiya said from the adjacent bunker as Kabir wiped the sweat off his face and Aarzoo stared at him.

He doesn't know why he did that?His brain was lagging,he needed to sleep.

"We'll talk about this tomorrow,go to sleep for now"Kabir said taking his shirt off as he got into his bed.

"Eat and then you can sleep"Samar said as he pulled Kabir up by his shoulders.

"Get up,now"Samar said irritated as Kabir yawned and Samar inserted the morsel into his mouth.