GUNSHOT ➪ Zayn

Sixty seventh

Chapter 67: Problem with problems.

Tonight was the night Zayn was supposed to watch the surveillance videos with James while Selena and Alyssa got some rest.
'Bro?' Zayn woke James up.
'Mhh?'
'I need you. Please.' Zayn started.
'Fuck you, that's not even my turn!' James claimed as he checked the time.
'I have to go. I swear ill explain later but please, give me two hours.'
'Is it crucial?' James asked, looking at him straight in the eyes.
'Yes.' Zayn swore.
'Okay. Be gone. But you'll take my turn in two days, so I get an entire night of sleep.' James said.
'I promise! Thanks, bro.' He concluded before grabbing his weapon and running out of the room.

Zayn was now in the hall of their hotel. He bumped into the owner.
'Malik?' The tall man said.
'Parigi! What a surprise!' he nervously joked.
'What are you doing? It's almost 4 a.m.?'
'I have to do something for the mission, so I'm going to grab a taxi.' He explained.
'A taxi? I can give you a car for the night.'
'Would you?'
'Yeah.' Parigi confirmed. 'You're a working agent. You can take whatever things that help you.'
The tall man handed him a key:
'Black Jeep, it's parked in front of the entrance.'
'Thank you so much.' He said, walking towards the car.

Around 5 am, in the other palace, Victoria was sleeping, and Anna was having her breakfast in their suite.
'Anna?' Douglas knocked on the door. 'I need to talk to you.'
'Coming.' she said, walking towards the door of her bedroom.
'What's going on?' she asked, curious.
'We need to talk.' The boss announced her.
'Sure.' she agreed, entering the living room.
'Not here.' He said.
The young woman followed him out of the suit. they walked in the corridors in profound silence.
What did he want?
They entered another suite. Anna still didn't know what was going on.
'Victoria and I have been there for you since your parents died, weren't we?' he started.
'Yeah, I've always been grateful for that.'
'Which is why I'm going to ask you one question, just one. And I want you to be honest.'
'I will.' Anna swore. Her hands were sweaty. She knew he knew.
'Who are you, Anna Martinez?' He said.
'What?' she nervously chuckled. 'You just said it -I'm Anna, Martinez!'
'No, the real you.'
'What do you mean, Douglas? I'm confused...'
'I followed you when you went out this night.' He started. 'I want the truth by its integrity.'
'I--'
'Why did you meet HIM tonight?'

He turned on the engine and drove through the sleeping city of Milan. Fifteen minutes after he arrived in from of the park where he was supposed to meet her.
It didn't look good. Where was she?
Someone knocked on the window of the car.
'Oh, it is you.' Zayn sighed in relief.
'Okay, this place is bad. Three drug friends tried to either rape or killed me. I can't decide.'
'Anna, we have a problem.' Zayn said.
'I know. I'll try to give you as much information as I can. But I don't want you to kill them.' She announced.
'Yeah, just like I don't want you to kill 'em, but we both know it's impossible.'
'Damn it.'
'Anna, the only thing that I'm asking you is to stay out of this. Try to skip that mission!'
'No, I can't do that! Victoria counts on me; I'm not letting her down.' The young woman replied.
'We don't care about what Victoria thinks!' zayn claimed.
'No, Zayn, you don't care about what she thinks, but I do. She was there far before you were, so I'm not going to turn my back on her even for you.'
'You're not gonna change your mind, are you?' Zayn sighed.
'You're starting to learn, bro, that's a good point!' she smiled.
'Take care and be careful. It would help if you didn't die before meeting dad.' He laughed.
'I know.'
She hugged him tightly; she had for the first a someone she could count on;

'This is not what it seems...' Anna tried to justify herself.
'Isn't it? Because it seems like you are either having sex with your best friend's ex or you're betraying us.' Douglas said, looking at her straight in the eyes.
'I'm, I'm Asim's daughter.' she sighed.
'You can't be...' he laughed.
'I'm the lost child.' she admitted.
'How's that possible?'
'You know how it happened, Douglas. You know exactly what happened.'
'Anna-'
'No. Being Zayn's sister doesn't make me your enemy. You were there for me before he was, and this is never going to change.'
'How am I supposed to believe you?' Douglas frowned.
'I'm the lost child. If I lose you, I die.' she said.