LAST MAN STANDING

CHAPTER-16

In QUT headquarters, Karachi, The employees were not present in the office since it wasn't a working day. The whole building was completely deserted. The staff were sweeping the floor. Loud noises were coming from the top floor of the building.

"YOU BLOODY SCUMBAGS!!! Can't you clean up the mess? Find Inaaya right now fast before anything happens." Qasim was shouting on the phone.

He threw the phone in anger on the floor. Drops of sweat dripped from his hair. The sound of the clock ticking made him lose his breath. It was 11:00 in the morning. Suddenly, he hears a knock on the door. "come in." he said

Aasim threw a phone on the table. "here, it's your sister's take it." Qasim snatched the phone. Then, he lifted his face spitting with anger. "what are you doing with my sister's phone?" Qasim asked. "she came to my house and forgot her phone that's it?" "then, why don't you give it to her? Why do you have to come to me? I know what you have done. TELL ME !! where is my sister?", Qasim questioned. He went forward and pushed Aasim back. "I wouldn't hurt Inaaya at all. Trust me." He gave a punch into Aasim's gut. Aasim was crying in agony. "you are going to do the project without me by patenting it who do you think you are? the boss."Qasim shouts.

Qasim jumps on him a delivers a blow to his face. "The reason I kept you is because of my sister. I don't care now if you even complete the damn missile. I will destroy every single part of you." "Pl...please stop. I am Sorry. AARGH!!" Blood was leaking out of Aasim's nose. Aasim realised Qasim lost control over his emotions. He was left with only one choice. He took out the gun from his pant and shot him. The bullet pierced through his chest. Qasim fell off his head lying on the wall. Aasim got up pointing the gun at him. "I am sorry I tried explaining to you but you aren't ready to listen. I have no choice." "yes, I understand. I was the one who leaked information to Omar. you would have to kill me before him."

 "Before Omar?" "No." 

"Then?"

Before he could get an answer, a bullet sped right past the window of the glass and shot Qasim's head. Aasim turned immediately to his right. He sees a man in a black mask and black dress on the opposite terrace of the building. The man ran away immediately. Aasim ran to the lift but it stopped working. So, he took the stairs from the seventh floor heading down really fast to get hold of his enemy. His legs were going like the wheels of a racecar. He pushed the doors running out of the company. He couldn't find anyone around. He hears a noise. He looks up and sees a helicopter flying away from the helipad. "SHIT!!."

In Aasim's house, Zoya was sitting on a chair next to the desk. She was watching Omar construct the container for the krygonium. There was a camera placed in front watching both of them. "you know you can switch off the camera and run away, right? Why are you still here? Are you scared of me?" Zoya asked. "I need the missile without the missile my escape is pointless. I need people to remember me as a scientist who made the missile. I want the glory. Me getting my hands on this missile was one of the best deals, I couldn't deny." "Well, weren't you the one eager to kill him?". Omar laughed. "if there is one thing, I didn't understand right now that is human nature. I don't understand what made him do this or what he wants."

"why are you trying to create the missile to bomb India?" Zoya asked.

"stop asking me so many questions. I have work to do." Omar told.

 "I left you that day because you knew something about my father. Tell me."

Omar ignored Zoya and was loading the krygonium balls into the missile. "TELL ME." She shouted. He got angry and threw the glass of water on the table down on the floor. "YOUR FATHER ASSASSINATED MY FATHER. I was there when it all happened. Later, he comes to me and gives me an apology saying he didn't know what happened. Do you realise what kind of big mistake your father did? He left the gun in my hands and ran. Such an idiot."

"I already knew it. if you told me before, I would have shot you. Too bad for you, I don't have a gun." Zoya mentioned. "stay here, I have some work. Don't act smart with me." She snatched the knife from the table and locked the door from outside. It was slowly getting dark and the screech of monkeys could be heard from the forest. she was slowly stepping down the stairs with extreme precaution. the wooden floor thudded as she jumped. Slowly pushing through the door of Aasim's room, she walks inside. She threw the blankets and bedsheets in search of the gun. Everything in the room looked so small only the space left was huge. After completely investigating half of the room, she finally decides to check the closet. As she slowly opens the closet, she hears a loud creaking noise. She turns back but doesn't see anyone near the door. She draws her hand out to open the drawer inside. 

 "what are you doing, my love?"

The Husky voice gives her goosebumps all over her body. "A...Aasim, you came already?" Zoya asked. He was leaning on the door with his shoulders. "who will take care of Omar?" "th... the camera ..." "THE CAMERA CAN BE SWITCHED OF, YOU IDIOT."

Aasim ran up the stairs. His legs were stinging in pain since morning but the panic attack he got made him run faster. He opened the door and found Omar still doing his work. He checked the camera if it was paused but he saw there weren't any signs of a pause in the video. He saw in the middle he was using the laptop but when he checked it, he just found him linking the missile to his software. He walked around him to check if anything suspicious happened and he left the room. He walked downstairs where Zoya was waiting in the room. "what were you doing here?" "I was just looking for the blankets to sleep. Did anything go wrong?"

Aasim held her tightly by the neck and lifted her onto the wall. 

"I don't care if you are a RAW agent or any martial artist. All of that is in your area, now you are in my area. My house, my rules. If you don't listen to me and do blunders, remember I am capable of doing the most painful things to you." 

"I a.am s...sorry." "Next time, if you think about your sleep before my orders. You won't only lose your freedom but you will also lose your life." He lets go of her neck. Zoya was about to lose her breath. She bends down and starts panting.

"AARGGHH!!" Aasim cries. Zoya leans over the wall with her hands over it. he walks close to her as his fingers tangle with her hair. She lifts her head with her hand looking at her petrified face. "I am sorry, love. I just don't like it when people ignore to listen to me." "It's fine," Zoya replies. He goes close to her giving her a light kiss on her cheeks. His hands go onto her back hugging her. "AASIM, IT'S DONE. COME UP. THE MISSILE IS READY." Omar announced. He smiles at her and holds her hand. 

"come let's go see."