Cross-Over (Anderverse Part 1)

Chapter 10:- Mid-Night Showdown

“You knew Shanaya’s not dead?”

“Got to know about it recently, from Das...”

Arun and Raghav were on the way to the hotel, the highway road was completely dark and empty, only some trucks were on the roads. Raghav was in a process of overtaking a bus, it was taller than others, as they were beside the bus, Arun saw a person sleeping with his baby over his chest on the window seat, the orange street lights were lighting up and vanishing, again lighting up and then vanishing. The rain started, in an instant, the drops were big but gentle, Arun kept gazing both of them, peacefully sleeping, though both Arun and the father were unaffected by the rainy chaos, the father seemed more peaceful than Arun.

“...Arun?” asked Raghav, he stopped gazing and,

“Yeah?”

“I was telling that I went to the station and saw her blood reports, it wasn’t her, that means...”

“... Means we have to catch Yavisht alive” interrupted Arun,

Raghav hesitantly nodded, “In a way”

Arun noticed his gesture, he keenly observed his expressions,

“He’s hiding something” said Ishika over his earpiece.

“Hm...”

“What hm?”

“I mean... I get it, we’re supposed to catch him” he then turned his head around,

The bus was far behind now, the rain strengthened. Within moments,

“We’re here now” Raghav parked the car beside the van, “Let’s go inside now” they went out and rushed to the hotel, they struggled to keep themselves dry.

They somehow entered the hotel, both of them not that wet,

“Okay Arun, some of the officers are inside, undercover, if anything goes wrong they’re gonna evacuate the people in the club” Raghav turns around, “It’s pretty weird that none of the club staff members are visible”

Arun said, “They won’t be, they’re helping him”

Raghav realises, “The communist influence”

“Exactly...” snapped Arun “...Whosoever is behind this, is probably up to something big”

Raghav gave him an earpiece, “Here, Vaibhav’s online, with a team” He took the earpiece,

“I’ll connect him to you, give it back to him...” asserted Ishika, “...Give it back to him”

Arun kept the earpiece in his pocket, “Spare piece” he whispered,

“Arun you there” asked Vaibhav,