DECEPTIVE TRUTHS [ON HOLD]

CHAPTER 11: TERROR TALES ~2

“Police? No! Kill me,tear me apart but don’t give me to the police!”,he begged.

“So afraid of police eh?”,Abhi asked.

“The reason is quite simple. What will they do if they get their filthy hands on me? They’ll beat me black and blue slowly and then churn out all the required information.
With all the media attention on me,they would become famous and then a separate committee would be sanctioned to fastrack my case since it is “special”. And then the case which would have taken 8-10 years in accordance with the Indian Judicial System’s pace would be completed in 6-7 years. In that time,I would have to rot in those high secure suffocating cells and make up lies for defending myself. Nah. That’s so boring. I prefer death or freedom. Not this stupid time consuming stuff.”

“Oh..quite practical thoughts”,I clapped sarcastically.

“Thanks!”,he smiled half heartedly.

That was it. The problem of most Asians. Especially in and around the subcontinent. They lack the ability to understand sarcasm and take it as a compliment instead. But a terrorist doing the same? This was new to me.

“So,you better reveal everything about JeM to us now Junaid!”,Abhi steered back the topic.

“Why should I? Do I look like a mentally challenged person to you?”,he guffawed.

Seeing our serious faces, he understood that his joke wasn’t a joke at all. It was a fact.

“I can help you and myself out of this situation. But I have some conditions.”,he said,purposely stressing on the last word.

“What conditions?”,we ask in unison.

“Condition 1: If I’ll reveal you the info, then you should stick to your words,that is,you will free me. If you don’t abide by it, then I guess you and your family will be deep in danger.”

“He’s bluffing!”,Abhi laughed at his nonsense.

“Nah! I’m not!”, he roared.

“What’s the proof?”,I asked.

“Never underestimate technology!”,he flashed his evil smile.

“Be clear you.. ”,I threw the bottle at him in anger. Purposefully, I missed the target.

“Calm down boy! Haven’t you ever heard of GPS?”

“Heck!”,I sighed in disbelief.

“The ring on my index finger,my mobile device,and even one of my molar teeth has a micro-GPS unit attached to it. Even if you destroy one, the other one will get activated by itself. If you destroy all the three it’s pretty evident that my life is in danger. They will come and extensively search for me at the last location where they received the GPS signal. And you know what happens next.”,he said with a devilish twinkle in his eyes.

We have no other option,but to agree to his condition. Damn!

“Condition 2: The information that I will share will only be among you three. No sharing with anyone else.”

“Anything else Sir?”,I folded my hands and bowed to him.

“It would be better if I get a glass of orange juice. Even mango will do.”. Junaid was now literally crossing the limits.

I waved my hands and asked Abhi to bring a bottle of water from the refrigerator.

“Ohk we agree to your conditions. But..”

“You sure?”,Adi and Abhi stopped me in between.

I flashed a thumbs up sign and indicated that I know what I’m dealing with.