Chapter 3 — The Attack

Pure graveyard mein dangerous silence phaila hua tha.

Rain ab almost ruk chuki thi, lekin hawa mein ab bhi ek ajeeb si heaviness thi.

“Sir… unhone aapka naam use kiya hai.”

Zayden ka man abhi apni baat complete bhi nahi kar paaya tha ke suddenly—

Gunshot.

Ek loud scream pure graveyard mein gunj uthi.

Sab log panic mein idhar udhar bhaagne lage.

Ayaan instantly alert ho gaya.

“Everyone down!”

Lekin yeh koi normal attack nahi tha.

Dozens of masked men graveyard ko charon taraf se surround kar chuke the.

Black weapons.

Deadly silence.

Aur aankhon mein sirf ek mission.

Kill them.

Zayden,

Noor,

Or

Ayaan

Teeno ko.

Noor ki sharp eyes instantly narrow hui.

“Yeh sirf tumhare liye nahi aaye,” usne cold tone mein Zayden se kaha.

Dusri taraf Ayaan already ek attacker ko punch maar kar neeche gira chuka tha.

“Someone knew we’d all be here,” Ayaan growled.

Aur wahi sach tha.

Shahar ka sabse dangerous enemy finally yeh jaan chuka tha—

Zayden, Ayaan aur Noor ek hi jagah par hai.

Aur shayad pehli baar…

Kisi ne in teeno ko ek saath khatam karne ka plan banaya tha.

Bullets continuously chal rahi thi.

Guards return fire karne lage.

Old lady darr ke maare almost gir gayi, lekin Noor ne quickly unhe sambhal liya.

“Inside. Now.” Noor ne firmly kaha.

Ek masked man suddenly Noor ki taraf gun point karta hai.

Lekin uske shoot karne se pehle—

Ayaan uske saamne aa gaya.

Bullet uske side se dangerously pass hui.

Noor instantly freeze ho gayi.

“Ayaan!”

Lekin Ayaan ne sirf us attacker ko brutally punch maara aur uski gun chheen li.

Dusri taraf ek attacker peeche se Zayden par knife se attack karta hai.

Lekin Noor instantly uske saamne aa kar uska wrist twist kar deti hai.

Knife neeche gir gaya.

Zayden ki grey eyes ek second ke liye Noor par tik gayi.

Jaise woh samajhne ki koshish kar raha ho—

Usne usse bachaya kyun?

Or Saath Mein Ek Aisi feeling bhi jo Zayden ko samajh nahi aaye.

Lekin Noor already dusre attacker ko shoot kar chuki thi.

Fight aur dangerous hoti ja rahi thi.

Ayaan aur Zayden back-to-back khade attackers se fight kar rahe the.

Jaise purana teamwork automatically wapas aa gaya ho.

Without thinking.

Without planning.

Ek waqt tha jab woh dono hamesha ek dusre ki back protect karte the…

Aur shayad aadat abhi bhi nahi gayi thi.

“Left!” Ayaan loudly chillaya.

Zayden instantly peeche mud kar attacker ko shoot kar deta hai.

Dusre second hi Zayden Ayaan ko neeche kheench leta hai jab ek bullet directly uski taraf aati hai.

Kuch seconds ke liye dono freeze ho jaate hain.

Jaise unhe khud samajh nahi aa raha tha ke woh ek dusre ko bachane kyun lage.

Noor silently un dono ko dekhti hai.

Uski sharp dark eyes mein confusion bhi tha… aur hidden emotions bhi.

Kyuki attack ke chaos mein ek cheez clearly visible ho gayi thi—

Nafrat ke neeche abhi bhi kuch zinda tha.

Kuch dangerous.

Kuch unfinished.

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