"A rat would do anything to get what he wants"

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Aliah's POV

"Oh Saïd I'm so glad you're fine." I said, relieved as they took us to my brother and Flora.

As I was hugging Saïd tightly, I was directly looking at Flora. She caught my attention because she looked horrible. She seemed depressed and hurt.

I approached Flora after I had released Saïd and wrapped my arms around her, giving her a brief hug.

"Now here we are." One guy said interrupting our sentimental moment. I thought that this guy was the guy that called the shots, but boy was I wrong.

"Let's get the boss, shall we?"

The door opened and every person turned around to face the door, including the other guys.

One foot was visible, not long after that followed an arm and the right side of the person's body. I still wasn't able to tell who the person was, but in the back of my head I knew who it was. Despite the fact that he was charged and locked away, he still found a way to get out and maybe finish what he had started. The person whom I thought regretted everything he had done to us in the past.. Yet here he was, standing in front of us with his jerky attitude.

It didn't take long before Harris and I simultaneously shouted his name throughout the freezing compact room.

The man himself..

"ZAIN?!"

"I swear to God." Harris said approaching him, but was held back by two other guys.

"I will kill you for what you've done." Harris threatened, uncountable amount of emotions written all over his face. In his eyes you could see the sadness for what had happened in the past. His mouth shouted words that made him look furious. His eyebrows furrowed to express the anger and suppress the sadness. And his body ready to fight and protect himself.

"Sit down pretty boy." Zain calmly responded, "We still have another person joining us."

The other person opened the door, my head pounding and my heart racing.

Who could it possibly be?

As he walked in, my mouth dropped open.

"You got to be kidding me." Harris nervously laughed, grabbing the back of his neck with both hands.

I was thinking the same, despite the fact I didn't say a word.

"So I see you've found your friends." He smirked, enjoying the shocked expressions on our faces. He still had his work outfit on, his uniform. His police uniform to be exact.

"You're suppose to be a freaking police officer, what the hell!" Harris shouted.

"Yeah yeah whatever." He nonchalantly responded.

The chanches of somebody saving us now, was getting smaller with every minute. I still had no clue what they wanted from us, but somewhere deep down I just knew Zain wanted to complete what he had started.

"The most important point is that one of you guys is maybe going to survive it tonight, the other ones are not." He smiled.

"You sociopath!" Saïd shouted.

"I thought you felt sorry for what happened a few months ago?" I finally spoke. I knew what Zain was capable of, but I also knew how easy it was to break him with words.

I always was the one trying the nice and calm approach. I had to try something.

"Nah not really, just glad I had this guy from the inside helping me get out of prison.. Oh and locating the person that snitched on my friends a few years ago. I guess we were lucky that you two were connected." He said this time facing Flora. 4 other guys stepped into the room, facing Flora with anger boiling inside them. You could see it in their eyes and the way they looked at her.

"You must be happy they also got out" Zain smirked.

Flora didn't look at them or us the entire time. She didn't deviate her eyes from the ground.

"You're a monster!" Saïd shouted, followed by him spitting on Zain.

"Anyway," Zain said, raising his eyebrows after Flora still ignored every word he brought out. "You should be thankful that I want him more than I want you."

"What the hell does that suppose to mean?" Saïd asked, his eyes traveling from Zain to Flora.

"Well this is awkward." Zain said biting his lower lip.

"I'll give you guys some time to talk huh."

"Wait no!" Flora finally said as every person in the room was about to leave. "You promised me a free pass?" She added.

"Yeah well you can go, but my boys over here still want their revenge." Zain said.

"Undo them, I don't think the rope is necessary, but check their pockets" Zain said. Followed by one of his guys releasing Saïd and Flora. They both rubbed the sore spot on their wrist as soon as the rope came off.

Zain made his way to the door, followed by his minions one by one. Back then Zain was working for someone, now he's calling the shots.

What was she talking about?

What deal does he mean?

Was Flora screwing us over this entire time?

Zain quickly turned around and made eye contact with Harris before walking out of the room. "Watch him closely." Zain said. "I don't trust him one bit." he added

"I'm so sorry guys." Flora sobbed.

"Talk fast." I said, anger boiling inside me.

"I wanted to tell you Aliah.. That day when Saïd walked in but I-I couldn't."

"You rat!" I shouted, tears rolling down over my cheeks. "Because of you, we are all practically dead!"

"Saïd?" She said, trying to caught his attention.

"Don't talk to me or my sister." He coldly replied.

..

Everyone was quiet. Nobody spoke. Harris was sitting next to me, I was holding his arm firmly. I couldn't care less about what he said or did the past few hours. This maybe was our last time together. We can't waste our last few hours together fighting about stupid things.

"Why?" I asked, out of nowhere.

"Why did you do it?"

"I was sick of running, sick of looking over my shoulder." Flora replied.

"What exactly did you do and when?" I asked.

"It all started the day I visited you at home Aliah."

*Few months back*

Flora's POV

"It's easy, transfer every information we need from Harris' laptop to this usb."

"That's it? That's all I have to do? then I'll be free?" I replied, hoping his answer would be yes.

"Yeah and of course keeping an eye on them."

"Now listen carefully." He said. "Harris has two laptops, one he keeps at home and one he keeps at work."

I knew that, I was his fiance after all.

"You have to somehow get into his laptop by using this password." He gave me a folded note and instructed me to put it in my pocket.

"Copy file number FULL2IN693 and you're done.. Easy right?" He smiled.

Very easy, piece of cake.

Note the sarcasm.

..

"Flora can you wait in my room please?" Harris whispered.

As I entered his room I quickly was looking for his laptop bag. Hoping it was in his room and not in his office. I was his fiance, so I knew where he kept his stuff. His laptop either way was in his room or his office. I prayed that-

"-Gotcha" I whispered as my eyes found his bag.

I opened his laptop, entered the giving password and copied filenumber FULL2IN963 to the usb. It was going to take a few minutes so I hoped Harris and Aliah were going to argue for a bit more.

..

"Believe me, it became harder lying to everyone the more time I spend with you guys."

"Oh my God I can't believe the shit you're saying!" I scoffed.

"What about me? Was it all fake?" Saïd asked jumping into the conversation.

"I don't have any feelings for you." She replied. "I'm sorry."

And the other day, when somebody was cursing you? It was all fake?" Saïd asked.

She nodded.

"I feel disgusted." Saïd jumped up, trying his best to not lay a finger on her. He started pacing around to get the anger out of his system.

"At first, I was never in any clearance. The person that was making sure I was safe, was killed by one of their own. Then I had someone else, Maudrice, looking after me. He warned me for everyone and to get out of the country but I was sick of all the running. So I came back and switched sides, I tried contacted the people that were after me until they realised I could help them bring someone else down." She looked at Harris and sighed. "You Harris, Zain is doing everything he can to bring you and your company down. He's convinced that the only way of doing that is by-" She stopped and took a deep breath. My hand tightened around Harris' arm.

"-by killing you and taking everything from you like you've taken his brother from him." She finished. "I'm so sorry, it was you or me. If you weren't with her, the choice would be harder. You, Aliah, made the choice easier." She this time faced me, making every hair on my body stand up.

"Don't involve her in this." Harris said, "She has done nothing wrong."

"They want me? They can have me but I'm not letting her go down for the things I have done in the past."

"No STOP!" I shouted, making them both shut up.

"They will not do anything to you." I locked my eyes with Harris', holding him closer to me.

The look in Harris' eyes all of a sudden changed. Like he only realized just now what Flora was telling us.

"What file did you copy?" Harris asked.

He repeated the question when Flora wasn't responding quickly enough. "What fucking file did you copy?" He shouted. He jumped up and approached Flora. I also stood up and followed Harris, standing behind him. Also waiting for Flora's response.

"File FULL2IN693."

Harris started pacing around while Saïd and I were both not sure why he was so shocked about the file.

"Harris what is it?" I asked. "What's in the file?"

He took a deep breath, facing the wall.

He turned around and looked me directly in the eyes.

"Everything Aliah.. everything. The company's bank details and everything he needs to know about the company, past and future. Everything to-"

"To what Harris?"

"-To take the company over" He finished. "If he has that file, I'm screwed.", he added.

"But that isn't possible right? You need to somehow give him permission to take your company over.. right?" I asked, hoping he would say 'yes'.

Then all of a sudden, the guards aggressively opened the door and approached me, grabbing me by my both arms.

"You are coming with us." One guard said picking me up from the ground.

"What?" Harris and Saïd spoke simultaneously.

"No!" Harris added, this time his volume rose.

Zain slowly walked into the room, a giant smirk on his face.

Zain took his gun out of his back pocket and placed it against my head.

"It's easy, either you sign the following papers or your girl is dead."

"No!" Saïd shouted, tried getting to me but was once again held back by the other guys.

Harris tried the same but got pinned down on the ground. He looked up and faced Zain.

"If I sign those papers, I lose everything." Harris shouted.

"Exactly, I become CEO and get my revenge for what you did to my brother." He calmly replied.

"Now I'm gonna ask you this one more time."

"Papers or girl?!" He shouted.

I made eye contact with Harris while mouthing that he doesn't need to do it. That it's fine. That I understand.

Then I looked over at Saïd.
Saïd was staring at me not saying a word. He was fighting the guys that were holding him, but they were too strong.

I closed my eyes and waited for the impact of the bullet. There's no way that Harris would give everything away.

"CHOOSE!" Zain shouted.

"Have it your way." Zain smirked after not getting a reply from Harris.

I started sobbing and reciting the Shahada. I was so sure that this was the end. The end of my short life.

Zain pulled the trigger, the sound of the gun filled the room.

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Long ass chapter for you guys.

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~Edited by R3Hijabi ~