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Chapter 16 - The Rescue

As soon as Maha left, Jamil showered fast and prepared to leave. He'll check the address given by Amara and take Yasmin. Ibrahim is still at large and she may not yet be safe. He will have to walk but he didn't mind. He'll try to borrow a phone to call Fayed. He will ask Fayed to bring him to the parking lot where he left his car before they will call the police authorities.

He hoped Amara had reached home. He can't hate her, she saved Yasmin from Ibrahim. If it hadn't been for her, Yasmin would have suffered from the hands of Ibrahim.

He has seen no one yet on the road. The house is in a very secluded area. He saw two men waiting for a cab as well. He asked them if they could lend him a phone. He will just call his brother to pick him up, he said. The other man gave it to him at once.

Jamil surprised Fayed. He told Fayed that he was following up on something, and may have information on the whereabouts of Yasmin. He can't mention Amara in this. He will try to get her out of Dubai if she can't leave at once. As she said, she had to leave before the police caught Ibrahim.

Fayed picked up Jamil and went to the mall parking lot where he left his car and phone. He called Murad and Captain Ali. He told them that there is a house address he will check where Yasmin could be. If they could give him a backup, he would appreciate it, he said.

***

Maha knew that as soon as Jamil knew where Yasmin was, he wouldn't be able to wait for tomorrow. So she called the woman. She told her to leave immediately. She will pay her account in full. She asked the woman to tell Yasmin to be prepared, as somebody could arrive to rescue her soon. Yasmin hugged the woman, thanking her for taking good care of her. Yasmin told her she will never forget her kindness. The woman removed her chain lock, packed her bag in a hurry, and bade Yasmin goodbye.

Maha will leave soon for the airport. She had to act now before things would blow up, and she can't get out of Dubai. She had one worry. TG, he would surely wonder how come she could not get the ransom money. It was unlike her. But he could tell him, that after the manhunt on Ibrahim, and the reward money for his capture, she feared they would capture Ibrahim soon. There was nothing more she could do but flee.

***

Yasmin hoped it will be Jamil who will come for her. She's missing him so much, she thought. Her abduction consumed her one-week vacation. She wasn't able to do anything, let alone have a romantic week with Jamil. But she was thankful that nothing bad had happened to her. What happened to Ibrahim?

Yasmin could now hear sirens, and they were coming closer. She was sitting down when they arrived. Her luggage and bag are beside her. When Jamil came up first, Yasmin met him crying and hugging him. Jamil hugged her tightly. He asked if something has happened to her, but she said, none.

A kind woman took care of her. She didn't mention the gun because she found out later on, that it was fake or unloaded. Still, the police insisted they should bring her for interrogation. But the woman was mute, she said. She never got her name at all.

***

Jamil took Yasmin home to the Abdallah residence. Everyone was waiting in the living room as soon as Jamil called that he and Yasmin were on their way there. They were all elated to see them safe and sound. They hugged Yasmin. Dodi cried while hugging Yasmin and so did Amina. Jamil wanted to rest. His entire day was so stressful and he wanted to sleep. Yasmin too. Meantime, they will have to stay in Jamil's room at the family house and move to Jamil's flat when they have recovered. The family let them at once.

***

Ibrahim had been thinking all night. It's early morning. He has to ask Kamal for help. Much as he can't face Kamal after his behavior at the club, the last time they were together, he had no choice. He only has Kamal to call now. His phone battery will soon be dead, so he pressed Kamal's number. Kamal was so sleepy to even look at the number when he said hello. It surprised him to hear from Ibrahim, but he tried to act normal.

"Ibrahim, hello, it is so early, what can I do for you?" Kamal asked.

"Can I stay with you for a while? I can't go back to my flat and can't even book a hotel. If it would be alright with you, I would like to stay for the meantime until I could freely move," Ibrahim said.

Kamal doesn't know what to say. But this could help catch Ibrahim. He would have to let Jamil and Murad know of this.

"Okay," he replied.

As soon as Ibrahim disconnected, he pressed Jamil's number. He told Jamil that Ibrahim called and wanted to stay in his house. Jamil will be the one to inform Murad and Captain Ali, he thought. Kamal has to take him in, so they can arrest him. The police will take him for interrogation.

Ibrahim was thankful to Kamal for accommodating him. At last, he can eat and sleep peacefully. He had been running and sleeping in so many undesirable places. He was afraid they'd catch him if he goes to a hotel. He just wants to leave Dubai, he said. He had better move while it is still early. He would like a cup of coffee if Kamal wouldn't mind. Thanks indeed for a friend like Kamal. He is quite kind and generous; he thought.

***

Jamil could hardly say hello when Kamal called. Yasmin is sleeping fitfully. He can see that her face was haggard like his. Kamal told him that Ibrahim will go to his house in a few minutes. Jamil got up from bed. He told him to keep him there. He will call Murad now. Jamil quietly changed and left the room. He's meeting Murad somewhere with some police officers. Murad has informed Captain Ali. He will arrive soon to brief the men before they will move to Kamal's house. They have alerted the entire police force. They have informed the station holding the three men of Ibrahim.

As soon as they caught him, all three will join Ibrahim. They will stand trial together. Jamil will hear his side of the story. He had heard of Amara's side. Jamil doesn't know Amara as Maha. The men were ready to move to Kamal's house. Kamal texted Jamil that Ibrahim is at his gate. He will leave the gate unlocked. They will have breakfast outside the house in the garden. It will be more spacious for the men. Jamil told Murad that Ibrahim has now reached Kamal's place. They moved.

Kamal cooked a quick breakfast of fried rice, egg, and sausages for him and Ibrahim while Ibrahim waited on Kamal's metal garden chair. He is now sipping brewed coffee. When Kamal came out with their breakfast, Ibrahim took a plate and filled it with food. He ate at once, like someone who had starved for so long. Kamal could only pity him, but he didn't listen when he tried to advise him. He only has himself to blame. And now Kamal came to know that this man may even be a terrorist. And he would be glad if the police would remove him from his house soon. Ibrahim ate fast and a lot. He finished his food while Kamal had just started. Kamal was sipping his first coffee, while Ibrahim was having his second when police barged in.

Ibrahim looked at Kamal. He said that his house is under surveillance, knowing that he is a friend and had been visiting him before. They brought Ibrahim to the police station. Jamil and Murad had stayed in Murad's car. When the troop moved to the airport and took Ibrahim to the Interrogation room, Jamil and Murad stayed at the Viewing room. After the one-hour grilling from the Police Detective and showing the CCTV footage, and the two persons involved, the male staff from Astana and the female ground staff, Ibrahim didn't answer anymore.

His three men arrived. Another more than an hour of questioning again followed. Ibrahim and the men are just an hour away from standing trial in the court. When Ibrahim insisted to have brought Yasmin to the warehouse, and that was the last time he said he had seen the woman, Jamil believed him. Ibrahim didn't even come to know Amara and her companion took Yasmin.

Murad turned to Jamil. He asked Jamil how he had known which house Yasmin was in. It stunned Jamil that he hadn't even thought of this. He can't implicate Amara. But what could he tell Murad? He hoped Amara had discarded her sim card because he has to show the text from her.

Jamil showed him the text. The text message showed he had to put the blindfold on him when he will meet the man who gave him the address where Yasmin is. But in his state of being handcuffed at the back and blindfolded, he wasn't able to move anywhere. The man came back the morning after, to remove his handcuff, but he could only remove his blindfold after he had driven far enough, not to see his car plate. He has woven a believable story. Murad nodded. Jamil wished Amara had left the country. He now worried for her safety.

After the half-day interrogation, they handed the four men to the higher authorities for further investigation. The four men are looking into charges of kidnapping, the grave threats from Ibrahim to Naseem, and although the car shipment interception did not happen, the police had also included that. Amara has now traveled out of the country and has thrown her sim card in a garbage bin. Jamil had nothing to worry about.

***

Captain Ali invited Jamil and Murad to his office. Jamil thanked them both. Yasmin is now safe. He can finally breathe. Jamil bid the officers goodbye.

***

As he is now fully awake, he'll pass by the office, check on the documents he needs to sign, and on the emails, he needs to reply to. When Jamil showed up, Julie was quick to serve him coffee. She was hoping Jamil would say something. When he hadn't, Julie asked if everything is okay. Jamil said yes, finally then smiled. Julie breathed, thank God. Jamil was browsing through the emails when he remembered to delete Amara's email and saved it on his USB. When he thought he had attended to all matters he classified as priority, he switched off his laptop.

Erin came just in time to ask Julie if she could see Jamil. He was just getting out of the room when Erin asked if he could spare time to see the security office. Jamil wondered but nodded. As soon as Jamil left, Erin told Julie that they saw the woman who delivered the flowers on CCTV, and that same woman showed up in one showroom talking to one of their staff. She claimed to be a customer intending to buy a car. Julie gasped. Jamil has now reached the security office. They led him inside and showed him the footage of the woman delivering the flowers, then another footage of the same woman in one of their showrooms talking to a female staff member. Jamil worried the police will discover Amara.

He asked the Security Officers to remove them from the main file and copy them on the USB that he gave them. He asked them for confidentiality. The matter is under investigation; he said. He asked them not to mention this to anyone, not even to his father or brother. They agreed.

***

Jamil sat in his car. He was wondering what he's doing. He's cleaning up traces left by Amara. He doesn't want her caught or even shown to have anything to do with Ibrahim's plan. After their last sex, Amara told him everything about Ibrahim, his fake plan on the car interception, his abduction of Yasmin, her role in this abduction, and the plan to extort ransom money from them. But she has no intention to extort money.

It was three nights with him she wanted. She wanted to offer herself to him for her first sexual experience and because she loves him. He remembered the woman she hired to take care of Yasmin. What if she will talk? Can he see that house once again? Maybe he will find something. He wished to find the woman. He wanted to tell her not to report her because she saved Yasmin and not kidnapped her. He drove to that house again. He went up the house. He was about to enter the room they held Yasmin in when he bumped into a woman. They stared at each other. It terrified the woman.

"Are you Ibrahim?" she asked.

Jamil quickly said no.

"Are you the woman who took care of Yasmin?" He asked.

The woman didn't answer at once. Jamil could sense that she was fearful. Jamil told her not to be afraid. He was glad to have met her. He asked if she had seen the woman who brought her to the house. She said she met her but not her face. But she told him about her tattoo and she knew a bit of the organization she belonged to. Jamil told her she saved Yasmin from Ibrahim. She wasn't a bad person at all. He asked if she could please no longer mention anything about her to the police.

Upon knowing that, it relieved the woman that she did not help a bad person after all. She said she came back to find if she had left some of her personal things. She left in a hurry that dawn. She was not prepared to leave at once when Maha called. She wouldn't want to be interrogated, she said. Jamil offered her a certain amount of money, for taking care of Yasmin.

And they parted on friendly terms. Jamil was about to drive when he remembered what Yasmin told the officers, the night they rescued her. The woman is mute, but it turned out she isn't. He doesn't have to tell Yasmin anymore.