Sasha walked into the room to check on Chris but was missing, she began to look around in the room for him. She informed others about him missing. Everyone in panicked began to look for him. Sasha ran outside into the rain. After running for a while, she got exhausted and crouched down to rest but her worries were same. Sasha accidently saw a playground near an old shop. She went there to check. She began to look for him there and found him sitting on see saw wondering. Sasha walked towards him and said, " Chris? You are not well, you shouldn't be here. "
" Be here or not, doesn't mean anything or it doesn't make any sense. I mean what's the point, I used to be ghost and now I'm nothing. "
" What are you saying, Chris? "
" Nothing! Just, I'm just feeling unwell. "
" Then you should be back in the bed, you need rest. "
" The walls made me feel weird that is why, I came out to enjoy the rain. "
Sasha chuckles and asks, " I didn't think a cold killer like you afraid of being locked up in a room that is surrounded by walls. "
" Everyone has fears, we have all been through something which leaves their mark as fear for the rest of our lives. "
" How come you got your fear? "
" Ahh! When I was a kid, Griffin gave me to some Arabic assassin's organisation and asked them to make me strong and fearless. They locked me up in a dark room with no food or light. They often torture me, and throw snakes at me. Sometimes when I fall asleep, they throw bricks at me to keep me awake. They serve me food only 3 times a weekend. At the end of every week, I wish I was dead. I tolerated that torture for 2 years and when I got out, I had no fear and they gave me a symbol ring that I'm one of them. I still wear this ring just to remind myself who I am. "
" That's disturbing. "
" Not! Quiet as you have been through, I know your fears too. "
" You don't know anything about my fears. "
" Everyone has fears, you should have one. "
" Yes! I have but it doesn't sound good at all. "
" Come on! Not as bad as I told you. Let's hear it. "
" My fear is of losing you. "
For a few seconds, Chris and Sasha kept silent, Chris looked normal,and didn't seem surprised. Chris called her name and she looked at him, he said, " Still got feelings for the old timer? "
" I couldn't get you out of my head. "
" But you should have. You should have moved on Sasha! "
" I tried, but I couldn't. "
" You know me and my work, I can't be a normal guy, I can't live my life normally. "
" But you could at least try to live. "
" What if I fail? This is what I'm good at, Sasha! "
Sasha felt broken and replied in a broken voice,
" I understand! "
Zak, Dave, and Prince came running at them and kept shouting to others, " Hey! WE FOUND THEM! "
Prince asked, " What are you doing here Chris? "
" Thought! I would enjoy some rain. "
" Well! That's not the time, we got some updates for you. "
At the safe house, Black was waiting for Chris in the meeting room before they dive into the discussion Black asked him, " You doing okay? "
" Yes! I'm doing fine. What's the news? "
" Morrice Fred called the meeting of the high-level Ghouls an urgent meeting. They have discussed some important matters regarding the attack. "
" What kind of attack? Were you present at the meeting? "
" Yes! I was present there, and believe me, I never saw Joseph that much worried. Morrice Fred convinced all the members of the Ghoul that the threat you guys oppose is far greater than anything. "
" Did they discuss the identities of ours? "
" No! They didn't discuss anything but there was one thing. "
" What is it?
" Griffin Holland and Joseph discussed something about a vigilante. They oppose them as a big threat, bigger than you all in their opinion. "
" Who is that guy? Do you have any leads? "
" No! But Joseph Bonnano signed two top 2 Ghouls to take care of that vigilante and the rest are assigned to find you. "
" I need a favor to ask, Black! "
" Go ahead. "
" You know everything about the Morrice Fred house assault right? "
" Yes! I'm aware of that, it seems you all badly failed to kill him. "
" Yes! But we nearly had him, if that other guy wouldn't have interrupted. I want you to find out who was present there. My suspicion tells me that he was some high level Ghoul. "
" What makes you say that? "
" The cent, that cent is the traditional perfume that only Ghouls have access to. I'm sure of it. "
" Alright! As you wish then I will heading out now, I got some meeting which I have to take care of. "
" Alright! We will see each other out soon. "
When Black walked away. Prince asked him, " Why didn't you tell us about that other Ghoul member? "
" There was not the time, I sensed him there but I couldn't figured him out there. "
" Shit! We made a big mistake of removing our masks. "
" Calm down! We are not certain that he saw our faces. Morrice didn't saw our faces as well so let's keep our self calm and compose. "
Sasha asked, " What about that other guy, the vigilante? "
" About that, we need to find out why he is a threat and what he have done. "
Ethan, " You have the long history with the Ghouls, Chris! "
" I have but I don't know who could be. I have killed dozens of people. Mostly anyone who opposes the Ghouls organization, I have killed him. "
Prince, " Let's all keep our heads down and try to be lay low. Let Chris have some rest and we will resume this meeting later. "
Chris grabbed him by the hand and took him to his room. Chris sat down on the bed and lay down. Prince opened the window of the room and said, " You should tell me the truth. "
" I have told you the truth. "
" No! You aren't telling me the truth. "
" I don't know who he was. "
" You know who he is. "
" It was Griffin. "
" And you suspect that he knew that you are alive. "
" Yes! I'm sure of that. "
" So! What's your plan? Nothing going as we planned. "
" This time we will stick to the plan. We have to disable their main racket sources and lose control. "
" But what if they retaliate on us. "
" Then we will answer them back with all our strength. "
Meanwhile from the other roof of the house, someone wearing the rain coat was keeping an eye out on them.