26th February 2031
Gulshan - 2
09:00
Everyone but Sohel is already in the car. Sohel is standing beside the car waiting for someone.
"Come on, Sohel. The building's caretaker will receive the package. You can get it after we're back."
"No Naser. I'm not going anywhere without my package. Oh look It's here."
After taking his signature, a delivery man comes on a bike and gives Sohel a guitar bag. His friends get annoyed. Mitali speaks, "Really Sohel! You made us all wait for an hour just for a fucking guitar."
"It's not "just a fucking guitar", It's my guitar. Anyway, let's go we're getting late."
Everyone gives him an annoyed look but doesn't say anything. While on the way Sohel lets his friends know that two of his friends wanted to join them. They are already in Pabna and will meet them in the hotel. None of them really objects.
14:21
Ratnodweep Resort
They all get out of the car as 2 porters take their baggage. Naser tells them that he has already booked 5 rooms for them. They decide to freshen up and meet at the resort's restaurant by 15:00. Sohel enters his room. He takes a shower and puts on a fresh pair of clothes. Then he checks if the door is locked and pulls the curtains. He opens the guitar bag and takes out a guitar. But without a second look at the guitar, he puts it aside. Then he uses a guitar chip and presses on the corner of the back of the bag. Another compartment on the back of the bag opens up. That compartment had an XM7 rifle, an XM17 pistol, and a combat knife. He takes out and checks the weapons one by one. Then he takes out a shoulder holster from his bag and wears it. He puts the XM17 in the holster and the knife in another hidden holster on his thighs. But he puts the rifle back in the compartment and puts the guitar back. He leaves for the restaurant leaving the guitar behind.
As he opens the door of the restaurant he sees his friends were already there sitting at a table in the corner. He reaches the table and sits down. Tahmid shrugs, "You're late again Sohel. How the fuck are you even in the army with this shitty time management?"
"I'm sorry. Just took a long shower."
Naser says, "Where are your new friends? Weren't they supposed to meet us here in the resort?"
Sohel replies, "I don't know. They should be here. They told me they are staying in this resort."
As they were saying that, two people approached them.One 23-24 year old Asian girl with straight pony-tailed hair and a round face. Another was a white man clean shaved, with blond hair and gray eyes.
"Hi, Sohel. We've been searching for you everywhere." says the girl. She continues looking at others, "Hi everybody. Sohel may have already told you guys about us but allow me to introduce ourselves again. I'm Sgt. Naomi Kobayashi and beside me is Sgt. Jacob Williams. We were together in our boot camp in Tokyo."
Everyone else also greets them. Sohel asks Naomi, "What about Shero? What's he doing? I don't know. These days he's doing really weird things like collecting junk but his interaction skills with people have improved." Jacob looked like he remembered something. He takes out a small box from his pocket and gives it to Sohel.
"Ann, sent it for you."
Sohel opens the box and takes out a pair of glasses. He inspects it closely and looks overjoyed.
He wears the glasses and says to Jacob, "It's awesome. Congratulate Annabelle for me, will you?"
Naser breaks their talk, "OK. OK. Let's eat, please. I'm starving."
He looks at the other two and says, "Why don't you join us?"
Naomi answers, "Gladly"
As they have their lunch, they plan how they would spend the rest of their days. After eating all of them start to go outside. They wanted to explore the place. Sohel tells them,"You guys go ahead I'll meet with you guys in around an hour. Naomi and Jacob, You guys go too." They agree.
Sohel comes back to his room and notices that someone has been in the room. He knocks once and says, "Wake up Aria."
In a moment, letters and bars appear on the glasses screens. A robotic voice then Says, "Aria at your service boss."
"Aria, check if anything's missing in this room"
A sound is heard and a moment later Aria answers, "Everything's the same boss but your XM7 is missing."
Sohel's angered voice is heard as he says,"Fuck. Should've checked for spywares in the room. Aria scan for me please"
"Yes boss....Boss there's a microphone in the bedside lamp and camera on the drawer handle of the dressing table."
"Thank You Aria."
"Certainly sir."
Sohel removes the spyware and leaves the room as he Tells Aria to rent a car for him.