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Naser entered his room and quickly took out his phone. He called someone and started talking.
"Hello. It's me...Why did you make me send my friends to a warzone? You knew what was going on there, didn't you?.....What?.....Did you want to kill my friends just for that? I'm done working for you. Don't call me back ever... I don't care.... I'm done."
Naser cut the phone and threw it on the bed. He walked up to the mini fridge and took out a soda can.
"Get one for me too, will you?"
Naser got startled and dropped the can. He ran to the switchboard and turned on the light. He turned around and saw Sohel sitting on the room's couch, aiming his silenced M17 pistol at Naser.
"What? Come on. Get some soda. Let's sit down and have a chat," said Sohel. Naser tried to smile but only made an awkward facial expression. He walked 2-3 steps closer to Sohel and said, "Sohel? Dude? What are you doing? Why are you aiming a gun at me? What did I do?"
"Don't play dumb with me. We both know what you did. I was already having a hard time trying to figure out why you would involve yourself with NWO, but you even put your friends lives at risk? Do we even count as your friends?"
Naser gave up, went back and picked up the soda can. He took another can out of the fridge and came to Sohel. He hands him one, then goes and sits on the couch in front of Sohel. Sohel put the gun on the tea table and opened the can. He took a sip and looked at Naser.
"So? Why did you do all these?"
"What other choice did I have? After we got out of college, you guys all went your different ways. You and Mitali joined the Army. Tahmid and Ovi also settled for good. But what did I do? Even with all my achievements, I couldn't get a job. All because of these conflicts. On my days wandering through the streets looking for a job and running from loan sharks, I met a man. He said he would give me a good job if I helped them a little after I got the job."
"I didn't want a speech, Naser. I asked, Why did you join NWO?"
"Let me continue, please. The man offered me a job in Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority."
"And you took it. You didn't think that it was shady?"
"I know. But I was desperate. A few months into the job, they kept asking me for many different kinds of documents. At first it wasn't anything serious, so I complied. But four months ago, I was transferred to the Rooppur nuclear power plant. Since then, they kept asking me for various classified documents. Like security details. Routine of Uranium shipments, etc. I tried to decline their orders, but they threatened to expose me to the authorities. If they did that, not only would I be removed from the job, but I would have even gone to jail for treason."
"The situation wouldn't be any better now, you know? Even though you were forced, you still betrayed the country... One last question before I call the police. Did you still consider us your friends these two days?"
"Of course. You guys always were and will be my friends."
"Then why did you send them to a freakin battlefield?"
"I didn't know about it. I just did what I was told to do."
Sohel let out a big sigh.
"I really wished I didn't have to do this. You know, when I was told about your connection to NWO. I really didn't want to believe that. I even came to you first to make sure for myself. All the time, I wished that the information was a hoax. But you kept proving me wrong. You kept an eye on me from the start, didn't you? You searched through my bag at your house, installed spyware in my hotel room, and even stole my weapon. You leave me with no other choice."
Sohel took out his phone and dialled a number; after a while, he said, "Hello... Yeah you guys can come in now."
Naser got nervous. He ran to the closet and took out Sohel's HK416 rifle. He aimed the rifle at Sohel and said, "I won't go down. Let me go, Sohel. Just this once. We are friends, aren't we?"
Sohel also aimed his pistol at Naser. He looked upset and sad. Just then OC Das entered the room with four policemen. Seeing the situation, all of them also aim their weapons at Naser.
At that time, all of their other friends had entered the room too. Naser looked more nervous than before. Tahmid screamed, "What are both of you doing?" None of them answered him.
Naomi and Jacob tried to go and help Sohel, but he signalled them to stop. He also signalled the policemen to lower their weapons.
Sohel slowly started walking towards Naser. He holstered his pistol too. Naser's face got more and more scared as Sohel got to him. He also walked back one step at a time. He screamed, "Don't come. Let me go. I will shoot, Sohel. Don't come near me."
Sohel said, "Come on. Shoot me. I dare you."
As Sohel got close to him, Naser pulled the trigger. But to his surprise, no bullets came out. Sohel got to him and pulled the rifle by the barrel. He said to Naser, "You forgot to turn the safety off."
Naser tried to punch Sohel, but he dodged the punch, and with a small right hook in Naser's jaw, he dropped unconscious.