Outside the Cloth Shop:
Faria emerged from the shop, a shopping bag in hand. Glancing at her phone, she noticed a missed call from a number labeled "Dad."
"When did Dad call? My phone didn't make any sound," she wondered, about to return the call when a male voice called her name.
She turned to see a hooded figure beside her, the jacket's hood partially obscuring his face.
"Tamim?" Faria asked, recognizing him.
"Yeah, it's me. I wanted to talk to you about something," Tamim replied, pulling down his hood.
"Oh. You could've called me," Faria said, her tone soft but curious.
"Well…I wasn't planning on talking, to be honest," Tamim admitted. "But after I left the store, I saw some news, and I decided to wait until you came out."
"Oh. What happened?" Faria's concern was evident.
"It might take some time to explain. If you're busy, we can talk later," Tamim offered, hesitating.
"Well, I do have some things to do, but I'm heading home first. We can talk while we walk. It won't be a problem," Faria replied.
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6:12 PM -
RUSSIA -
The park, once serene and covered in ice, suddenly shifted as the ground turned pitch black. From the darkness, a creature with writhing black tentacles began to emerge.
Nearby, a couple was lost in a kiss in a secluded corner of the park. The sound of the creature rising made them pause, lips still touching, as confusion turned to horror. Before they could react, a tentacle lashed out, piercing the back of the girl's head and then the boy's, killing them instantly. The tentacle pulled their lifeless bodies toward the creature.
The monstrous being finally crawled out completely and devoured their bodies. Panic spread like wildfire as those nearby witnessed the horror. People screamed and ran, but the creature's tentacles struck down everyone within reach, consuming each victim.
A 17-year-old boy with blonde hair stood at a distance, watching the scene unfold. His serious, glowing golden eyes fixed on the creature.
The creature noticed the boy and lashed out a tentacle at him. But as it made contact, the tentacle was obliterated.
The boy smiled, his eyes glowing brighter. The creature let out a piercing scream, and with a deafening echo, it exploded. Black fluid rained down over the park, burning holes into the ground wherever it landed.
The boy calmly walked toward the spot where the couple had been kissing and noticed a phone on the ground. Without touching it, he used the phone to call the police. The call connected, and someone on the other end began asking questions, but the boy remained silent. He activated the back camera, showing the blood-soaked bodies and tagging the location.
Unbeknownst to him, a CCTV camera recorded the scene, yet all it captured was the phone floating in the air—the boy was completely invisible to the camera's lens.
After completing the call, the boy vanished, and the phone dropped to the ground with a soft thud.
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Meanwhile:
Tamim and Faria walked side by side, their conversation unfolding with each step.
" I saw the press conference of BSSB after i came out if the store and then i realized that i should tell you something that i am not supposed to tell" Said Tamim
" What's that about?" Asked Faria.
" It's about the reason for the December 30th incident and I know why all this had happened and I hope you can pass this information to the BSSB, cutting some information out from the actual one." Said Tamim.
" If you want me to do that, then I don't want to hear the information in the first place. If i say misinformation that would be a problem" Said Faria
" Well it's not that you have to lie or something. You have to filter the information to make a person out from any of the problems from this issue" Said Tamim
" I Didn't get what you meant, who is the person who you want to save?" Asked Faria.
" Well.. I am trying to help so you also must help me with this, so i will say only if you agree to filter this info" Said Tamim.
" Alright, I will." Said Faria.
" Do you remember the day when Fahim was in an accident in his home from an explosion. The entire incident was connected from that" Tamim said.
" But it had happened a few days before the incident" Said Faria.
" When we were around ten years old. Fahim found a crystal in the woodland mountain. He actually kept the crystal and he used to say that a hand gave him the crystal and the hand said to break it or something like that.
Then I did not believe what Fahim said but my sister believed so both of them were interested to know what would happen. Following that till that day when that explosion happened Fahim tried to break that crustal and that day it finally broke and Fahim got injured badly" Tamim said.
At that moment Tamims phone started to ring and there was a call from an unknown number.
Tamim seeing this cuts the call.
" You could've picked up the call. I would wait if you wanted me to wait, "said Faria.
" Not important call. Unknown number" Said Tamim and both stopped in front of a zebra crossing and people were nearby.
Tamim seeing people didn't continued and said " I will continue after reaching more empty place, hope you are ok with that"
" No problem," Faria replied.
They crossed the zebra crossing after the signal.
They again reached a less crowded place walking.
" You can continue now," Said Faria.
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Fahim's House:
Two BSSB officers stood outside the door, armed and alert. Inside, two more officers flanked a sofa where Foisal sat, facing Fahim, who looked tense.
Foisal handed a card to Fahim. "I hope we can meet tomorrow morning."
Fahim took the card and read it: "BSSB Pass."
"This pass is only valid until tomorrow afternoon, so I hope you'll keep your promise," Foisal said, rising from his seat.
Fahim stood as well, determination in his eyes. "I will. I'll do everything I can to keep my word."
Foisal extended his hand for a handshake. "Thanks for understanding so quickly."
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To be continued…..