Chapter 56 - Are You Sure?

Nina Andrson started to run as quickly as possible and reached in front of the army base. She reached near the guards on the gate and looked around to see Fenny. But there was no trace of that girl.

"Hey, Miss, who are you? Why are you here?"A guard came near her and asked.

"I am here for my friend. I think she entered your camp some time ago."Nina Anderson repleid.

"Your friend? But no one came here today after this afternoon. We even had not seen anyone nearby."The guard said in a confused tone.

"What? A....A .... Are you sure? I sent her here about fifteen minutes ago. There must be another guard here when sh.....she entered the base. Please confirm it with the guards. H....her life is in danger."Now Nina Anderson was nervous.

"Miss,I am telling you that no one entered here. I am here on duty since this afternoon."He said in a firm voice.

"I...I can not believe you. How can it be possible? She surely came here.I...I asked her to go in if I do not show up within ten minutes."

"Miss, what I am speaking is true.No one came inside. You can ask the other guards there ."The guard said in an annoyed tone.

"Ok."Nina Anderson uttered and reached the other guards. But they too replied the same as the first gurd.

"Oh, God! She must have got caught again. I have to leave."She mumbled and left the place hurriedly.

"Hello, Miss, please wait."The first guard called her, but she did not stop.

'I can not take their help. If she is really got caught by them, then they would harm her, if I take these people with me. I have to be confirmed first if she is with them or not. I have to find out the exact location, where she is right now. Then only I can inform the army about this matter.'Nina Anderson thought and forwarded towards the house, where they had kept her with Fenny.

As she was about to reach the house, suddenly she heard a scream . She stopped on the track immediately and tried to guess the exact location of the sound.

"Hey stop right there."She heard a yell and following the sound of a gunshot. Nina Anderson stood there shocked. She could not move from her place for five minutes.

"Hurry up."Someone yelled. Nina Anderson came back to her senses to hear the voice.

"Don't waste time and put the dead body in the car and throw it into the river. We are lucky that we at least fulfill our bigger task. Otherwise boss would have been very angry. Two of you go with the dead body. And the remaining people come with me. We have to spread out now to search for the other girl. We can not let her go out of the forest. Hurry up."Nina Anderson heard someone yelled loudly. Her heart skipped a beat.

"Oh, God! They k.....killed her and now .....now they are behind me. I have to leave this place as soon as possible."She mumbled and left the place as soon as possible.

'I should go to the army base again. They will help me.'She thought and took the path by which she went to the base.

"She is there."Suddenly she heard a voice behind her.

"Go, get her."Someone yelled.

Nina Anderson looked at the source of the voices. Her heart skipped a beat to see five to six people were came running towards her. Although it was dark, she can see them clearly as they were holding mobile flashlights.

"Hey! You stop right there. Otherwise, we will shoot you."Someone yelled.

'Oh, God! They are coming closer. They will catch me if I go on this path. What do I do now?'She thought and looked around. She noticed a big tree on one side of the road. There were a lot of bushes near the tree.

'I have to go behind that tree somehow. As it is dark, they would not be able to spot me easily, if I hide behind that tree. I have to somehow reach there. But I have to distract them from me. What do I do now?......Yes...'She thought and picked up three stones from the side of the road and threw those to the opposite side of the road one by one. The stones hit bushes and made some sound. The people chasing her stopped to hear the sound.

"Stop. Have you heard that sound?"A man asked confusedly.

"Yes. I did. What was that?"Another man said.

"Is it from the army? Wait we have to check that place. We can not let them enter our area."

"Yes. Let us check. Don't make a sound. They might get alerted and come behind us."A man said.

"But where is the girl?"

"I think I saw her going that side."Someone said. Nina Anderson stopped to hear it.

'They came to know about me , earlier than I expect. Now I have only one way left. Run as quick as possible .'She thought and left the place hurriedly. She heard some footsteps behind her. But she did not stop to see who was that.

Nina Anderson stopped speaking and looked down. James Thomson sighed to heard her story.He poured a glass of water in a glass and offered it to her.She accepted and drank.

"I reached this city by crossing that forest. I......I ran the whole night to cross the forest.I......I was too scared that time.I ......I was ashamed too.I never thought that the girl who called me sister would die like that.I......I could not save her. Although I was running to save my life , but.....but  I ......I regretted my decision I took at that time.I......I should have to go to find her body and check if she was really dead or not.But,I.......I left that place like a coward.Today,I.........I am alive due to her, but I could not save her.I.....I am such a coward."Nina Anderson said in a low voice. She could not stop her tears more. James Thomson looked at her worriedly.He reached near her and sat down on the side of the bed. He took her hand on his .

"Miss Nina, you are not a coward.It is not called cowardiness. How can you be a coward, when you are also a victim only.In fact, what did you tell me about that incident just now,I am really amazed to hear about your courage. Miss Nina, you are brave. What you have done is not a simple thing at all. It is not that simple to run away from the clutches of those bad people.

Most of the people would either die or let them do as they wished in that situation. And look at you. You have saved yourself from a human trafficking gang . There are some situation arises in our life, which we can not just avoid. Although you could not save her,but you did try your best.It is not that easy for a person to fight with people with guns alone."James Thomson said in a serious tone. Nina Anderson looked at the man sitting behind her thoughtfully.

"B.....but what about my friend?She called me her sister.I could not save her."

"Miss Nina.You came here alive ,it is your fate and she could not go through it .It was her fate. We, people, are puppets of fate. We can not change it.So,don't worry too much.You were stressed due to her death,And that is the main reason behind your loss of memory all this time. Don't worry too much. It will harm you more. You have already won your fight against the gang, now don't lose it by thinking too much of that incident."James Thomson said with a smile.

Nina Anderson nodded. She lost in deep thought for some time. James Thomson looked at her worriedly.

'Poor girl! She had to go through all these. She is really  very upset now.'James Thomson thought.

"Now you should sleep. Your brain needs rest. We will talk tomorrow."James Thomson said and got up from the bed and forwarded towards the couch.

"I....I think I should leave."He stopped to hear her.He turned and looked at the woman sitting on the bed.

"Wh...what did you say?"He asked confusedly.

"I am sorry Mr. Thomson.But I don't think I should follow the contract from now on.I.......I really wanted to help you as you had helped me.But as I remember everything,I ........ I think it is not a good thing for me.I......I am ready to compensate you.I will try to pay back you the amount we had decided, for breaching the contract."Nina Anderson said in a serious tone.