Searching – Searching
“Opel!
Opel!” Scorn yelled as he walked past his office room in the safe house.
He bought a few documents with him and kept it on the table.
With a pile of documents scanning on one side and a suspicious picture on the other side on the table, Scorn yelled again, “Opel!
Where are you?”
Opel came running inside the office room, “Yes boss!
Did you call me?” He went inside and stood infront of Scorn.
“Yes!” Scorn answered.
He grabbed that suspicious picture and placed it infront of his face; his eyes wide and fixed on the picture, his neck stretched slightly.
A simple frown appeared on his temple.
Opel observed Scorn’s visage carefully.
The twisted face showed pain and disgust while he could also analyze the angry look with that lowered brow.
“Boss!”
Opel’s calling made Scorn realize that he was staring at the picture way too long.
He kept the picture on the table and gently slided it towards Opel.
“Look!
Our men have traced someone similar to her name in this area five days ago.
Go and take an in-depth search.” Scorn ordered.
Opel grabbed the picture and folded it.
“Boss!
Don’t worry!
We’ll get her soon.” Saying this, he turned around and walked towards the door.
“By the way…” Scorn suddenly spoke making Opel stop and turn back.
“Yesterday I made sure that someone stays back in my safe house.
Umm …
(scratching the back of his neck) But how did that person get moved to the first floor?
As far as I recalled, he was sleeping in the couch.” Scorn’s tone was kind of mockery.
His eyes fixed at Opel to get any kind of reaction.
“—–” Opel at first got flushed at the sudden attack of the query.
He gulped nervously and lowered his head.
But then something happened inside his brain and instantly his anxiousness got diluted to a rational face.
He directly looked into Scorn’s eyes and smiled at him.
Opel slided his hand inside his pocket and took out his phone.
Then he called someone.
He fixed his eyes at Scorn as he talked over the phone.
“Yes!
This is Opel!
The appointment you were asking for has been set.
I’ll further inform you about it when Mr.
Tsunami helds me his schedule for these days.
Ok!” He cuts the call, still fixing his eyes at Scorn.
Scorn smirked at Opel.
“Boss!
The young woman of the new bar we inaugurated last month has called me numerous times to make an appointment with you.
When should I do that?” Opel asked.
His face didn’t show any kind of seriousness, only reflected some kind of teasing.
“——” Scorn simply looked at Opel with his raised brows.
He knew Opel’s intent behind his smirked look.
“I’m serious!
She has asked me a lot about you.
Should I fix a date for you two?” Opel giggled timidly as he spoke, trying his best to not burst out laughing infront of his boss.
“Fine!
But why are you so interested?” Scorn asked.
“Why not boss!
She is a pretty lady with attractive nature.
Who would refuse her?” Opel answered instantly without thinking much.
“Then what about you?
Do you feel her attractive?”
“Yes!
I mean…she gets all smiley and blushy every time we talk.
She is also kind of pretty and she …”
“Oh Zakai!
Come in!
Opel’s talking about a girl he likes.” Scorn shouted all of a sudden looking at the door.
At once Opel’s face turned pale white.
His eyes enlarged and jaw dropped low.
“NO…No…I was…”Opel fumbled.
He turned back with a guilt feeling so he lowered his head and continued, “I…
was just talking…about…about…some…” And he got some courage to raise his head and look at the door where the person might be standing and looking at him.
But looking left and right, Opel saw only empty space surrounding the door and instantly he looked back at Scorn.
This time Scorn had a hilarious look which was enough to make Opel realize that his boss had outshined him this time.
Scorn pursed his lips as he kept on looking at Opel being stressed as well as embarrassed at the same time.
Opel, on the other hand, at once blushed with the sudden embarrassment.
A rush of warmth made his skin turn deep crimson.
He could feel his skin glow and he looked down at his shoes.
“Boss…I…I’ll get to you after I find anything about her.” Opel spoke without lifting his head.
As soon as he completed his sentence, he rushed out without even looking at Scorn.
While he walked away on the corridor, he could hear a burst of laughter coming out from Scorn’s office room; his speed doubled as his mind only signaled him to flee from that awkward situation.
Scorn was known for poking fun at other gang members or at his rival gang leaders time to time but now when Opel got to taste some, he fled away from his boss.
Opel rushed out of the safe house and with a few gang members, went to the assigned place as per Scorn’s order.
At first he showed the picture to his members, “Look!
This is something confidential so I’ve only included few of my trusted people.
Carefully look at the picture.
This is the place we are gonna search now.
We have to find someone here.
Unfortunately we don’t have any current picture of that person but there’s only one thing we know.
Her name is…” Opel gave them the necessary details.
After the order was given by Opel, the members spread all over that specific area; asking local shop owners, bartenders and street vendors, moving through empty warehouses, enquiring small-time crooks and debtors to share what they heard on the block few days ago and residents in that area.
It was late night at around 9 when Opel returned back to the safe house.
With a stooped shoulder and tired face, he went to Scorn.
He had a torn – crumpled piece of paper on his hand.