The Jinns Amongst Us

Chapter 70

"See me? why?" asked Khayun. "No, not like that, I mean, maybe like that, I don't know." said Mina. "Uhmm... right, anyway, bathroom's..." said Khayun before getting interrupted by Mina. "Listen.. I.. I don't know how to tell you this." said Mina.

"No need to tell, I understand." said Khayun. "Wait, you do?" asked Mina. "Yeah, you got periods right now right? don't worry, over there by the end of corridor is my Aunt's room, in her cupboard you might have everything you need, don't worry anything about it, it's perfectly fine." said Khayun.

"Uhm.. no, I mean, I didn't.." said Mina before getting interrupted by Khayun. "It's alright, there is nothing to tell, I understand. (turns over to the kid) hey buddy, you know where the Aunt Shiara's room is right? the one where she keeps her stuffs?" asked Khayun.

"Yes, I do, I saw it before." said the kid. "Great, why don't you show Cousin.. what's your name again?" asked Khayun. "Mina, Mina Sherinz." said Mina. "Right, Cousin Mina, you got the point right?" asked Khayun towards the kid to which he nods as he slowly lands him on the ground.

"Okay, go now, make it quick." said Khayun.

"Yes." said the boy as he lends onto Mina's hand and accompanies her while she still remains with a frowned face on how Khayun shut her off. "Don't worry about it, this is like your home, okay?" asked Khayun. "Yes.. thank.. you?" whispered Mina while going with the boy and just as she turns, Khayun races within the door and shuts it tight with a relief gasp. "s**t, that.. that was close." said Khayun.

"Trouble in paradise?" asked Dr Sayeed who seems to be inside, working on his computers. "Doc, where the hell were you? I've tried calling you, but there is no answer." said Khayun. "Oh, forgive me, I usually leave my phone in the bed, and when the guests came, I put in on silent, you seem distressed?" asked Dr Sayeed.

"Of course I'm distressed, wanna know why? see this for yourself." said Khayun as he plays the footage he found within Athina's phone. "By the.. is that?" asked Dr Sayeed.

"A Jinn, yes, the exact one which Jessica showed on her footage, they know about us doc, they knew it from the start." said Khayun. "Well, I assume Mr Prakash's identity is outed, but yours.." said Dr Sayeed before getting interrupted by Khayun. "He ventured inside using my form." said Khayun.

"What?" asked Dr Sayeed.

"You heard me, the thing, a girl saw it, she was the one who showed it to me, at first she thought it was me, because she saw me, as that thing." said Khayun. "Oh.. this.. this is.. unexpected." said Dr Sayeed. "It certainly is, I mean, I thought we were in a undercover mission, but all it turns out was we were out of the cover all along, they knew it, they knew you, me, Prakash, we're all behind this, this whole.. shamble." said Khayun.

"I understand your concern Khayun, but given the fact.." said Dr Sayeed. "What facts do you want? don't you get it? this is a warning, come after me again, and I'll kill you all, that's what it means, anyway, where's Prakash off to, we need to warn him." said Khayun. "I'm afraid that won't be possible." said Dr Sayeed.

"What? why? he didn't really go missing, did he?" asked Khayun to which Dr Sayeed remains numb. "No, no way, no freaking, he's an Agent of Creed!" yelled Khayun.

"Yes, and between the Jinn and the failed attempt over my life, that agent was the only easy target, we should have known this would happen." said Dr Sayeed as he then goes on to handle calls through his landline. "What are you doing?" asked Khayun.

"Contacting Jessica now, this situation has already gotten out of hand." said Dr Sayeed. "Hang up the call." said Khayun. "No." said Dr Sayeed who keeps ringing. "I said hang up the call right now!" yelled Khayun to which Dr Sayeed hangs up the phone, as well as a knock is heard from outside, having knocked by his Uncle Rafai who had come to check on him.

"Tim, you okay in there?" asked Uncle Rafai.

"Uh... yes, uncle, sorry, and yeah, we're fine, thanks." said Khayun. "Putha, your family's about to leave, and so am I, if you could.." said Uncle Rafai before getting interrupted by Khayun.

"Of course, I'll be right here, just.. give me a minute, alright?" asked Khayun. "Yes, sure." said Uncle Rafai as he departs away, leaving the tension between Khayun and Dr Sayeed untouched.

"Why?" asked Dr Sayeed.

"You know exactly why, the moment you ring that call, Jessica will have all the resources she needs to put the entire city under lockdown if she wishes, and that's going to put alot of lives at risk, if you ask me." said Khayun. "Risking lives? thought you didn't give a s**t about lives before." said Dr Sayeed.

"I am now, and yeah sure, I'll t*****e the s**t out of some bastards here and now, but not to the ones who don't deserve it." said Khayun. "If I don't inform about this, you know I'll lose my job." said Dr Sayeed.

"And I'm not asking you to, listen, all you need to give me right now, is time, a week at most, that's all I ask, once I've been able to resolve this, we can call in Jessica, not to mention, we'd have the threat cornered and ready to get taken by the Creed when it does, otherwise this might as well turn into a mess we can't afford to control." said Khayun.

"Bold words.. very well then, I'll think about it, but for now, better bid goodbyes to your family Tim, you've kept them waiting long enough." said Dr Sayeed. "Right, I almost forgot about that one." said Khayun who then departs away from his room, to see the relatives almost going to depart.

"Wait!" yelled Khayun who then rushes out as his uncle and Aunt await along with the rest of the relatives outside. "Ha, told you he'd come." said Uncle Rafai as Khayun approaches. "Sorry, that took time, anyway, thank you for.. for coming, it means alot." said Khayun.

"Of course dear, you're part of our family now, just like your mother was, oh that poor little.. she would be so proud of the way you've grown, If only she lived sooner." said the oldest great grandmother of the family.

"Ahh... dear grandmother, she's always with us, just like Tim is, there's no need to worry at all." said Uncle Rafai. "Of course, I agree (wipes her tears) anyway, I hope you see you again soon, next week we have Eid-ul Adha festival celebration, and I want you to definitely come, okay? no matter what work you've got urgent." said the great grandmother of the house.

"Of course, uhm.. great grandmother, I'll definitely come, and.. be seeing you I guess, thanks for coming again, it means alot." said Khayun as he glances upon everyone within the family, including Mina at the further distance who seems to wipe her tears over some unknown reasons.

"Okay, putha, take care.." said the great grandmother of the house who departs along with the rest of the family who carefully send her away home, including Uncle Rafai as well who bids goodbye and sets off with the rest of the family who doesn't seem to to stop waving at him till they reach the end of the gate.

"Jeez, don't they ever get..." said Khayun as he sprints away towards the gate to shut it open as they venture away, then turns back towards the house. "Doc, they're all gone now." said Khayun to which no response comes. "Doc? You can come out now.." said Khayun.

"I wouldn't exactly recommend that mate." said a strange masculine voice to which Khayun alerts himself as he withstands against him with a fighting position while observing this unknown person, whom Khayun soon recognizes to be one of the preps, Corso.

"Relax, I come in peace, unlike my colleague who approached you prior, I'm not here to fight, I swear." said Corso. "I know you, Corso right? what are you doing here?" asked Khayun.

"You know exactly why mate, not to mention, we both know, I'm not just a student, am I?" asked Corso who reveals off his Jinni nature by making his eyes burn in flame similar to the Jinn within the footages. "You.. you're him, you're the Jinn." said Khayun.

"Yes, I am, and.. I come in peace, and with a proposal, If I must, do you mind if I take a seat?" asked Corso who sits upon the sofa as if he was a welcomed guest. "I don't care whether you come in peace or not, but coming into my house uninvited was a big mistake!" yelled Khayun before getting interrupted by Corso.

"It's not actually your house, is it? Dr Sayeed's? Creed's? maybe the real Tim or his mom? could be anyone of them, but definitely not you." said Corso. "How? how do you know?" asked Khayun who changes into his true appearance.

"Oh come on mate, now you're hurting me, you think a Jinn wouldn't actually sense a presence of another Jinn? your smell were all over the picture, but mine.. I've managed to get it masked didn't I?" asked Corso. "How?" asked Khayun.

"There is a lot more that you don't know, Khayun, a lot, from the moment you've stepped in here, you are now a part of a undying war between the humans, and the Nagas, whether you like it or not." said Corso.

"All I care about, was you, Nagas are fascinating creatures, yes, but you.. why would you align yourself with them?" asked Khayun.

"I told you didn't I? there is a lot more you don't know, and that's why I've come here, to show you." said Corso.