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Techno Zone, RAF Fairborough – Three Minutes Later
‘Aneeta, listen to me for a moment, please,’ Petra said. In front of her the girl’s face was ugly with anguish.
‘I understand this is difficult –’ Petra began.
‘Not difficult, no, not difficult. Bad. Very bad. I love Sergei and no Sergei, my life – finish.’
‘Shut up and listen to me – this is important. Have you seen Sahar?’
‘I love him,’ Aneeta said.
‘I need to find Sahar. It’s important – DO YOU UNDERSTAND? Have you seen her?’
Aneeta wasn’t listening. Petra had a déjà vu moment of realising how surreal this situation was. It wasn’t the first time that real life had spilled over into an operation. Alon called it the alternative reality moment when operational black holes opened up and stories entangled missions in grisly webs.
