APOLLO - 12

This was maybe the very first time when I actually wanted to spend time with someone. I have fucking lots of work to do at the company but I just can't get her out of my mind. I don't know what that woman has did to me but it's fucking with me now. Women have never been stationary in my life, they just come and go. Sure they've made their way to my bed but, none has ever made their place in my mind and subconscious, none but her. For whatever reason it is but she had me thinking about her ever since I saw her less than two days ago. Fuck it's not even been two days but that damn Indian girl is already under my skin, this is not right.

Leaning back against my chair I closed my eyes. She was looking so damn beautiful today when she was sitting right in front of me, smiling so innocently without a care in the world. I've unconsciously memorized her face. Her smile, the way her chubby cheeks lift up and cover a little bit of her eyes when she laughs, those big dangling earrings, the nose pin, the hair flip... God It's all still so vivid in my memory that as soon as I closed my eyes she jumped right in front of me again.

I guess this is why she became an Indian spy or whatever she is supposed to be... Because she can mesmerize people, because she looks so innocent and so sweet that if I didn't know that she has masked her information I would have never in my whole life believed that this girl has some ulterior motives... or any kind of motives other than stealing people's hearts with her smile.

"Apollo!" Ronen bursted into my office with his laptop in his hand, breathing hard as if he ran all the way here. I immediately straightened in my chair, a tingling sensation appeared in my back and I knew whatever he's got to say it's very serious.

"What is it?" He ran towards my desk and showed me the screen of the laptop.

"Remember the employee that we were suspecting but we didn't find anything against him?" He said.

"Yeah...?"

"Well I took your advice and kept an eye on him for a few days, I hacked into his phone and found this." He said opening a screen with WhatsApp chats.

"What does this say?" I looked up at him and asked, the chat was damn long and if he had read all that, why bother again?

"Ok long story short, that employee, Brahim, he is a part of the Albanians family, and they have imported deadly weapons and explosives, in a big number."

"But this is not possible!" The security during the festival is very tight, they can't possibly have imported even a single bullet this past week.

"Well... I think it happened way before the festival and the highlight is, they've hid it Inside a fella." He said and I could feel the colour draining from my face.

"But all the fellas are to be burned today! How can they smuggle something in such a big number in a fella statue when everything will be burned? That is just straight up stupid!" He continued.

"No... not every fella gets burned, the museum.. They somehow must have arranged it to not be burned and be placed in the fella museum." I said and Ronen's eyes shot at me. Every year one fella is saved from the fire, the one which is made excellently and proves to be a strong symbol of the theme of the following year. And I think I know which Fella is used for this filthy work...

"Call Leo, inform him about this ASAP and tell him that the material being smuggled is in a huge black spider shaped Fella." Ronen was on the phone before I even finished my sentence, but then suddenly something hit me.. Meera is still at the festival. Is she connected to all this? Is she the one actually governing the mission hiding behind an innocent mask? As soon as this thought surfaced the tingling feeling in my back increased, almost as if someone was digging needles down my spine. And I just knew that something bad was going to happen.

I shook my head of the needless thoughts, even if something bad is gonna happen, it's none of my concern. I just want to put a halt to the smuggling and the mafia who are desperate to enter my territory. I'll not let that dirt spread, no matter what.

"He's not picking up. They are saying Leo is out on a mission right now. Won't be back till tomorrow." Ronen said and disconnected the phone. Shit! This man never comes to use when I want him to. So my instincts are not wrong after all.. things are taking a terrible turn already.

"Do one thing, make an anonymous call to the head office, tell them about the situation."

"Ok". He said and moved out of the office.

Hours passed by but I couldn't sit still for more than ten minutes. I have received onsite reports but no action but so far has been taken regarding the situation. Of course it's a very big festival and the possibility of negligence is due to the fact that they receive a lot of prank calls like this all the time and since it's an important day, no one wants to create any hindrance based on a mere anonymous call. But this was the most I could do.. inform them, give them all the necessary information, believing and acting upon it is their work. I can't inform them as Apollo Del Valle since the complications after the seizure will be too much. I do want to help and stop all this but I want to stay clean and out of this madness just as much.

A few more hours later, I called the driver to get the car ready. No matter what, I have the information so I can't sit I really bye and let things unfold on their own. Moreover this can also prove to be an opportunity that will give me a more clear idea of her intentions. This is getting more interesting...

When we reached the city centre where the fire was supposed to happen, I stopped dead in my track. It was a disaster.. the spider fella ended up burning and I could smell the gunpowder mixed with the smell of burned drugs all the way here, it was all over the place! Fuck! I did not expect things to get so messed up. I did not expect that fella to end the burning. My eyes desperately scanned the place for that one face. The smoke and heat from the fire was burning my eyes but I did not dare blink even once.

The mob of people has definitely increased since the morning, but now at least half of them lay dead and injured and the other half was helplessly trying to get out of here. My breathing became heavy and I could feel my blood boil as I scanned the crowd of the dead. Men, women, children, dogs, natives, foreigners.... there was no discrimination there...

I could see the security and the police doing their best to evacuate the place but they need more people, more hands to help, there might be lots of people still alive amongst the crowd that lay on the floor. They need help.

"Call the nearest hospital and tell them to send as many ambulances as they can and order all our security except the one at the company to leave whatever they are doing and rush here to help." I said with a breathless voice. This was nothing less then a terrorist attack.

My heart was still beating louder in my ears as I raked the crowd again for a particular female dressed in white with black hair. God I hope she's not lying among the dead...

Finally relief flooded through me as I saw her standing on the stairs of a building, her expressions were horrified and face pale as she witnessed the unpleasant and horrific scenario in front of our eyes.

My body moved before I could comprehend the situation, I just wanted to reach her as soon as possible and hold her close, safe to me. I just wanted her safe.