The room froze for a second.
Mayble and Evelyn looked equally confused and surprised.
"Illegally."
"Yes."
"At first, we have to gather more people."
"And who are they?" Evelyn asked, raising an eyebrow.
"My friends," I answered.
"Wait… do we really trust them , with this?"
"Of course we can."
"Okay. We agree," Mayble said, nodding at Evelyn.
I announced that we would meet them at my house.
After a while, Aarav, Zayn, and Kain arrived.
I opened the door.
"Hey, what's up, bro?" Aarav said.
"We're fine. Come inside."
"Oooh, beautiful ladies…" Kain said teasingly. "I don't know, Advik. You are doing this...when you fall in our category?"
"Oh, come on. What are you saying, Kain?" Zayn said, trying to calm him down.
Finally, I introduced them.
"Look, this is Evelyn, and this is Mayble. They're my friends."
"Oh, okay."
"Hi… beautiful," Kain said, immediately turning his attention toward Evelyn.
"Ignore him," Zayn muttered.
"What exactly is the purpose of calling us here all of a sudden?" Zayn asked.
But I wasn't really listening anymore.
I was still watching Kain and Evelyn.
Something felt strange.
Was I jealous?
But why?
Had I actually fallen for her?
No.
No.
No!
I quickly pushed the thought away.
"Leave it, bro," Zayn said again.
"Huh? What?" I asked, trying to pull myself together.
"Why are you so out of it?" Zayn asked.
"Nothing."
I paused.
"Look… there's something very big going on."
Suddenly—
Ding! Dong!
The bell rang.
Evelyn and Mayble both looked shocked.
"Relax, guys. Maybe it's just another friend."
I walked toward the door and opened it.
"Come inside."
A tall man stood outside.
He was around 6'4", fit, and strikingly attractive. His hair was tied into a small ponytail at the back, and his long eyelashes made his otherwise sharp expression strangely calm.
I stepped aside.
"Meet my friend, Kayl."
Then I introduced him to everyone.
"Kayl, this is Evelyn, Mayble, Aarav, Zayn, and Kain."
Kayl looked at them one by one before giving a small nod.
"Nice to meet you all."
I closed the door behind him.
Then I looked at the group.
"Now that everyone's here… we can finally start"
After deep breath.
"Look, Yuvaan is a culprit."
"What?" Everyone exclaimed at once.
"Let me finish."
"He is a culprit, but according to the police, there's more to his story.
My patient's case is extremely complicated, so I can't explain everything at once.
In simple words, Evelyn—my patient—has lost her memory. But that's not the main problem.
Someone is trying to kill her.
Yuvaan works for someone who gives him assignments to kill people. But he never kills innocent people. He only targets those who somehow managed to escape their punishment."
Everyone remained silent.
"The point is, he had been attacking us from the beginning. But when we finally confronted him, he confessed everything. He also warned us that someone was after Evelyn and agreed to help us.
But before we could do anything, the police caught him."
"Wait," Kayl interrupted. "How did the police know?"
"Mayble was trying to help us," I said.
Everyone turned toward her.
"Before listening to our entire conversation, she sent the recording to the police."
Mayble's expression changed.
She nodded..
"I didn't actually know he had agreed to help us," Mayble said, clearly disappointed.
"Leave it, Kayl. It can't change anything now."
I looked around the room.
"Now, back to the point."
"Wait!" Aarav suddenly jumped in. "So what exactly are you thinking of doing? Are we going to commit a robbery?"
"No, Aarav."
I paused.
"We're going to help him escape."
"Legally?"
"Illegally," Mayble replied.
"What?!"
Everyone looked shocked.
Kayl, however, leaned back with a faint grin.
"This is going to be much more adventurous and interesting."
"Yeah, bro," Aarav said immediately.
"I'm in," Zayn added.
"But I'm not doing this," Kain said.
I looked at him.
"Seriously?"
Kain stared at me for a second before breaking into laughter.
"No! I'm kidding."
The tension in the room finally broke.
For a moment, everyone laughed.
But none of us realized how much that decision was going to change everything.
After a while...
With snacks and a map of police station.... We gather again ...
We need to steal the complaint file against yavaan ...
Escaping from CCTV? Asked Zayn..
I point my eyes towards kayl.. he is master in hacking ...he has all records with timings in advance...
Kayl intrupted"...why do we steal if we can directly let him out...?"
" Yes, kayl is right advik " said Evelyn in impressed way..
"I planned it to distract them..."
"Means?" Asked Aarav...
"Tomorrow... yavaan is going to shift in other jail...some of us went to steal file so that they distract with police station..and some of us went to yavaan..."
"Look kain , mayble, Aarav ... You are going to handle police station work..or me and Zayn behind yuvaan..or kayl and Evelyn you both stay here ..kayl will manage all the CCTVs , detail of each person and guide you three according to work ...and Evelyn you are still in danger so , staying with kayl would be beneficial for you...kayl keep her safe.."
"Ofcourse advik, kayl and I will manage here ...he will keep me safe.. " said Evelyn with a smile....
My smile fade in seconds ...
I just nodded...
(But I don't know why I don't want him to stay with her... Why am I getting jealous continuously?)
"Okay, so let me explain. Kain, Mayble, and Aarav, you will be Batch A, and Aarav, you will lead. Okay? Kayl, explain further."
"Okay, so the main lady officer's room is just on the left side of the entrance."
Showing her photo, Kayl said, "Sera. A good-looking, polite, and sharp-minded woman. She handles the police station. But her weakness is the main twist here... She's an easy target. Who will do this—flirting and managing the situation?"
Kain raised his hand. "Me."
"Yes, he can do it," I said.
"I have better experience in seducing."
"Hey, wait! You don't have to seduce her. She's an easy target. You just have to express yourself better and stay one step ahead of her. If it's necessary, you can seduce her... but carefully," said Kayl.
"Okay."
"Mayble will steal the main file, and Aarav will cover her by handling the constables."
"Okay," they both nodded.
"Zayn, look. We will directly jump into the van. As I saw, they refill their petrol at the second petrol pump. At that time, you will disguise yourself as a driver, and I will jump into the van. Then we'll change our route separately so that we can easily release him."
"So, the whole plan is set," said Kayl.
"Yes," we said.
"Tomorrow is a big day, guys. We need proper sleep. Good night to all of you."
"Wait! Is there any Plan B?"
"Not at all. It's our last chance."
"Listen, guys... If we dismiss the mission midway, you must say our code word: Jellyfish."
"Okay, boss."
"Good night."
After a while...
At midnight...
Mayble was recording a voice note.
Maybe it was for Rufus...
"Hey, Rufus Emmett... I miss you. I've missed you since you abandoned me. I accept that I was wrong. I should have believed in you before the evidence.
Please, Rufus, come back. I feel lonely without you. Everything has just collapsed for me.
Rufus, I don't know if this is the last time for me to say something to you because we're leaving tomorrow on a mission to rescue Yuvaan.
I love you, Rufus. I love you.
Maybe these are the last words from me to you. Maybe I wouldn't come back.
Take care of yourself, Rufus. I always believed in you.
Bye."
The night ended...
The next morning...