"Hands up!"
Police rushed in.
Aarav stepped slightly in front of Meher.
"Wait—listen—"
"Now!" the officer shouted.
Reyaan whispered—
"Don't resist."
They raised their hands.
Meher's mind raced.
This is his move…
Phones were taken.
Laptops seized.
"Under suspicion of data theft and illegal access," the officer said.
Aarav clenched his jaw.
"This is a setup."
No one listened.
They were led out.
Flashing lights outside.
Rain starting again.
Crowd gathering.
Cameras.
Meher saw headlines forming already.
Inside the police vehicle—
Silence.
Aarav looked at her.
"I'm sorry."
She shook her head.
"No… this was always part of it."
Reyaan spoke quietly—
"He planned this."
Rishan added—
"Yeah… but he moved too fast."
Meher frowned.
"What do you mean?"
Rishan looked at her.
"You think we didn't plan for this?"
Aarav turned.
"Rishan…?"
Rishan gave a small smirk.
"Check your pocket," he said to Meher.
She froze.
Slowly reached in.
A small chip.
Hidden.
Her eyes widened.
"Backup of everything," Rishan said.
Silence.
Reyaan smiled slightly.
"Nice."
Aarav exhaled.
"So we still have a chance…"
Meher's grip tightened around the chip.
"This isn't over," she said.
Outside—
The storm grew louder.
Inside—
The game had flipped again.
Because now—
They were inside the system.