We all took our seats at the round table in a shabby room, dimly lit only enough to look at each other.
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"So where is the key ?" Louisa asked, handing me the map of Egypt.
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Well I knew the key was to be found in an old church right at the other end of the country. As per the legends the key is believed to be made up of two parts. One is to be found by looking at the clues on the Apse and staining it with blood, while the other was hidden in a chamber deep inside a secret tunnel to be extracted from an antique statue... But should I tell them? My friend betrayed me already... How can I muster the courage to trust a lady I just met 3 days ago... I looked at her in silence.... Did she steal the German jewel?? Is she gonna betray me too .... Am I doomed to be dead already....
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"I will take you there ? I rather prefer to have some confidentiality among us. Fair ? " I demanded
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"Fair enough, that way nobody can betray anyone" said Steve
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I gave him a stern look, wanting him to stay silent all throughout the journey.
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"Fine." Sighed Louisa....
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"How are we gonna travel ?" I asked
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" Leave that to me, Murat..." She said
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She opened the door , and there were three horses all muscular and beautiful , ready for a ride.
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" Where did u get them Louisa ? Did u steal them as usual??" I asked hoping to crack open her secret if any...
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"I umm.... No stealing is a strong word. I would rather say I borrowed them....without asking , now no more questions. GET ON!!" She screamed at me, as if I had put a false claim on her.
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We started off ,Steve always had a close eye on me and Louisa. None of us said much to each other. Lousia always kept scouting for spies or goons in the area. While me... I couldn't keep my mind still, I felt like a weighing machine trying to balance my emotions and practicality both which don't run together in today's world . At night we halted just 100km from the church.
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I saw Louisa sitting on the sand heap, gazing at the stars. I went and sat beside her quietly knowing that she was still furious.
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" I am sorry, I misjudged you... It's just I am going through a lot of turmoil right now -"
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"It's okay, Murat." She said while looking at the Orion in the dark sky....
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"Who are you really, Louisa?" I asked with a wish to know her better...
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"I don't know, I never knew my parents. All i remember is that I had a sister. I grew up in an orphanage. My nanny there called me Louisa, that was her daughter's name as well... Honestly I don't even know what my real name is. I fought all the life battles together with my sister, used to work in factories and sometimes even steal for a living. But one day my sister was kidnapped by the Shen clan. I searched a lot for her. Dangerous people they were.... Since then I always wanted to fulfill her last wish.... This treasure. She always told me this would change our lives..."
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"Louisa I.... I am sorry, but why are you telling me all this..?"
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" You seem like a good man, Murat and believe me or not... I trust you" she looked at me with her gleaming eyes, filled with uttermost sense of innocence and hope. They made me feel guilty for what was about to happen. My heart wretched with that feeling. It was too weak to carry such a burden of proving her belief wrong...
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I turned back and watched Steve listening our entire conversation from a distance. He smirked knowing that tomorrow would be her end and there would be nobody in our way....
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I again turned back to Louisa who was already asleep on my shoulder. I couldnt breathe, it felt like I was supporting a weightless body, who was ripped of her wish by an evil spirit lingering around us..... Tomorrow is the last time I get to see those splendid eyes sparkle .......
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