Sarah moved up and down the room like a caged tiger. Then she sat down but she kept shaking her legs and wringing her hands. Then she got up and started pacing again. She felt the knot in her stomach tighten as she waited for the clock to strike 10:00.
The moment the clock struck ten she tapped the call button on her screen.
“What was the verdict?” Sarah asked before Arnold could even say hello.
Arnold paced around his office deep in thought. He felt his blood boil at the thought of what Mr. Rendall did. “The nerve of him to mess with me! Did he think that making me dance to his tune is a child’s play? Just wait and watch as I turn tables on him.” Arnold muttered resolutely and tapped on the screen.He called an emergency video conference of all the detectives and security personnel under him via his private satellite that was designed for emergencies such as this. Within moments all were online.
When it was 5 in the evening Arnold signaled his trusted Assistant Roasty. He had designed the robot in such a way that it couldn’t be controlled by the others and it responded to the commands given only by him. If someone else tried to control Roasty it would shut down instantly.“Roasty, You have to keep a watch on, screen number five. You should be able to see me at all times. In case you see me in danger deploy Squadron Spice ( A team of robots that have varying capabilities just like spices) to rescue me. Is that clear.”
“Brother…..” Rendall said clapping Arnold’s back.“When I decided to invite you here, the only thing on my mind was to persuade you…….persuade you to withdraw your application. So that my path to becoming an immortal is clear.But, now that you are all trussed up and helpless, I feel that this is a wonderful opportunity to weed you out forever! What say, brother? Ha…ha….ha…” His evil laughter boomed in the room.
Sarah had begged Arnold relentlessly but he still went. She was left alone with her panic and worry. She tried hard to focus on the huge pile of work that had accumulated over the previous week but it was useless.Suddenly she started feeling a bit queasy in her stomach, bile rose to her throat and she had to rush to the bathroom to throw up. She came out of the bathroom and wiped her mouth with a towel. Drops of sweat beaded on her forehead.
When Sarah opened her eyes, she found Arnold sitting beside her on the bed. One of her hands was cocooned between his. He was staring at the wall with a desolate expression, deep in thought.“I don’t know what happened. Suddenly everything went black.” Sarah said sitting up.Arnold opened his mouth to say something but the words never came out. He sat there gazing into her eyes cluelessly. He didn’t know how to break this news to her?
Sarah was pointing a device right at her pupils when Arnold walked into the room. “Are you crazy Sarah? What are you doing?” He asked holding her hand back.“I was just removing the lens implant.”“Un! What is that?” Arnold said furrowing his eyebrows.
Sarah was sitting in her bedroom reading a book when she heard some commotion. Sia came running in through the door and climbed onto her lap. Butterfly, Sia’s personal assistant followed behind. It came to a halt before.“Madam, Sia doesn’t listen to my commands. I want to report that……….” It started saying in a mechanical voice but Sarah stopped it midway and commanded.
Mr. Roy stood outside room no 550 of the Secret Inspy Club. He had never thought that he would come to this club that too to meet someone like Arnold Zen. The things he had heard about Mr. Zen weren’t very encouraging either but what choice did he have.After searching for about six years he had finally discovered an island that was perfect for a secret civilization. But, he lacked the resources to find more people and escape from the mainland undetected. That was the reason he had come to meet Mr. Zen despite his inhibition.He pressed the button n