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The setting was perfect. Candlelight, polished cutlery and a single rose set in a delicate vase at each table. A dim light and a slow music 🎶 the aura was perfect. This was the first time when I saw her, while I was on a date with other woman.
Neena an elegant beauty every man's dream what a perfect beauty she is, I was thinking! while my girlfriend was staring at me.
Oh darling it's nothing let's order something. But can I invite her too back in my mind I was thinking. Suddenly I realised my bill was paid,who did this I was wondering. And where is my date, I checked with the manager. Sir, she is gone! Oh!Ok thank you.
I am an ex-soldier now spying on someone, can't tell you it's a matter of national interest.
Duty is ok but what about her, that lady, was she real? Every now and then I keep asking myself.
As days passed away my mission was over I have been given other mission.
Now I have to play a role of a husband with a woman I don't know. I don't know who is she, and from where.
But I have been informed she is a killer, what I mean is she is also a trained spy. Oh ! now I have to spend my days with a killer, I yawn and sat down.
Next day morning I got a chance to meet my partner,and what I saw crashed my mind. It was her,it was she, I cannot believe this what I saw.
Her name was Neena, and in my heart I knew for this one I can a play a role husband through out my life.
The information I got was not wrong,she was a killer and I was ready to die.
Our mission was to find out a mule, who is passing the classified information to other various nations.
Neena had to play a role of housewife or a home maker. On the other hand, I had to play the role of a millitary officer whose always protecting the borders.
Neena never saw me before, in my team no one knows where she came from and who trained her.
On first day of our mission she came and hugged me like she knew me for a long time, and whispered hold me like a husband.
Oh! it's then when I realised our mission is started.
Her rosy lips, curly hairs and blushing eyes was enough to hypnotise anyone.
For a moment I got hypnotised myself.
I will not be able to complete this mission, not like this. I thought!
What happened baby! Nothing I replied let's go inside honey it's late. She knew I was shaking but she managed, baby it's cold outside I know. She replied as Mrs Mamta was looking from her window.
The place we went I was unaware about the culture and behaviour of the people.
This place has a lot of local gangs, anyone from there could be a mule.
She is playing her role so well as she is a citizen of that place. How can she even do that so perfectly,she is a true spy! I thought so.
But what about this place,why everyone's so interested in others life. Do they even want to know weather my wife is fertile or not. But anyways,I have to play it well too,we have to show them we are true husband and wife.
Today is a beautiful day and we are going on a dinner. Today I purchased a gown for her from Vera Wang, a number one gown designer in the world.
Our dinner 🍽️ was fine, but what about my feelings,shall I tell her? Today she gave me a surprised kiss in our balcony, while others were ogling her.
Now Mrs Mamta and other ladies are satisfied that we have a good relationship. But what about the mule what about her/him.
Few months after, my team has found something,they say some very important information has been passed on to our neighbours. We have only few months left to find out or something major will happen.
As we are spending most of the times together I think Neena and I have developed a relation,we starting to know each other and taking care of each other very much. This is not good for our jobs it can spoil our mission, back in my mind I though.
Neena thinks I am a mule because I don't share much of the information with her. My affection for her is increasing every day,she is a pure gem,she speaks multiple languages,she knows how to handle situation,she can even fight.
I am in love with her and she knows this.
19 Dec 1958 I proposed her for marriage and she accepted,this is in between our mission.
After 2 months of our marriage several other information has been passed on and we are still clueless.
Now we have orders to shoot or kill the mule in any circumstances,no mercy.
Neena's grand mother lives near by and she is sewing clothes for our expecting child. But as pressure build on we have to do something we have to find the mule and kill it.
it's 2 in the morning,my cyber guy has some information about the mule but he is not sure.
Hey, Mak why are you shaking, I asked!Sir we got some readings of phone records and radio and it shows your address.
What? I shouted don't be silly you know I cannot do this,sir you have to leave,he said!
I am carrying a gun sir and your wife is pregnant and I don't want any trouble so please leave.
Where would I go, I am confused now, what I tell to Neena,you know she trusts me so much.
I don't know you do whatever,he shouted, just leave I respected you,he said, with tears in his eyes 👀.
Room filled with tension Neena was asleep, shall I inform to grandmother,but what shall I tell her? I asked myself.
Give me a day I will settle up everything,no no he shouted you know we have orders to shoot at sight. You must leave now he screamed with lower pitch.
Next morning I got caught, I was blamed for espionage. I was interrogated, tortured and left for an imprisonment of life time.
But since no proof was found against me,I got a release after 2 years, as my senior always trusted me. But the Shame and guilt I was carrying was killing me every day.
What I will tell to Neena,what I will tell to grandma!
As I came outside from the prison,my lovely Neena was there,I thought she would have left me,but no there she was.
Carrying a baby girl 1.5 years old.
Don't say anything baby, let's go inside it's late she said.
After few months of my release the hunt for mule started again, although I had nothing to do with that but they keep coming. My cyber guy came to see me and the information he brought with him took away the ground beneath my foots.
It was the information about the mule, and the mule was Neena,my lovely Neena. As Neena saw the cyber guy came to visit me she knew she has been exposed,she brought a gun and handed over to me.
Kill me baby kill me I am the mule,she said. I was silent,then a gunshot and Neena was gone. She committed suicide she knew I cannot kill her,and for the sake of her family she had to go.
When they caught me it wasn't for me they caught me,it is for her,they thought I am helping her in her crime. I was released only on one condition to find the mule, find proofs against her,the mission was never over for me.
Neena wasn't from the country I belong,she was an orphan trained since she was a kid. That is why she can speak multiple languages,can make anyone fall in love with her. But this time she was serious,no one before asked her for marriag,for family,and that is she gave away her life.
Grandmother also wasn't real she was helping her in dealing with the locals. But our child was real.My little Neena was real.
© Fareed Ahmad khan