Chapter 7 Compromised

These words made everyone look at Kelly with different emotions. Everything went quiet for some seconds. Then, Annie moved closer. “Does that mean that she is Master's daughter?” She asked. The people around started looking at each other. They obviously had some questions. Realizing what she had said, Annie rubbed her eyes, “I mean, osteoarthritis is hereditary…” “No!” Maya, who was still confused, shouted, “She is not Master's daughter! I am!” Everyone once again looked at her. She seemed like she wanted to cry. “I don't know what they did to her. She must be faking it. Or… they found someone with the same disease. She is a mole!” “Maya…” Drake called awkwardly. “I'm telling you! She is a mole. Why is she pretending to be me?” Maya could not stop shouting. Tony looked at the girl on the bed again. She had just fallen asleep. “Let's talk about this later. Give her some time to rest,” he said. He had been with Scott for so many years that he understood the disease. Scott had chronic osteoarthritis and he would be in so much pain once in a while. And he knew clearly that without medication, it could lead to shock. He didn't want it to happen at his watch. “She is just an imposter! Why do you all care about her?” Maya asked as she was being dragged off. “You have to listen to me!” Annie leaned closer to Tony and chuckled. “I've never seen you carry a girl before,” she said. “I snapped a picture for Grandpa.” “Annie…” Tony called, feeling a little embarrassed. He didn't know what had gotten over him. Maybe he should have let someone else carry the girl. “Tsk!” Annie chuckled again. “Anyway, she is cute.” “Give me your phone,” Tony said. But Annie ran away. “No way!” … Tony, Drake and the doctor stayed in the room for a while longer as they waited for the test results. “What are you thinking about?” Drake asked. He was still confused about the whole situation. Tony looked at the girl again and sighed. “I don't know. Sometimes I look at her and just see him. But maybe she is just a good actor,” he said. Drake pursed his lips. “But no one is such a good actor. Sooner or later, they will slip,” he said. Tony nodded. “Mm. That's true,” he said. He fell silent for a while longer. “I want you to keep an eye on her.” “But we have several people watching her daily. It's been three weeks. She doesn't even have a phone,” Drake said. He had observed the girl for a while and didn't see any problem with her. But Tony shook his head. “Not her,” he said, his voice a little dry. “What?” Drake sat up with a start. “You think…” “Just keep an eye on her, secretly. She could be the snake in my lawn,” he said. Drake's lips moved for a second. 'Huh! When did you start using the new girl's phrases?' But he didn't say anything. He nodded his head. Dr. Stone confirmed that indeed Kelly was suffering from osteoarthritis from the test. Since she was still asleep, he handed the prescription and the medicine to Tony. “Let me know when she wakes up,” Tony said and began walking out. Drake quickly followed. He didn't understand why Tony was walking away with the prescription. Two most trusted guards joined them at the entrance and they began making their way back to the quarters. However, midway, something happened. Tony was still looking at the prescription with a complicated emotion on his face when Finn, his guard, pushed him away. “Watch out, Don!” The next moment, several quiet gunshots sound were sounded. Tony who had just been pushed to the ground looked up. And he saw Finn falling on the ground. Blood was oozing from almost every part of his body. He fell to the ground with a thud and completely stopped moving. “Sniper!” Drake shouted and pulled out his gun. But Tony had reacted even faster. He fired several shots and the next, on the tree on the back. And the sound of someone falling was heard. But Tony continued shooting until he was out of bullets. He seemed super mad. His eyes seemed to have turned red and scared as he looked at Finn lying on the ground. “Bring him in,” Tony shouted angrily and ran towards Finn. “Hey, look at me. You are going to be okay. Someone helps me here!” Drake pursed his lips. “Boss…” he called in fear. The man was already dead. Tony looked at Finn's face and sighed deeply. He was dead. There was nothing he could do. “I want to know how they found this place. Bring in all the guards on duty,” he said coldly. Veins were pooping on his face. He looked like he wanted to murder the whole city. “Yes, Boss,” Drake replied. Finn was one of the guards that Tony had personally grooved from a young age. He had always been fond of him. By this time, guards were covering the whole perimeter, ready for anything. Drake shook his head. “It was just one sniper,” he said. “He is being brought in.” … “Where is he?” Tony asked angrily. Everyone else was gathered in the hall, their heads bowed in fear. Five guards who were on duty that day were kneeling at the front, their heads bowed in fear. They were trembling. Drake shook his head in fear. “He's dead,” he replied. Tony took a heavy scary deep breath. “You failed in your duty. You all deserve to die,” he said to the guards who were kneeling. The guards trembled more, but they didn't dare to say anything else. They were scared. None of them wanted to be the first one to die by trying to defend themselves. Tony took out his gun again and pointed at them. “If you were more careful, that sniper would never come anywhere near this bunker. You have to die, just like Finn. The difference is that he didn't deserve it, yet you all do!” He looked like he really wanted to shoot them. Everyone shook from where they knelt. Their boss had always been cold and feared. But they had never seen this side of him. Drake hurriedly stood in front of him. “Boss...” He whispered. “You have to calm down...” “I can't!” Tony said, his tone still so cold. “Finn is dead.” Drake swallowed hard, but he didn't get out of the way. “I also failed in my duty. Don't kill them. It won't reduce the pain,” he said in a lower voice. Tony lowered his hand and let Drake take the gun away. For the first time, he seemed broken. “I want to kill you all, right now. But that won't be enough! Someone is talking and it could be someone different from you,” he said. “But since you failed in your duties, you are dismissed! Take them away. If they ever set foot here again, I'll kill them,” he said. As the guards were being pulled away, Tony looked at the rest of the people. “I want to know who is talking. This place is compromised, but we are not leaving until we find out who.” Then he looked at Drake. “How many bullets holes are on Finn's body?” Drake shook a little. “Six, Don,” he said in fear. Tony nodded. “That's the fate that the traitor is going to face. I'll put six bullets into their flesh!” His group, The Tigers, as they called themselves, was always prepared. Whenever there was a compromise from outside, they were always ready to move to a different place. But for five years now, they hadn't moved. That was because everyone was loyal, and the enemy never knew where they were. Everyone was silent, and this made Tony even angrier. “It's been five years of trust. I want to know who was turned,” he spoke up again. The few trusted guards who were inspecting everyone's room came back. One of them walked closer to Drake and whispered to him before he handed him something. Drake creased his brows. He whispered something to Tony. Then, he cleared his throat and looked at everyone. “Who stays in room 23B?” He asked, swinging a small phone in his hands. There was silence once again, the people looking at each other in confusion. Then Maya looked up. “23B? That should be Kelly? Where is she?” She asked, seemingly in shock. Tony looked at her. “What do you mean?” Maya sighed. “I hadn't thought of it. If all these days there has never been a compromise, how comes now just after she appears?” She stopped talking and looked at the guards. “Dave, where are you? Tell them what you told me the other day.” “What are you doing? “Drake asked in confusion. The colour on Tony's face had turned green. One of the guards stepped forward, trembling. “Um…” “Speak!” Maya ordered again. “I think everyone needs to hear this.”