Chapter 266 - I am just so scared…

The room was fully dark without a speck of light… there was eerie silence… The whole building was the same… The silence was almost haunting…

But such silence was broken by the soft whimper followed by steady footsteps.

Zack walked towards Shreya's office room. He knew she wouldn't have left yet… When he saw the darkroom, he took a minute to adjust his vision to the darkness.

And then his eyes zeroed in on the silhouette of the figure crouched on the chair. Zack switched on the lights as he asked, "What are you doing in the dark?"Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href="#%!d(string=15043105205573105)/i-am-just-so-scared%E2%80%A6_%!d(string=51272935012354495)">#%!d(string=15043105205573105)/i-am-just-so-scared%E2%80%A6_%!d(string=51272935012354495)</a> for visiting.

Shreya did not answer but instead winced and closed her eyes because of the brightness… Her face flinched unconsciously.

"What are doing here?" Shreya asked once she got used to the light.

Zack came and stood beside her as he ruffled her hair and answered, "I just had a feeling you will be here like this… So, I came to check up on you."

"Like what? I am fine," Shreya said defensively. Even though her lips were lying, her pale looking face gave her away.

Zack gave her a look and said pointedly, "Your lips can lie but your hands cannot…" Zack then pulled out her fisted hands and uncurled them only to reveal several scratch marks lined with just the tinch of blood.

Shreya just stayed quiet trying to pull out her hands. But it was absolutely useless against Zack.

Zack dragged her from behind her desks and sat her down on the couch before getting some towel soaked in warm water to wipe her hands down.

Something collapsed inside Shreya at that moment as tears dripped down unconsciously. Maybe knowing someone is going to catch her if she fell gave her that courage at that moment…

Zack simply pulled her into his embrace and put his hands over her head as he said softly, "Hey… they are going to be fine. I promise. If nothing else, Srinivas is there with them… and that guy can move a mountain if he puts his mind to it… you know that. He will keep them safe."

"I am just so scared…" Shreya mumbled vulnerably…

Zack was actually surprised… He had never seen Shreya like this before. She never showed her vulnerabilities to others. She would rarely come over to his house when things don't go as she planned… but even then, she would never utter a single word.

They would just share a beer quietly and she would end up sleeping over the night. And she would be okay the next day good as new.

So, this side of Shreya was a surprise for him. IN all the years he had known her, he had never seen her cry once…

Zack originally just came here on a hunch. He thought he would find Shreya still staring at he CCTV camera's or trying to contact them… he thought he can coax her to take a break for a second… but not in a million years did he think he would end up finding her like this…

"Baby girl… they are going to be okay… I promise. They are going to be safe. Anyways, we still have Abishek under our watch. As long as we do as planned… everything is going to be okay!" Zack tried to coax her like a kid.

He was clumsy since he had no experience dealing with Shreya like this… He did not know what to say or what to do.

Shreya took a few deep breaths before calming herself down…

She knew the people doing this are counting on her falling down like this… so she also knew it is so much more important to keep her head in the game… People's lives depended on her keeping her head cool.

But it was just so hard…

She did not know what she would end up doing if something ever happened to any of them… She had the power to make this whole country go to hell and back with just a snap of a finger and she was afraid she would do exactly that if so much as a hair was missing from Akira's head.

And another part of her was terrified out of her mind to just think like that… It felt as if someone had stabbed her heart and twisted the knife painfully to just entertain that possibility…

Being as is, she did not even know how she managed to keep herself standing so long.

Zack put both hands on the sides of her head and made her look at her….

"They are just playing with your head Shreya… they are counting on you to make a mistake… They are counting on you to be emotional… don't give them that."

Shreya bit on her lips painfully almost to point of bleeding trying to get her state of mind to a more stable ground. She closed her eyes and desperately tried to shoo away all the negative thoughts. That was the only way she could keep her emotions at bay.

So, she concentrated on just one thought… that moment when she will have Akira back in her arms.

I will get you back, baby. I promise. Mom… dad… help me. Watch over them for me till I can reach them. I can't lose them… not like how I lost you… I can't live without them…

A single tear fell down and tumbled down her cheeks stubbornly as she thought that. But then it was all gone as she opened her eyes with all the fierceness you will be able to see on her any normal day.

Her eyes were cold and almost cunning…

Zack looked at her in awe. He could see her pull herself together… and it all happened in record time… he couldn't help but be proud of her.

"Now… come on. Let's get some work done…" Zack said kissing on her temple and he got up.

Shreya followed him out… She would get them back no matter what it took for her to do it.