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The British woman had continued her speech as if she were the Kammandant of a concentration caravity of your situation Whole countries are searching for you, but none of theestured to the carefully hidden airliner above them “The world thinks this plane was shot down in a terrorist incident off the coast of Iran Pieces of it will be found, but you won’t be Eventually, they will give up searching for it And you”
“What’s this all about?” one of the passengers yelled out Soht, but the guards raised their weapons at a flick of the Brit’s finger The rebellious passengers stepped back
“We have a very special project for you to work on You are some of the best minds from the tech sector and acade that will change the future of our world”
“Then why not just hire us?” Lyla asked
“Because we need more than just your expertise,” the Brit replied “We need your access By the end of the day tomorroill have full penetration of the coanizations Everyone thinks you’re dead Any glitches your institutions find in their computer systems will be attributed to software malfunctions None will suspect that you’ve aided us in hacking into your own databases The top secret information that we acquire will save us years of work and will be the catalyst we need to finish the project That is, of course, if you help us”
“And if we refuse?” Lyla said A few people grunted their agreement
The Brit’s lip curled in a frightening grin “I don’t think any of those who are left will refuse”
She turned slightly and nodded
The guards took airoup Just before they fired, Lyla had the horrifying realization about as going to happen
The guards fired at the helpless passengers just a few yards away from her They were mowed down in cold blood while the survivors screa the loudest She clutched the nearest wo sight they’d just witnessed
The Brit was unfazed by the carnage Her lack of e
“Those people were not useful to us I hope this shows you ill do if you don’t cooperate We will not hesitate to make more examples Do your work and you will be treated fairly That is all”
The Brit then nodded to the lead guard and turned to leave Lyla hadn’t seen her again, but she’d never forget that dead-eyed stare
Since then, she’d never given up the hope of seeing her parents again, but that hope was di day She tried to enjoy the siht, sto the ripe odor of the flora damp from the fresh rainfall
When they got to the beach, the guard, an Indian, took out a cigarette for his ritual smoke Lyla often tried to talk to whoever ith her to see if she could build a rapport that would soe She didn’t feel like it She sat on the sand and ran her hands through the fine grains while she stared at the cal that this would be the day that so held captive by an armed man, but today was no different The sea was empty to the horizon