The leader stepped forward.
"You've seen too much, Ayan. Now you can't leave."
Ayan clenched his fists.
Ira shouted, "NO! Let him go!"
The man laughed.
"You're getting emotional again."
Suddenly—gunshots echoed.
Chaos.
Ayan couldn't understand what was happening.
When the noise stopped…
Ira was on the ground.
Blood slowly spreading.
Ayan rushed to her.
"Ira! Stay with me!"
She smiled weakly.
"I told you… I'm the danger…"
Tears rolled down Ayan's eyes.
"No… you're not…"
She held his hand tightly.
"For the first time… I wanted a normal life…"
Her voice faded.
"Ayan… don't hate me…"
And then—
Silence.