Chapter 4:- A GAME OF CHESS

"Ah, Mr Tahir, it's been so long since wet met last time." Mr Hasan said to Mr Tahir. They were sitting in the living room. "Mr Hasan, this is all your fault. You don't come to meet me." Mr Tahir said.

"You known Tahir, I don't got time. Besides, I came to tell you that I am going to America. Maybe I'll come after 1 year. Just keep calling your old friend."

"Best of luck my dear friend. I will never forget you because you are just unforgettable, hmm...." Mr Tahir start laughing.

"What?!" Mr Hasan asked curiously.

"Nothing, I just remembered something."

"And what is that?"

"You know my younger son, Murad?"

"Yes"

"When he have to compliment something which is extremely good, he would say Unforgettable."

"So, you mean, his extreme degree of admiration is unforgettable?"

"Hmm, yes."

"Wow!" The both men laugh.

Shehram was sitting in his room, in his headquarter, working on a file. Someone knock on the door,

"Yes?" Shehram said. The door opened and Mr Jaffar was standing outside. Shehram was shocked to see him.

"May I enter? Mr Shehram?" Mr Jaffar smiled.

"Hmm, yes" Shehram put his pen down. Mr Jaffar entered in the room, closed tge door and sat on the chair next to Shehram. Shehram kept staring in Mr Jaffar's eyes.

"If you don't mind, I want to play a game of chess. Please! Don't say no please." Mr Jaffar smiled.

"Sure." Shehram keep staring. Then he opened his drawer and take out a chess board, and a box in which the chess pieces were held. Shehram opened it after closing his drawer, he put the pieces on their places. Mr Jaffar keep looking at him with a sneaky smile on his face.

"Here," Shehram said, " You're white, start."

"Surely!" Mr Jaffar smiled. He moved a pawn. Shehram also moved pawn. Then the game continued.

'What am I doing?' Murad thought while looking at the window. He was sitting in his class, studying IT (Information Technology).

"Murad?!" The teacher said loudly.

"Yes sir?" Murad came back to planet earth.

"What was I saying? Can you tell me?"

"Ahh, can you ask me sir?"

"What is budget?"

" An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time." Murad replied.

"Good. Now focus on the class."

"Yes sir." 'That boring book saves me today, Allhamdullilah. (All the praises are for Allah, a way of thanking god.)

"Queen," Mr Jaffar moves his Queen and said, "Its the most powerful chessman. But, if you know how to use it."

"But sometimes," Shehram moved his knight and kill Mr Jaffar's Queen, "The pride of power makes you blind."

"Good one, but" Mr Jaffar moved his bishop and kill Shehram's knight. "You don't notice your mistakes because of your victory."

"Maybe," Shehram moved his pawn, "but sacrifice is important for gaining something."

"Hmm." Mr Jaffar moved his bishop again.

Murad came out of the university, lost in thoughts, he start his motorbike and went away. Crossing near the Minar-e-Pakistan, Murad stopped his bike. Looking at the Minar (tower).

'Oh great Quaid! You made this country for Muslims and now some of them are eating the foundations. Our country should be very strong, very generous because it was made on the name of Allah, on the name of Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W), on the name of Hazrat Ali, not for Jackels. They eat and keep on eating, their hunger for money never ends. We are also fighting a jackal. We will die but won't stop Quaid, I promise. I will do everything I can for this Islamic Republic.'

The Pakistani flag on Minar-e-Pakistan moved fast. Murad saluted it and went on his way.

"Bishop," Mr Jaffar killed Shehram's bishop. "Very powerful, yet only moves in a direction, its a very strong chessman. But I pity him for being so useless."

"Rook," Shehram killed one of Mr Jaffar's pawns. "It guards the boundaries, providing protection for us and creating fear for enemies."

"Maybe, but pawns," Mr Jaffar moved his pawn. "They also are useful. But powerless, mere and pathetic."

"Hmm." Shehram moved his Queen.

"But, you know who I fear the most? The knight, who can move a move which even the Queen can't," Mr Jaffar moved his knight and said, "Check."

Shehram simply moved his king away and said, "That was a fast move."

"I know." Mr Jaffar smiled.

"But," Shehram moved his Queen and said, " Sometimes we should think first. Fast work is devil's work. Check!"

Mr Jaffar analyzed the situation, he got stucked.

"And, mate!" Shehram killed Mr Jaffar's king.

"Impressive. Well played" Mr Jaffar and Shehram shook hands. Shehram smiled.Mr Jaffar stood up.

"Leaving so soon?" Shehram teased.

"I have business." Mr Jaffar said.

"Take care then." Shehram was staring direct in Mr Jaffar's eyes. Shehram's brown eyes were giving shade of red.

"You too." Mr Jaffar opened the door and went out of the room.

Mr Jaffar went in the hallway. Sajid followed him. "What's the conclusion sir?"

"We will defeated him in chess this time. Call Faisal immediately."

"As you demand sir."

Murad was also coming in the hallway. He cross Mr Jaffar, looking at him. Mr Jaffar didn't notice. Murad stopped and keep staring at him. Sajid saw Murad.

"Pardon me sir, I remember an urgent business here. I'll call Mr Faisal, he will be at your home." Sajid said while walking.

"OK, go on. But be fast." Mr Jaffar walked out of the door.

"As you demand sir." Sajid stopped. He turn around and look at Murad, who was still staring at him. Sajid take out his phone and make a voice note for Faisal to come. After sending the message away, he went towards Murad. Muard was just stating at him. "What's your deal?" Sajid asked.

"To catch jackals like you and your boss."

Sajid raised his eyebrows.

"Don't you think your too young for saying this?"

"Once their was a pilot named Minhas. He was only 20 years old. The youngest and best pilot. One day, an agent of RAW, who was a genral in the Pakistani army, said him to take a test flight. So he did it. He sit in the cockpit, the general on the other side. When Mihas started the jet, the officer said him to move in the direction of India. That man had hid all the maps and important things in his army uniform. Minhas, who get that something was wrong, don't follow orders but the general forced him. They both fought, Minhas keep on struggling. The general, hit Minhas head hard and Minhas fainted. After 7 minutes, when Minhas came back to his senses, the only thing he got was he had to save his country. He start struggling again and crashed the plane on the land, 44 kilometers away from India. He martyred, but saved his country's secrets. He got awarded by the nishan e Haider, highest award in the military. When he can do so, I am older than him. Why can't I?" Murad said while staring in Sajid's eyes.

After being silent for some seconds, Sajid asked,

"What support you have to be make you so bold?" He ask curiously.

"The power of belief. My Imman." Murder lifted his chin allitle high.

"Very well." Sajid moved his eyes away from Murad's. He turn around and went out of the building.

Murad, after Sajid goes out, ran in his brother's room and said to him while entering," What was he doing here?"

"Playing chess." Shehram answered.

"Who win?"

"Truth. As always."

Murad smiled and said, "But brother, what if he ....?"

"I would die with honor. Like Hazrat Immam Hussain. (R.a)

Who get martyred but don't accept the rule of Yazid"

Murad smiled again. 'Thanks Allah that we are Muslims. Thank you Allah. Very much to give me such a brave brother! Its truly, Unforgettable!"

"So, I'll give information to Hamid that you will meet an agent, he will come to see you and you will trap him hai?" Faisal said.

"So intelligent!" Mr Jaffar smiled.

"I can do this much" Faisal said.

"Here is your blank check." Mr Jaffar passed him the check.

'999999' he wrote on the check.

"Done." Mr Jaffar smiled.

"Consider it done sir." Faisal take the check and went away.

"Sajid, make Hamid shoot the agent, then he will be put in jail and you know the rest."

"As you demand sir" Sajid went away.

"The knight, I will take him out first. Then the bishop, then the rook. Let's see who will wins now." Mr Jaffar laughed out loud.

"Are you sure Faisal?" Hamid asked.

"Yes, so so sure!" Faisal said, "The man who told me the news is trustworthy."

"You mean that Mr Jaffar will meet a secret agent?" Hamid asked.

"Yes! You should go there as soon as possible. They will meet at 1:00 Pm, and its almost 12:30 Pm." Faisal said.

"OK. Tell the team where I'm going." Hamid stood up.

"Don't worry at all." Faisal said.

Hamid nodded and stand up, wore his cap and went out.

'Go on, knight. Your end awaits.' Faisal smiled.

"O! Mr ambassador, you mean you are interested in investing in our project?" Mr Jaffar asked the ambassador. They were sitting in the hotel Faisal told about. But it was an ambassador, not an agent.

"Absolutely, I am so sure that you will be successful." The ambassador smiled

"Hmm, so that's the agent, good disguise, he looks like a gentleman." Hamid said. He was sitting in a building from where he can clearly see the two men with the gun's pointer, the rifle.

Someone put a gun on Hamid's neck.

"Don't you dare try to move," Sajid said. Hamid swallowed.

"What do you want?" Hamid asked.

"Shoot the man in the suit." Sajid said.

"I won't." Hamid declared.

"Fine, then I'll blast the car on the road." Sajid said.

Hamid looked at the car. It was a white car on the main road and the main road was hevealy trafficked. Hammid signed once again.

"What do you think now?" Sajid pressed the gun more tightly.

"How can I believe that you can blast the car?" Hamid asked.

"Here," Sajid showed the remote, he click a button, the cars started alarming. Then he showed another remote.

"Your a police, you know that this is a bomb remote." Sajid said.

Hamid signed again.

"Shoot!" Sajid ordered!

Hamid put his figure on the trigger.

"I said shoot!" Sajid shouted.

Hammid shooted the bullet. It went straight through the ambassador's head.

"Hmm." Mr Jaffar smiled and stood up normally. All the people in the hotel start shouting and running.

"Splendid." Sajid take out an perfume and spray it on Hamid's face. He tried his best not to smell but the spray get inside him somehow. Hamid's world started to faint. He fainted in two minutes.

"Done." Sajid said. Turn around and went away.

"What!" Shehram stood up from his seat. "How? Hamid can't do it! He can't!"

"What happened brother?" Murad stood up.

"Ok fine, I'll come. Yes, I will!" Shehram cut of the phone.

He started to taking deep breaths.

"Brother!" Murad said again.

Shehram looked at him.

"What happened?" Murad said.

"Hamid," Shehram said, "He had killed someone. An ambassador and now he is arrested."

"What? How? I'll turn the TV on." Murad ran and turned on the TV.

"A car blasted on the motorway." A reporter said.

"What?" Murad said.