Tarasha - Season 6 - Episode 88

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Tarasha - Season 6 - Episode 88

Madam Henrietta knocked for the umpteenth time on the door but got no reply. She would have turned back and concluded that the doctor had left the lab if she wasn’t hearing sounds inside the lab. She decided to open and check to ensure there was nothing wrong with the Doctor.

She turned the knob and pushed in the door gently. She took a step in and looked around, she couldn’t still find the doctor but could tell what direction the sound was coming from. She stepped in closer and found the Doctor behind the table, bent down as he searched for some things at the lower part of the shelf.

‘Doctor,’ she called out in a loud voice.
The old man looked back and saw her. He got up slowly and weakly, he made a slight groan as he touched his back where he could feel some pain.

‘I’ve been knocking at the door for a while,’ the woman said.
‘Sorry, I didn’t hear you.’
‘I wanted to tell you that breakfast is ready,’ the woman said.
‘Okay, thanks. I’ll be coming for it soon, I need to tidy up this place first.’
‘Is it just two of us?’

The doctor raised his brow. ‘How many people did you cook for? I don’t think they’ll be back soon or would bother to eat, Tomi prepares the food when it’s for everyone.’

‘The food items available were not so much but the food prepared is for more than just two people.’
‘It’s okay, we’re not the only ones at home. I would call Samantha and ask for further instructions.’
‘Okay,’ the woman replied in a low voice. She stood on the spot for a while without saying anything, she was arguing in mind whether to ask the doctor how soon Tarasha would be back or not. She finally let out a breath and turned without asking any question.

The doctor watched her leave absentmindedly. Her thoughts had drifted back to the ampoule which liquid had been used up to half. The thought alone was getting him scared, he hoped he wasn’t going to get into trouble with Samantha.
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Madam Henrietta stopped in the hallway and leaned against the wall for a while, wondering what to do next. She looked in both directions of the hallway and located the way to the room where she had seen Chief Gab in.
She closed her eyes for a moment and argued in her mind whether to follow her thoughts or just return to her room and wait for Samantha. She shook her head as she opened her eyes again. She summoned courage and walked straight in direction of the room.
She stopped at the door and looked left and right as if she was suspecting that someone was watching her. She stretched her hand towards the knob but quickly retrieved it as she heard a sound. She looked around, the bulb light had fluctuated which showed that one of the systems set up to protect the house was rebooting and the sound had come from it. She had heard that sound before but didn’t know what it meant. She waited for almost one minute without making any move. When she was sure the silence had returned she turned the knob and the door gave way easily to her surprise, she had thought it would be locked.
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8 minutes into the journey
‘Henry,’ Henry’s eyes popped open as he heard Tarasha’s voice sound through has earpiece. He had closed his eyes in order to take a rest, almost forgetting that they were not on the train for a trip. He didn’t however know what Tarasha’s plan was.
‘Tara, I can hear you,’ he whispered in reply, using his palm to shield his mouth to prevent his neighbour from hearing his voice.
‘Take off your jacket and face cap, put on the eyeglasses and go to the toilet.’ Tarasha said to him.

‘Okay,’ he replied and began to do as she instructed. He neatly folded the jacket and placed it on his knee, he put the face cap on it.
He flashed a look at his neighbour as he sat up. ‘I’m going to use the restroom, I’ll be back.’ The neighbour nodded and watched him stand and walk away.
Henry looked right and left, he was sure Tarasha would be talking about the restroom which was closer to her seat. He saw the direction sign to the toilet towards the back. He put on the eyeglasses as he proceeded towards the sign. He noticed after taking few stepstwo men walking towards him from the other end. One of the men was the conductor who issued the tickets to them, he didn’t know who the other man was.

He took his eyes off the men and continued towards them. They stopped where Tarasha was previously sitting and began to ask questions from the woman there with her little daughter.

‘Where’s that lady I brought to sit here?’ Henry could hear the train guard ask the woman as he walked past them.
‘She said she wanted to use the loo,’ the woman answered.
Henry could not wait to hear the other things they said, he could not reduce his walking pace for the fear of being suspected or identified.
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‘What direction did she take?’ the conductor asked the woman.
She pointed backwards.
The two men glanced at each other’s faces briefly.

‘Let’s check the guy she came in with, he was seated at the front.’ the conductor said.
The second man followed him quietly and they got to the place Henry was previously seated. The conductor looked at the neighbouring seats briefly to confirm if he had come to the right place. Then he noticed the jacket and face cap on the seat Henry had gotten up from.

‘Hello sir, where did the guy go to?’ the conductor asked.
‘To ease himself,’ the man replied.
‘What way did he go?’
‘He went this way,’ the man pointed backwards.

‘D--n it! I’m sure they’re the one,’ Stainless said and then clenched his teeth. He took out his phone and quickly dialed Rex.
‘Hello boss, they’re on this train but have left their seats and they’re not in this coach I’m in.’ he said hurriedly into the phone.
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