Mumbai is surely a large city. As long as I remember, it was june 5th. Almost five years had been passed since I left home.
But today is an important day as it is my first big mission after joining one of the most influential gangs in Mumbai, the Crimson Fangs. I was about to be allotted a rank after completing the mission.
The wind was blowing heavily, swaying my hair, as I stepped near the target. The mission was simple : rob the PBI Bank and escape without being caught.
I didn't have much guilt while doing it, since PBI is a Bank that is only used by politicians or corrupt government officials to manage their black money.
Though I needed to avoid any emotions like guilt since this is the path I chose.
I only brought a black mask to cover my face and a baseball bat to fight.
I WAS SUCH A ROOKIE BACK THEN! I literally went through the front gate to rob a bank!
As I neared the gate, the security guard immediately rushed upon me,
because of my recognisable outfit with the Crimson Fangs symbol on it.
He knew what purpose I came for. He struck me with his Iron stick but I blocked it with my bat. I totally felt the force of his attack.
He was quite strong for a middle aged man.
But I quickly threw a push kick at his solar plexus.
He fell down, but stood up again without his stick, since it flew too far.
I quickly aimed for a strike at his liver, but he actually dodged it !
There was only one way to defeat him now : I struck his head really hard with the bat, and he went down.
" MAN, THAT WAS ONE STRONG OLD MAN ! " , I said aloud as I went inside the bank.
The people inside were clueless about what just happened. I simply threatened the staff and went to the manager's room.
They actually cooperated since they knew I belonged to the Crimson Fangs.
" I really wonder why the guard tried so hard to stop me, when the others simply cooperated", I thought as I neared the manager's room.
Upon entering the room, I met the manager, he was a weak old man with a silver moustache and beard.
He immediately freaked out as soon as he saw me with the Crimson Fangs' dark brown leather jacket.
"L.. L..Listen young man, you can take what you want, but just spare our branch from now on. "
" Fine then, show me all the cash you have right now " , I asked coldly.
I couldn't understand why the manager was so freaked out.
Even though it was a small and newly opened branch of the bank, he didn't need to be that scared.
I took all the cash I could find, even though it wasn't much.
As soon as I stepped out of the room I heard loud noises of Siren.
THE POLICE WERE HERE !!!
Now it all made sense, why the staff simply cooperated with me instead of resisting and why the manager was so scared that he was fumbling.
They planned this all along ! The staff members called the police while I was with the manager !
I was trapped because of my lack of experience.
But there was still one way to complete the mission. So I called my fellow gangmate Daniel.
"Daniel de Costa", he was half portuguese and joined the gang before me. He had blonde hair and an average physique.
He had always been a good friend to me. This time I called him because I really needed his help.
Daniel wasn't much of a fighter. Rather, he was more of a mechanic.
He mainly specialized in vehicles and firearms.
Daniel finally answered the phone :
" Hey Amit, What happened man? How did your mission went. "
" Well, It was going well, but I am in bit of a pinch right now, can you help me Danny ? "
" Sure, but what happened ? "
" Actually I got the cash but the police has arrived outside, can you bring a vehicle or something to escape ? "
" Fine, I'll be there. "
He hung up the phone after that.
I waited for around 15 minutes, and he was there, at the back door of the building.
He brought an old black SUV with him, but it was enough since we safely escaped with another route which the police didn't thought of.
We finally arrived at the Crimson Fangs' hideout:
It was a small building in a dark alley.
As we went inside, I was really nervous as I almost messed up my first big mission and Danny saved my ass.
We went into the boss room, and he was there, waiting for us.
Our leader, Kiyaan Malik, was a 40 year old man, with a bushy black beard, and a big scar near his left eye. He was one of the biggest crime lords in the city. He was known as the "Black Fang" by the rival gangs.
He coldly stared at us for a while and then said:
" Amit, I heard you have completed the mission, but got into some trouble."
" Y..Yes Sir.., I am sorry for that, I will do better next time. "
" Don't worry too much about that, it's fine since it was your first mission. Now, for your evaluation, I am giving you the rank of an executive since I see potential in you, I hope you won't disappoint me. "
" Thank you Sir ! I will do my best to fulfill your expectations ! "
I was overjoyed by the evaluation, but it a small step.
A stepping stone in achieving my ultimate goal !