Part 106 # Sowing and Reaping

Miriam's steps hurriedly traversed the corridor to reach the elevator on the west side of the building.

"Damn!" Her slender fingers busily searched for the contact of a travel agent to call. Miriam had to leave the country immediately. Unfortunately, her cell phone signal didn't support her mission, so Miriam decided to postpone it until she reached the main lobby.

"Hello?" Miriam finally managed to contact her acquaintance. "Prepare a ticket to Washington for me tonight, at—"

"Dr. Miriam Rajapatni?" Someone suddenly interrupted her conversation on the phone. Miriam was surprised, half-distracted. Her mind wandered to the destination she was supposed to reach that evening.

"Who the hell are you?" Miriam asked, raising an eyebrow. She felt she didn't know the men in front of her wearing T-shirts. Three muscular men with an athlete's build. They looked out of breath, as if they had just chased a ghost or a criminal trying to escape.

"I'm Detective Ragas, you need to come with us to the