It was the evening of another one of Tariq's parties, and Jack and Chloe were keeping their distance, for fear of feeling the same physical attraction. Jack wandered upstairs, to do a little snooping; hoping he could find something of Tariq's to clue him into the attack.
In Tariq's room, there were some pictures lying around, which Jack decided to take a look at. Most looked as if they were taken at a scene of a crime, or some one's death. Jack looked closely at the picture, and saw a man lying on the ground with blood covering his heart. Obviously a bullet to the chest. Jack put the picture back where he found it and headed downstairs.
The next day, Jack finished up the last bomb with Tariq.
" Tariq I have finished," Jack announced, motioning for him to come over.
Tariq inspected the bomb, as Jack explained.
" I have rigged it for maximum casualties," Jack told him, as Tariq nodded in satisfaction.
Even though that wasn't his main goal, Jack could tell he was pleased.
" You have done well, brother," Tariq smiled.
Jack shifted uncomfortably. Tariq frowned.
" Is there something you would like to say?" Tariq asked.
" Well I saw this
picture in you're room," Jack began. He could tell Tariq was
irritated. " I, uh, I was looking for the bathroom." Tariq
nodded. " Well I saw a man…"
Tariq looked away, obviously
in some kind of pain. He looked at Jack.
" Michael you have done well. I guess I can tell you some about my past. When I was a teenager, my father joined a resistance in Afganistan, but was killed by an American soldier. They claimed it was accidental, but even so, they must pay for their "mistake," Tariq finished sounding disgusted.
" American bastards," Jack muttered, pretending to sympathize with Tariq.
" Michael, you have done a wonderful job. Tonight we will ship these with a friend to "The Big Apple" and tomorrow we will attack. I need the remote triggers for all 4 bombs," Tariq ordered.
Jack pulled them out from his back pocket, and handed them to Tariq.
" We will not be needing you any longer. Thank you for everything," Tariq told Jack.
Tariq was about to leave when Jack cleared his throat.
" Like you said, I played an important roll in this. I think I have earned the right to know where you are attacking!" Jack exclaimed.
" You are right. Like I said before, my main objective was not loss of life. I want to send a message. With one, we will bomb Time Square. With another, we will bomb Ellis Island. Then the Empire State building. And last, the Statue of Liberty will crumble to pieces, with it America's safety and trust." Tariq explained, walking out the door. " Oh and Michael," Tariq said grabbing a remote and pointing it at the overhead. He clicked to reveal footage of Chloe tied up to a chair, 3 hostiles surrounding her. "In case anything goes wrong."