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Oh my God! Sir, take shelter, I just saw a bunch of terrorists enter through the back gate
behind the food stalls. Run, everyone run! Run towards the main gate.

------------Firing shots are heard as 4 terrorists enter the park from the back gate near the food
stalls and start firing at everyone-----------

Vivek (panting): Hurry everyone! Towards the main gate, now! Mr. Chopra, please take care
of these people and lead them through the main gate. I need to make sure there is no one
stuck near the stalls.

Mr. Chopra: With due respect, are you out of your mind? You cannot go any further, I can let
you walk towards death, no chance.

Vivek (disturbingly): Please Mr. Chopra, this is what I dedicated my life to, if these monsters
are invading my land, there’s no chance that I am going down without a fight. Please just go
out and take Avika and Roger home, please.

Mr. Chopra: Alright Sir, you have always been an honourable man. Jai Hind!

-----------Mr. Chopra guides the public to the main gate. The terrorists have already killed a
lot of people, he still manages to make most of the public escape and shoots two of the
terrorists with his service pistol. He reaches the lakeside where Avika and Roger are waiting
while Vivek evacuates the park-----

Avika: Uncle, where is grandpa, and why are all these people running? Did someone burst
crackers in the park and the police are catching them?

Mr. Chopra: There is no time to explain my dear, just come with me fast, we need to go now.

Avika (shouts): No, I am not leaving without Grandpa!

-------- Avika rushes towards the food stalls and Roger follows her. Mr. Chopra helplessly
evacuates other people after trying hard to run after Avika and stop her. Avika reaches the
stalls and sees bodies lined up on the floor and smoke and fire everywhere. She is scared but
continues to search. The food stalls were in another section of the park, separated by a small
entrance and bushes------

Avika (sobbing): Grandpa! Grandpa! Where are you? Roger, where is he? Are all these
people dead?

Roger- (whines and licks Avika’s foot to let her know that he will help her to find Grandpa)

------------Avika spots two terrorists at the back gate, as they make sure nobody leaves the
park and shoot anyone who tries to escape through that gate--------

Avika (whispers, hiding behind a tree): Look Roger, there’s Grandpa hiding behind the bins.
He is trying to protect that baby he is holding! (Sobbingly) Where is his mother? Is she dead
Roger? Who are all these people with guns? Roger, we need to get to grandpa, follow me.

------------She tries to go hiding behind tresses and benches to reach her grandpa without
getting caught-----------

Terrorist 1(pointing his gun at Avika): Stop right there you foolish girl!

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