I still remember his words to me the last time we met.
He said “And as for you; today is your lucky day. Nothing would save you from me again.”I can’t let him see me, because if he catches me again, even Robert won’t be able to save me.I don’t fear the lieutenant, but he is not to be messed with.“I think I’m okay, I want to call my boyfriend.” I say to the officer and he stares into my eyes.“You’re sure? You don’t look too good.” He replies and then he looks to his colleague. His colleague shrugs, and places his hands in his pocket.“Well, do you have a phone?” He asks me and I nod.“Gosh, your entire nose is swollen. It is broken badly.” The officer says to me as I try to retrieve my phone.I give him a small smile in response.What he’s saying is right, he doesn’t even need to tell me, the pain reminds me every second that my nose is badly injured.When I have taken the phone, I call Chad. He is not my boyfriend, but these officers don’t need to“Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Spongebob Squarepants!”What am I hearing.My eyes flutters open, and the first person I see is Chad.Wait, Chad? Chad is supposed to be in London. He lives there.“Chad?” I try to speak, but my voice barely comes out.He is sitting on the floor next to me, watching something on his phone with great attention.He hears me trying to speak and he looks to me.“Oh, you’re awake.” He places his phone in his pocket.“How do you feel?” He asks. I watch his face and he looks worried. Well, he has no reason to.“I feel quite fine.” I reply him as I start to get up.“No, stay down.” He says with a comforting smile.I like it when he smiles.“I like your smile.” I tell him, and he snorts out a laugh.“You always tell me that, it’s getting old.” He says jokingly.“Well, not to me.” I reply.“I was hearing a weird song when I first woke up.” I say as I sit upright, despite the fact that Chad said other
His mother? He’s kidding me, right?“I’m not meeting your mother, Robert.” I say as I try to stand. That’s when I notice the bandage around my knee. That was where the shrapnel was.“Goodbye, Jen. See you at 6pm.” He says Ashe walks away. When he reaches the door, he opens it and he steps outside.As he does this, I catch a small glimpse of one of his guards outside.“He has guards that follow him around?” Chad asks with disbelief.“Mmhmm.” I say.“He’s a bit of a show off.” I add, and Chad gives me a look.“A bit? He is hundred percent egocentric.” He says with a small scoff.I am now standing on my feet, and a dull unsettling feeling sits in my knees. I also feel some pressure in my nose.“You’re not seriously going to go to his dinner, are you?” Chad asks as he walks towards the kitchen.I bet he’s going to raid my fridge, and he’s lucky I keep it packed.Chad is a heavy eater, and he gets hungry really fast. His metabolism is superb, and he h
The target is the Lieutenant. The man is trained to the teeth. But I can’t deny this offer for two reasons.The first is because of my reputation. No matter how difficult or complicated getting a target is, I don’t back down.The second is because of the insane amount of money that this Russell guy is offering.Chad is the one that gets me information about my job offers. I get about twenty per day, but he knows I only take the ones with excellent pay and huge risks.I love the thrill.Chad closes the laptop and places it back into his backpack. “If you’re going to that dinner with Mr. Showoff, then I’m definitely coming along.” He suggests with a straight face.“No, you’re not.” I say to him as I cross my arms on my chest.“Yes, I am. I even have a suit that’d go perfectly with any thing you wear.” He says with one of his famous smiles.“Come on, let me come along. All we do is work, this is actually the first time that you’re going to a dinner party wit
Well, this is interesting.Chad looks at me and I shrug.Soon, the car carrying us parks right next to the other cars. Then the silver car behind us parks next to us also.Chad is the first to get down from the car, followed by me.We both watch as the two ladies step down from the silver SUV.“Mom, Gwen, you guys made it!” I hear a voice say excitingly. I look towards the source and I see Robert walking towards us. “I couldn’t miss this for the world.” His says and they both walk towards each other and hugs.His mother sure got good taste in clothing. The dress she is wearing is to be envied.Robert then hugs his sister, and they boyyy share a short conversation that ends with her rolling her eyes.Chad and I stand and watch everything happen in fascination. I’m beginning to regret coming here, I feel so out of place.“Jen!” Robert’s voice interrupts me from my thoughts.He eyes my body from head to toe, and he smirks.“You look lovely. Now,
“What happened to the offer?” I ask him as I try to keep him calm.“Russell is giving it to another person.” He says, and I scoff.I believe there’s a reason behind this decision, and the only reason to find out is to talk to the man himself.“It’s alright.” I say, even though I’m a bit worried that this contract would slip out of our grip.“It’s not, Jen. It’s not.” He says, and his eyes starts to get watery.Why is he so upset? Yeah, it’s a lot of money, and it would be good for our rep, but it’s not that deep.“This isn’t only about loosing the offer, is it?” I ask him and he breathes out a shaky sigh.He takes a few seconds to compose himself, and he sniffles.“My brother is dying.” He says and understanding dawns on me.Wow, that’s his only sibling. Why didn’t he tell me sooner?So he actually left his sick brother in London and came to attend to me here in America just because I was in a car crash.“I thought Patrick was better.” I say soft
Why does everything keep getting worse?“Chad..” I begin, but he interrupts me.“I know...we need to get there.” He says with a genuine smile.“I don’t want to you worry about Patrick or the Lieutenant. I will take care of it all.” I say and I mean it.“You’re one of the greatest IT or tech person I know. I just need you to focus on moving our funds out of those frozen accounts and into an offshore one. I will personally take care of the Lieutenant real soon.” I add as we both turn around and begin to jog back towards the CEO’s compound.My days are usually eventful, but unlike the past three days of my life. It has been crazy.I was given an target that I didn’t kill, which is a first for me, and has me feeling insecure about my ability as an assassin. Robert Jones was the most easiest target in my entire career, and I seriously messed it up.Now I had to kill my client, Victor Sans, who apparently thought that he could treat me like one of his henchmen
The sound of the gun going off makes me close my eyes instinctively.“What the hell?!” Chad asks loudly as he enters the house running.I finally open my eyes and I see confetti flying around me. It was not a real gun, it was a confetti one.But that sure looked like it could blow my head off. “You should have seen the look on your face!” Naomi says loudly as she doubles over with laughter.“Not funny, Naomi.” Chad says, and he walks purposefully to his ex girlfriend.When he reaches her, he takes the gun out of her hands and throws it on the ground.“Now, what’s all this about?” He asks her, and she tries to catch her breath due to how much she was laughing.“Isn’t it obvious?” She says as she waves her hand around. Chad and I both look at her blankly.“Come on guys, didn’t the confetti gave it away?” She adds.“Look here..” I begin to say as I walk close to her. When I’m close enough that I’m only a few inches away from her, I lock eyes with her.
Chad snickers and I smack him behind his head.Believe me, I’m annoyed that this Russell guy just said that! But I placed myself in this kind of position.“Sir..” I say his name with a sigh.“Let me have the contract.” I persist.The line goes silent for a while and Chad looks at me. “Is the call still on?” I whisper to him, and he nods.As I am about to speak, Russel finally begins to talk.“Okay, Jen. What I can help you do is to give you a preposition. As I said, this is a delicate mission and I want the job done professionally.” He explains with poise.“I will not withdraw the contract from Naomi..” He begins and I sigh in frustration.Russell hears my sigh and speaks, “Hold up, hold up. I’m not done.”“I will include you, meaning that you and Naomi will either have to work together or work apart, but with the same endgame, which is killing the Lieutenant.” He clarifies.That doesn’t sound so bad. Being a part of the contract is better than not