Budding relationship

A year after....

Kaitlyn was busy  writing her report to beat the deadline when her phone rang. She check on the number registered and wondered, Why on earth only now this guy is calling her.

"Hello," she greeted.

"Hi bunny how are you?"  he replied

"Considering, I haven't heard from you for a long time, What is it now Pinocchio?" She sense that he wants something from her.

"Ouch! my poor heart, why will you think that I need something from you other  than checking on my best friend?" He said teasing her and imagine her nose flaring in annoyance.

"First you are not my best friend,  secondly, a friend doesn't take advantage to the other. And thirdly  I know you like the back of my hand. Now spit it out Douglas!" She earned him.

"Well , I need your connection and  your help bunny, I'm in big trouble." He sounded like embarrassed but Kaitlyn knew better.

"Sorry I'm busy." She said dismissing his appeal.

"It might interest you, if you know that you will get something from it." He persisted in getting her enthusiasm.

"What is it?" she said flatly sounding uninterested, but her attention was picked.

"Can't talk on the phone, meet me in ten minutes same place."

"You're  in the city?  Oh... this better be good Pinocchio or I'll beat you, till you won't be able to move and regret why did you deceived me." she replied.

"OK , OK see you soon." he said abruptly then hanged up. Kaitlyn was wondering with his action this time it seems like he has change

As expected Kaitlyn was the first to reach their meeting place. She can't help but wonder want went wrong to their blossoming relationship. One  time he was so sweet and caring then, just little by little they don't move in the same circle the sweet message stop gradually the 'hello's',' how are you text messages' and the call in the middle of the night ceased  , then eventually stop seeing each other.

She also heard the scandal he was in, costing his position as the chief of police. He was demoted to a position and was assign to another city. Her thoughts  was halted with the shadow appeared on her side vision, she turn to look.

"Sorry I was late." Kaitlyn was surprise to see the appearance of her friend long unkempt hair, unshaven beard, he looks so haggard, she almost unable to recognized him if not for his voice.

"What the hell happened to you, are you on drugs or something?" She reacted.

"No,.. I'm on the run, some people are after my head. this is just a disguise to evade them." He said  a bit embarrassed.

"So what is new? I told you before to be careful as you have been exposed they will come after you." She reminded him.

"Can't help it,  it's part of the job." he said regretfully.

"So what's now Doug, how can I be of help?" She asked.

"Do you remember Grey Eagle?"

"Of course! I'm working on him now, but I can't seem to break in, it seems he is so elusive, doesn't leave a trail and someone is protecting him from way up high." she said wrinkling her brows. "What about him?"

"Here's the information  you need  contacts, list, names, transactions, just dig on it you might find something useful. " Doug handed her a small brown envelope. Kaitlyn peep inside the envelope and discovered it is a USB and some papers and pictures inside.

"Why are you giving it to me?Are you quitting on your job?" She begun to worry this might be serious.

"Quitting is not in my vocabulary,  you know that. It's just I want them to be misled, you expose them little by little not divulging the bigger information just to take away their attention from me so I can move freely. Then we meet to plan on how to make our move." he said.

"OK,  but  seems to me you want them to turn their attention to me, is like handling my head to them on the platter." Is he serious? She thought to herself.

"Not so bunny, you have a very complicated network that can't be easily trace, besides I got faith in you to be able to easily escape on any situation." He complemented her to make her agree.

"Thanks, my heart swells with your complements Pinocchio." she teasingly made a gesture of total gratitude.

"Thanks, Kaitlyn I'm really counting on you." He spends a while just stating at her not knowing how to react with her teasing. It left Kaitlyn baffled on what's going on. she doesn't get this reaction from him ever since.

"What is wrong Doug?" she ask worriedly.

"Nothing,,, I better be going. Take care, I call you." He left in a flash.

"OK,  you too take care." Kaitlyn watch him go until he's gone.

On reaching her office she directly open her computer and load the USB. While waiting on it she take a look at the pictures and documents inside the envelope. She can imagine the difficulties and dangers that Douglas face to acquire these informations.

She take a look at her computer punched some keys and was more shocked at the information it revealed  it contain in detail the transactions names of person involve, as well as bank accounts and amount of money that circulated.

Douglas sure trust her with this amount of informations that is too difficult to obtain.

She assess these  and choose the less important to publish under her pseudo name, this name is hard to trace since it doesn't have the information that will lead back to the writer and her exposé are reliable since it always reveals the truth.

"This will get their attention." she thought.

She then proceeded in studying the rest of the information and started planning taking in the pros and con of every situations, then assembled her men and plan on their next move. She consulted her group for more suggestions to come up to a better plan. Her group consists of expert from different branchs of military and civilians  that came together for one goal to eradicate the chains that bound the people to a sick society that only the rich and the powerful survive. These people was chosen and carefully asses for. their abilities and willingness to help for the cause.

It's been a week since Douglas gave her the envelope containing the evidences involving the movements of the illegal groups and she didn't hear from her friend She wasn't able to initiated their plans, since she's waiting for his instructions. She gather some Intel about him and learned that he's on the run.

Just as she is wondering where he is right now at this time of the night, he message her  to meet him in a new place. She felt something is not right, he never message her when he wants to meet her because he's to lazy to text. He  always call, he have just four places he assign for their secret meetings when it comes to work related issues, and this place is not one of them.

She made some phone calls before get ready to go to the place where they are suppose to meet.

She disembarked from her car  and turn on her location and walk casually towards the building while observing her surrounding but taking precautions on every step she took. 

She sense some movements on her peripheral vision and another sound in front of her.

She sense an attack on her back and she made a move and dodge, twist her body and deliver a blow to her opponent, as her hands  make contact, she took into consideration and bear in mind the number of her opponent. Two at both sides and two  up front. She deliver her killing moves with precision and strength, until she was the last person standing.

she continued to moved searching for Douglas she open each door and check each room she passed every nook and corner, until... unaware of the blow to her head that send her world spinning in darkness.....

when Kaitlyn regain her consciousness she is tied. She can move but her movements were restricted, by  a tight rope. Slowly she opened her eyes surveying her surroundings.  In fairness who ever is responsible for this got style. She is inside a metal room that look like an elevator without the buttons that operates the movements. her hands is tied to a pole at her back.

The door opened slowly as it slides soundless against its metal frame which in turn gave her a surprise as a man unconscious was pushed inside landing on her feet. Looking closely it is   the man that keeps occupying her mind always

""Who  are you?" she asked the men that push Douglas inside.

"Your friend here dare to go against the grey eagle, and expected not to be notice and escape unscathed, we are using you to help him remember the things he supposed to have forgotten." one of the three men replied. 

"What does it have to do with me?" Kaith tried to play innocent.

"Ha  ha ha!!! Don't try to play innocent with us, lady tiger. You single handed beaten six of my men. You must be the one whom he passed the things he stolen from us." 

"What  are going yo do with us?" she asked playing scared.

"Who knows what the eagle has in store for you, as for your friend he's about to meet his creator. Ha ha ha."

"Wait !!,  you could at least untie  me please." she pleaded as the men turn to leave.

"You just have to wait for your friend to wake up for him to  set you free from those ropes that is, if he is sane enough to help you. Ha ha ha!!!" 

"What do you mean!!!???." she shouted as the door slides to close once again.

"Douglas!!! wake up!!" she nudge him with her feet as he tried to reach him. "Hmmmm..."