Truth hurts
1143 Words
I walked down the hall to director Carter's office. On my way there, I received a lot of stares but 2ho are they to Judge? well, I may look dishevelled but I have a good reason why they can talk all they want. Soon the whispers started. Really do they have no shame? After all, they are not field agents and that's why they are making a big fuss about this. The work I do is not for the faint of heart but for well seasoned agents like myself. I have been a top agent since I was thirteen and now I'm twenty years old. I am yet to see anything that can shock me like the expressions on all their faces. I mean seriously what's wrong with showing up for work looking a little shabby. My thoughts came to a halt after I looked at my reflection in the glass case that held pictures of outstanding agents and in one of the frames was a picture of me. I could see a stark contrast between my picture and the real me. While the girl in the picture looked healthy and vibrant, I on the other hand looked like I had just survived a fall off a mountain and a nasty brawl. With my tousled hair that still had a few leaves and twigs in it and then the dark circles below my eyes made me look like a homeless person. I quickly tried to remove the leaves and twigs from my hair and I was successful for the most part. For now, there was nothing I could do about my pounding head and the small trickle of blood that was coming from the side of my face. I continued walking and Arion caught up with me. " It looking good buttercup." He said slowing to the pace at which I was walking " you know none of this would have happened if you'd been at the pick up point Duffus." I replied, making him frown " Look Kate, I already apologised five times." He said reaching into his pocket and pulling out a white handkerchief which he gently put on the side of my face that was bleeding. " you're lucky I managed to get the disc, otherwise you'd be dead by now. " I grumbled, making him chuckle. I was about to reply when I realised I had reached my destination. I raised my hand and knocked on the door before opening it and entering.
" good to see you Kate, how are you doing?" Chief greeted me. I just looked at him with the poker face I had mastered over the years. He gestured with his head for me to take a seat in one of the chairs he had in front of his desk. Arion took the other seat next to the door. " I won't beat around the bush. We have a problem coping up on the streets and this is something we would like to nip in the bud and it's up to the two of you to see to it that it doesn't go on, okay." As I sat there, I wondered what he was talking about. Arion spoke up before me " uh, sir, could we get a little more clarity here, what is the mission." When he spoke he looked nervous and I imagined his cartoon form sweating profusely. I bit back a laugh at the image in my head. Chief cleared his voice before adding. " Two of our agents are missing and we believe Dragon has something to do with it so the two of you must get to the bottom of the matter." He said and then handed us folders. I wasted no time in opening the file and at the front page was a picture of a guy who seemed to be about the same age as me. He was handsome and had piercing blue eyes, sandy brown hair and a lip piercing. His folded arms had a few tables. He wore a black tee and an expensive rolex watch. The expression he wore on his face was one of boredom. When I flipped the page I discovered a document which I scanned. Well the document contained ìnformation about a guy called Devon. It said that he is 23 and the leader of the city's most popular mafia gang. It also said that he was ruthless and had committed a bunch of unrelated crimes. When I had read most of the contents of the file, I looked up at the chief. His salt and pepper hair looked messy like he'd been passing his hand through it in frustration. His usually warm looking honey brown eyes just looked tired today. After he briefed us, we walked out of his office after waving him goodbye.
That evening I returned home to find Ally asleep on the couch. She must have been waiting for me even though I have told her several times to always go to bed, she still insists on waiting for me. Ally is my ten-year old sister. She is also the only family I have left. Our parents died in a car crash two years ago so now it's Ally, Arion and I and sometimes Rosie who is currently away at college. I scooped her up in my arms and carried her to bed. I then returned to the living room turned on the television before heading to the kitchen to make dinner.I found a plate of mac n cheese which I warmed in the microwave and then returned to the living room with my plate. I was about to sit down when I heard the doorbell ringing. With a sigh, I walked to the door and swung it open. Standing on the other side completely drenched was Arion, his wavy black hair stuck to his face.His face was all bruised and his bottom lip looked split and he looked drunk. He was barely able to stand upright and the smell of alcohol was strong. He spoke in slurred words " buttercup give me a hug." And with a sad look in his eyes, he attempted to put his arms around me but just ended up falling into my arms instead. Uh I guess Wednesday will have to wait till tomorrow I then proceeded to drag him to the guest room. I was halfway to the door when I heard him say " love you Katie." Sometimes I wonder how he became my partner. I mean okay I have had a few partners in the past but none of them got wasted and started fights like him. Sometimes I feel like I have two children to take care of. With these thoughts plaguing my mind I went to bed and just lay there for hours before finally falling asleep.
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