Strategy

NIGHTMARES

"Mom no!!" I screamed, falling to the floor. I held on tight to her legs, so that she wont walk away from me. "Mom please…" I cried out, hot tears staining my face. 

"I'm sorry, but this is the only way. You'll learn to love it." "Be a strong girl. Do this for your brother." She said, kicking me away. Her physical actions clearly not portraying her words. 

"Please.." I yelled out to her one last time, before she ran away, leaving me in the dark warehouse with two men in suits. One of the men walked over to be and held me down, while the other pricked my arm with a needle and injected something into my body. But my mind and my body were too numb to concentrate on those. 

I had one thought in my mind, only one. The woman who I thought was my world, the woman who brought me to the world just told me I'd have to become a killer, a slayer to save her and her son? I've always known she liked my brother more, but never did I think she'd choose between her own children. 

That was the last thought I had before I heard a high pitched scream, and my world went 

dark. 

"Gasp!" I sat up on the bed, sweating all over.

"Goddamn these nightmares." "GODDAMN!!" 

I yelled and stared at the wall clock for a second before realizing that my flight to China was in 2 minutes. 

"Two minutes?? Damnit!" 

Just last night I was complaining about not falling asleep and look at me now. Ugh. I hurriedly put on my shoes, messily put on my dress shirt and knotted a messy tie. I pulled on a pair of dress pants with my shoes on, and hurried to brush my teeth. Was that even important now? 

I rushed out of the room in a hurry with my black suitcase looking neat, but my hair looking like a total mess. I'll just get a makeover on the flight. Oh wait a minute.. was I forgetting something? Nah. 

I ran all the way to the cars parked outside, and knocked on one of the windows. The driver let me in, and asked me where I was supposed to be. 

"The airport! Quick!!" I yelled.

"Agent 001..? I couldn't quite identify you. Why're you in a hurry though?" 

"No time for chit chats dude I'm running late already. My plane is gonna leave." 

"How's your plane gonna leave without you?" He asked, and I stopped mid sentence wondering what he meant. And then it all clicked. The only good thing that came out of this assignment? Is that I get a private jet! This is my 40th mission, and I get a private jet. How could I forget that? So that is why no one shook me awake today. Classy.

"Then let's take it slow shall we?" I said smirking, as the driver adjusted his rear view mirror. 

"Yes Ma'am." He replied, as he gazed at me adjusting my tie.