Chapter three
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Atom nods and I follow him jogging to catch up. He spins around stopping me.
You do exactly what we tell you and stay by my side the whole time
Okay, why?
This is real, no one is going to go easy on you, someone shoots you it will not be a fake gun
K, why are you talking to me now?
Do not get use to this
He grabs me upper arm and pushes lifts me up into the truck. I slide over the seat to the back. Brandon’s driving and Jt sits back by me, Atom gets in the passenger side.
Ready to get back into the field Atom?
Nah
Atom and Brandon are the top two field agents, Atom has not been out since you got here
Sorry?
I’d rather train someone then shoot people
Lot of us would, did not expect that from you though Atom
I don't like to kill.
You are so good at it
Damon trained me
Is he really your dad?
Ya
Wow, I am sorry
Forget it
The rest of the ride was in silence. We stop on a trail entrance in the woods. I am now wearing light gray/pink short shorts, low cut black tank top and sneakers. Atom has on basketball shorts and a black tank top. Jt and Brandon have jeans on.
Lina Atom, you are a couple hiking, see how close you can get.
We are going straight up to place cameras
Who are we spying on?
We’re trying to find the rebel base, go now
Atom grabs a backpack and I follow him
you guys got to at least act like a couple
Atom just keeps walking, laugh and jog to catch up. The trail is pretty, I love hiking. Everything is green, there’s little flowers lining the dirt path. The path is wide enough for two people to walk side by side, but we don't anyways. I hear water and jog ahead of Atom to a waterfall. It’s so pretty, there is a little pool at the bottom surrounded by grass and flowers. I wanna jump in, its warm out here but not dying of heat warm at least. Atom whips me around
Do not run ahead of me again
Damn okay?
It’s not all a game
You need to lighten up
Like hell I do
You are really stressed out are not you
I rub his shoulders he shrugs me off, I step back for getting there is a cliff behind me. Atom grabs my wrist to catch me, I pull him back and we both fall into the pool. I come up laughing / coughing. He slaps the water in my face and drags me to the side pulling me out. Still laughing I try to flip if back, he swings same into his arms. I feel him laughing
Oh my god you can laugh
I turn around smiling and see that’s he’s also smiling; I’ve never seen him smile before. His smile leaves quickly though.
Why?
Because I do not wanna get attached
because?
What happens if you get killed?
You will protect me
I cannot always protect you
Then live in the now and be happy with me
I am not happy
I am working for man that r***d and killed my mom, and I am still trying to be happy.
What? I am sorry I did not know that
Only Brandon does
I am sorry Lina
Now smile dammit
Smile after telling me that?
Good point
I kick his foot softly and we fall back into the pool. I try to push him under the water, he flips me around in front of him. I laugh and let him hold us both up, then wrap my arms around his neck. He grins at me
Are you trying to tempt me?
Maybe
Stop
What
Being so nice to me
Stop putting yourself down Atom
His mouth meets mine and a fire goes through my body, he grabs my waist and pulls me closer to him. I tangle my fingers in his hair. This feels too good to be real. He let go of me and pulls me out of the water.
We have a long way to go, we need to keep moving.
I nod and follow him again; he slows his pace and takes my hand in his. I like his touch; it makes me feel safe.
How far to get there?
15 miles is the farthest we have got without being noticed.
I love hiking
I do like to hike
Really? you like something
I am not gonna talk to you
Ya you will, you know it
Unfortunately, you know being my friend has its cost
Like?
Like there are a lot of people that hate me
Well good thing right now it’s your job to protect me
True that, we will go till dark then stop
What about bears
Are you scared?
No... maybe
It’s okay it my job to protect you right now
such a burden
He elbows me in the side, I jump laughing. “you’re ticklish there” He grabs my side and I drop to my knees trying to push him away. I flip around and knock him off his feet, he lands on top of me but doesn't let his weight hit me. He grins and I lean my head back laughing. He gets up pulling us both up and we keep walking. By sunset we are 8 miles in, he walks off the path. Drops the backpack and lays down on the grass. I am shivering as I sit down next to him.
Look at all the stars
There is so many
Do not see that at home
We used to have a cabin we visited before my mom died
was it nice?
It wasn't super fancy, but it was nice, we would sit around the fire and look at the stars every night
My family never did anything together, my mother took my sister when she was newborn, and they left.
Have you seen them?
I see my sister, my mom never looked me in the eye until the night my father beat her to death in front of me.
Oh my God
Did you watch him kill your mom?
Ya, I was 9
I was 14
Atom, I am sorry
He said that you must demand respect from your b***h, that is why I do not want him to see anything between us
What is between us?
I roll over to face him smiling. He smiles and kisses me.
Should not you hate me
Why
My dad
It would not be fair to judge you for what he does
You are so young and involved in this
I am 17
I am 19, you were 15 when I started training you
Have you ever tried to leave?
No
Why?
I was thinking about it a couple weeks ago
and?
I could not leave you
Now?
I would never leave you now, it’s my job to protect you remember.
Ya so now i'm just holding you here
Not in a bad way. you cold?
I am fine
You are shivering
He wraps his arms around me and holds me against him, I fall asleep with my head on his chest… I wake up before sunrise out of habit.
You can sleep longer
Have you slept
No, I was watching for bears
I punch his shoulder
Go to sleep I’ll stay up
Its ok i'm fine, you need rest
No Atom go to sleep now
Yes ma’am
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