¤KEEPING UP WITH TRISHA¤
<Mission Impossible>
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Author~ Remio Viola
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EP35
TRISHA
I stepped into the room and it was a computer room. Different computers were displa-ying different scenes and they were all talking at the same time.
I turned to the first one and it was displa-ying Davis some years ago with his dad pointing a gun at him as he said “You dare not mention this to anyone”
I felt my eyes become teary as I turned to another video of Mr McDonald forcing Davis to take drugs from his thvgs.
Next I heard a gun shut and ducked my head then I looked up to see a video of when Mr George was sh0t dead.
I turned to another screen and Mr McDonald was on displ@yas he exchanged a brief case with another man
“Human head” I heard the other man say then I g@sped in shock
I bec@m£ scared and I didn’t know if I should report this or let it lie and quit my mission. But Mr McDonald’s acts are inhumane.
I took a bold step and brou-ght out my phone then I started taking pictures of all the scenes on displa-y.
When I was done, I took a voice record of few of the conversations then I went in search for the do¢v-ment. I found it lying on a table then I tried taking it but I recalled Davis’ words
*I can’t bear to see him get arrested*
I withdrew my hand then recalled my dad’s text
*You got to hurry and get the do¢v-ment*
I was confused
I thought for a while then took the do¢v-ment and left the room. I shut the door and ran to my room. Davis was not back yet giving me enough opportunity to finish with my mission an leave. I’ll never return again, not to his house not to Star High.
I dried my tears
I never got the chance to tell him how I felt
I got out my jotter and my CIA ledge then started writing down the information I got from Davis and from the computer room. I took out many books and started going throu-gh the do¢v-ment while taking down every useful note.
I folded paper fell out while I was fli-pping throu-gh the pages then I picked it up and unfolded it.
It re-ad
‘I can’t let this get to the police, I can’t lose you like I lost mum
I can’t survive another heart break
I can’t bear to know that I’ll die soon
I love you dad and I’ll protect with my last breath’
Tears kept streaming down my cheeks. I remembered my dad an how much I love him. If I were in Davis’ shoes and with the way I love my dad I won’t be able to give him in, knowing I don’t have a mum or sibling.
I got up and looked around my messed room. It was late in the evening and Davis wasn’t yet back. I walked out of the house and headed to see my dad.
I can’t do this
I walked out of the compound and flagged down a cab then headed to the house.
I arrived at our house and the place was dead quiet. I entered the house to see my dad tied to an armchair with a time bomb tied to his feet
“Dad!” I cried out and ran to him
“Don’t come close” Someone said and I turned to see the CSI men coming out of a room
“We knew you would come”
“Don’t kill my dad”
“The CSI is a legal f0rç£ but you’re forcing us to take rational decisions
All you were asked to was get the do¢v-ment but you took so much time now look at the mess you caused” one of the men said
“Look down” they pointed at the bomb
“You got 2 hours, 13 mins left or he’ll be dead”
“Dad” I called in tears then ran out
I felt Davis’ pain of losing his dad
I got confused, I can’t lose my dad and Davis can’t lose his dad either.
What do I do?
I flagged down another cab and headed for Chase’s house. In no distant time I arrived then paid the cab man and ran in. Luckily Chase was just about going out
“What’s wrong Trisha?” He asked worriedly on seeing on tears
“We nee-d to talk let’s go in”
We walked inside then sat down and I told him everything without leaving a detail behind
“You mean your dad is a time bomb now?”
“Yes and am so scared” I sobbe-d
“But Trisha I warned you to leave the spy”
“I couldn’t
it’s almost impossible unless you’re done with your mission”
“Davis is gonna be broken and you know he has a heart condition he might die”
“What do you advise me to do?”
“Go to Davis and explain things to him, he might listen”
“There’s no time for explanations my dad’s life is at stake” I half yelled in tears
“Go to him
he has to surrender his dad then maybe it won’t hurt him”
DAVIS
I pu-ll-ed the car to a st©p then got down
I was really exhausted
When I left the airport, I went for shopping and bought every girlie things I knew Trisha would love.
I opened the backseat and carried everything I bought and I headed inside.
I got in and dropped the things on the sofa then headed upstairs. The front door was open that means Trisha is in. I walked to her room and the door was opened ajar
“Trisha” I knocked but no response then I pushed the door fully open
Her room was a mess with books lying around
What happened here and where’s Trisha?
I sighted the do¢v-ment and walked up to it
What’s she doing with this?
then I saw a ledger written ‘CIA’
she’s a spy
¤KEEPING UP WITH TRISHA¤
<Mission Impossible>
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Author~ Remio Viola
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EP36
DAVIS
I felt my world crumbling. I slumped to the ground and let my tears flow. Ever since I bec@m£ close to Trisha my heart st©pped hurting me but now– I feel like am going to die.
Not another heart break God this can’t happen.
I picked a recorder that was lying on the floor and pla-yed it. It was a record from the computer room. World started becoming smaller.
Trisha tell me it’s a dream
Tell me you’re not a spy
Tell me you weren’t lying to me
I was so stupid to love you
so stupid to trust you
so stupid to come close to you
The last thought I wanted to remember c@m£ to my mind
SOPHIA
FLASHBACK
TWO YEARS AGO
“No one should hear of this” Dad threatened then brou-ght down the gun he was pointing at me
“Dad…”
“Leave now I have something important to do”
I ran out of the house in pain as tears streamed down my cheeks. I went to the ocean which was my favourite sp©t. Chase had gone on a vacation so I had no one to go to.
I was at the shore when some thvgs invaded there and opened fire. I no other escape route than di-ving into the de-ep cold ocean.
I swan so fast with all my strength just like I did in competitions. I had swam for more than an hour and I got exhausted. I looked around but there was no shore in sight. I was in the middle of the ocean.
I got scared and started screaming for help but there was no one around. I felt the current tugging at me and I continued swimming till I sighted a sh!pthen I swam towards the sh!p.
After swimming for about 20 minutes I got to the sh!pbut there was no way to climb in and no one was around
I was cold and scared
I swam round the sh!pthen I saw a young girl standing on the deck and singing as she stared into space. I hurriedly swam to her and called out to her
“What are you doing out there?” she asked in a small voice
“Help me out” I cried out
“I don’t know what to do” she said and began pacing about
“Call someone”
“No one will help they’ll kill you if they find out someone entered the sh!p”
The sh!pwas still moving and I kept swimming to meet up
“Am gonna die”
“No you’re not– here” she threw down a rope and I gr@bb£d it then she tied it to the bar and still held it ti-ght
“Try climbing up”
I held the rope and started climbing up then I got to the bars and crept in
“Thanks” I g@sped for breath and slumped to the floor
“Let’s go inside no one has to see you” she said and led the way into the lower deck
“This is my room– I’m Sophia by the way” she introduced
“Davis” I shivered
“You’re cold” she said with a smile
“Go in there there’s a bathroom take off your clothes and I’ll give you something to wear” I nodded and went to the bathroom then peeled off my clothes
“Here” her hand appeared at the doorway
“Thanks” I said collecting the clothes from her
I wore the clothes, it was a long trou-ser and T-shi-t. It fit in though it was a bit ti-ght
“Guess Deren was your age” she said when I walked out
“Huh?”
“The clothes– It’s nice on you just a bit ti-ght”
“Thanks who owns them”
“My older brother but he’s dead”
What?
Am wearing a dead person’s cloth
“It’s okay, he never wore it” she added like she re-ad my thought
she was young, guess 14 or 15 and she loved smiling
“Was he sick?” I asked and sat beside her
“Nope he was killed by pirates”
“Pirates?”
“My dad is a pirate and an enemy pirate attacked the other sh!pand killed him
I didn’t get the chance to give him the clothes”
“You mean pirates in movies like skeleton spears, cutlas-s, axe, rifles, pistols…”
“yes” she bur-st into laughter
“So you live in the sh!p?”
“Yes with my dad”
“What about your mum and other siblings?”
“If any” I added
“Mum was also killed by pirates last year
it’s just me and my dad”
“Ohh” I mouthed
“What were you doing in the water?”
“I ran away from home”
“Why?”
I told her everything
Though she was young but she un-derstood
“So bad but you have to go else my dad will kill you he hates invaders”
“How do I find my way back?”
“We’ll get to am island in three weeks time then I’ll sneak you out”
“Three weeks is much”
“you…”
A knock c@m£ on the door
“you gotta hide” she pu-ll-ed me up and hide me in the wardrobe
Seriously?
She walked to the door and opened it slightly then held the doorknob
“Uhm… Dad”
“Who are you with?”
“me? No one”
“I heard voices”
“I was talking to my teddy”
“Sophiaaaa”
“Aye aye captain” she grinned
“You always have your way with this old man” her dad chuckled
“You’re not an old man dad
“My little treasure is growing day by day”
“Awww
“won’t you let daddy in?
“Nope
“Why? What are you hiding
“am having my alone time but I nee-d food”
“I’ll s£nd the cook
“Tell her to bring meal for two
“Why?
“I feel like eating a lot”
“Okay” her dad said not really convinced then walked out
“Phew!” she breathed out and locked the door
“Are you alright?” she asked as she let me out of the wardrobe
“I guess”
“How old are you?” I asked
“13”
“Younger than I thought”
TBC