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MASKED
MAFIA?
(His Shy Spy…)
By; Sommy Pearl F.
CHAPTER 19&20
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Everyone’s eyes were fixed on Ariana who only looked around, with slightly wide-ned eyes and pouted li-ps.
“Why is she here though?” Oliver broke the silence.
“Wait,,, did she finally move in? I thought you said you weren’t-
Malcolm stood up, quickly, interrupting Cindy’s speech. written by sommy pearl f.
“Ariana finally moved in with me, due to some reasons. You don’t have to worry,, we aren’t gonna get too inti-mate…so-
“We do trust you. So,,, you don’t have to say much” Rhoda uttered, gently and Malcolm smiled shortly.
“Hmm…So,,, now that the thun-der has lessened,,, I’m gonna go on my way…to my room,,, so…keep doing what y’all were doing. Bye. Goodnight” Ariana chuckled, nervously and stood up.
“Actually,,, We kinda nee-d your help” Rhoda whispered, and Ariana quickly turned.
“My help? Me? With?” Ariana asked, puzzedly.
“Let her be the spy” Rhoda said, flatly and suddenly.
“What!!” They all shouted, in unison.
“Ariana? Can you…leave all of us. We wanna talk” Malcolm said.
“Sure” Ariana bowed, and walked away.
Malcolm inhaled de-eply and looked at Rhoda.
“What was that, you uttered then?” Malcolm asked, trying to suppress his anger.
“Wasn’t that a good idea? It was a good suggestion to me. Since, she was once a good spy,, I’m sure she’s gonna be a better spy now. Besides, no character ever gets old. It only gets better, despite whatever happened”
“So,, out of all peeps here, It gonna be her?? Gosh!” Malcolm said.
“So,,, whom are you suggesting to go, do the spy thingy for you? Cindy? People around there knows her cause they’re quite connected to her hospital”
Malcolm sighed, softly.
“Is it Kev? C’mon. He’s a busy professor and ha-rdly, misses his lecture. Who knows, If he has a girlfriend at school, whom he would wants to see everyday”
Cindy glanced at Kev, and bit her lower li-p.
“Is it Ken? This guy has a lots of clients whom he should work for, in the court of law. Or is it, Oliver? What if Gina notices him? What’s he gonna do, afterwards? Probably, Do you wanna spy around there, yourself?” Rhoda raised a brow.
“You’re a celebrity and you ought to be extra careful, and cautious about your lifestyle and movement” Rhoda further explained.
“Or,,, perhaps…Should I go?” Rhoda asked, softly.
Everyone looked at Malcolm.
Malcolm didn’t want Rhoda away from his sight.
What if something happens to her again? And what if, she finds it ha-rd to save herself like she did, the last time.
“Rhoda does have a point” Cindy agreed, with a nodding head.
Rhoda gave a quick smile. written by sommy pearl f. on fb
“You know what,,,Let’s call that spy…I mean,, Ariana. She got work to do” Malcolm said.
“But…boss? While at this,,, She’s gonna know our secrets. She’s gonna know you’re a mafia. She’s gonna know- Oliver got interrupted, immediately.
“Let her know then. She’s gonna retrieve her memory soon, and she will be dead, as planned. So, we shouldn’t worry much” Malcolm said.
***
“What? Ma…Ma…fia? Wow. I thought you guys only existed in movies and fictional novels!” Ariana squeaked.
Everyone shared, meaningful glances.
“Wait…So,,, so…that hu-ge building situated in the dark woods and forest was your hide out?! So awesomeeee!!”
“Can you stop exaggerating? Its…its quite annoying” Cindy shook her head.
“I’m sorry. I’m just really excited” Ariana smiled.
“You should un-derstand her. Things like this happen” Rhoda smiled.
Ariana smiled back at her.
“Oh,,, You said you nee-d my help. What’s that?” She asked.
All eyes were now on Malcolm.
“Why are you guys staring at me?” He raised his eyes up.
“You gotta answer, boss. She asked a question” Ken said.
Malcolm cleared his throat, loudly, and looked at Ariana, who looked back at him.
“I’m gonna make this quick, okay?”
She nodded.
“Be part of us. Be ‘my’ spy” He muttered.
“Your spy?” Rhoda raised her brows.
“I mean,,, Our spy” Malcolm quickly corrected.
Ariana jumped up, and nodded, viBr@ntly.
“Yes! Yes! Yes! I wanna be y’all spy!!”
Malcolm smiled, and nodded shortly.
“But,,, excuse me, mister?” She called.
“Mister?” Cindy chuckled, strongly, and others joined.
Malcolm scoffed and turned to Ariana.
“What’s it?” He asked.
“What does a mafia spy do?” She asked.
Malcolm gave a Se-xy smile, at once.
***
“I created a sungl@$$es, which reads and scans the face you want, when you press this” Oliver said, and showed her a small bu-tton by the side of the gl@$$es.
“So,,, If I press this…it reads a particular face I see?” Ariana asked.
“Good. You’re learning well” Oliver smiled.
“So,,, what happens after the face reading?” She asked.
Oliver smiled.
“It scans that person face on your face and makes you look exactly like him or her”
“Whoa!!…But once, I pull off the gl@$$es, I guess my face is gonna find it way back?”
“Of course. Also, If you press this same bu-tton, Your face will come back” Oliver explained.
“Ohhh…” Ariana said, and wore it.
She looked at Oliver, who smiled brightly at her.
She pressed the bu-tton and Oliver’s face started scanning. She saw a blue mash up around his face, due to the systematic gl@$$es.
“Wow. This is so cool” She smiled.
“Face Scan Completed” A quiet voice, said.
“Initiating Face…” It added.
“It tickles” Ariana giggled.
She saw loading, and the initiating progress which was now at 89%.
“Initiating Complete” It said, and, at once, frequency flowed on her face, and it changed to Oliver.
“Wow…I never knew I was so handsome” Oliver smiled.
Ariana smiled back.
“Wait a minute” She arched her brows, and tou-ched her bo-obs.
“What are you doing?” Malcolm asked.
Ariana looked at the staring faces, and she placed her arms down.
“I…I…wanted to check if my body also changed to Olivers’ too” She replied, and took down the sungl@$$es which cut off the AI.
“No…No..No. This stuff only affects your face” Oliver said.
“But why? It’s quite suspicious if people see, don’t you think?” She asked.
“Well, Sort of. But…it’s not really ha-rd, disguising your body too, huh?” Oliver said.
“Hmm…I guess you’re right” Ariana nodded.
Oliver switched on the computer and went throu-ghthe employers working in the Mrs Woods laboratory.
There were only 5 in number.
They all saw their profiles, and pictures.
“So, The mission is this, Ariana…” Ken talked.
“You will scan any of the lab scientist and pretend to be him/her for the main time, while spying-
“I prefer to be a female, please. Just as tall and slim as me” Ariana smiled. written by sommy pearl f.
“Cool…But mind you, Your face won’t really change, but rather programmed. What I mean is that. No one can touch your face, The user’s face is just like a filter on yours. If any hands touches it, the filter removes”
“That means, the face leaves?”
“Yup!”
“Okay then…”
“We all have code names actually… What do you wanna be called?” Oliver asked.
“I…don’t really know” Ariana cooed.
“She doesn’t nee-d one. Just tell her what to do” Malcolm objected.
“Okay boss. Ariana,,, This Br@celet is no ordinary Br@celet. We do wear it, during our mission” Oliver showed her a gold round Br@celet, which had a spiral design on it.
“What does it do?” She asked.
“Just like phones, we use it to communicate” Oliver smiled.
“Wow”
“Here…” Oliver handed it to her.
“Thank you” She grinned.
“Make sure to handle it with care. Its fragile”
She nodded, quietly inspecting the Br@celet.
“We’ll talk to you, throu-ghit and you’ll respond when necessary. You can also ask questions too, and we’ll respond as well”
“Can I ask now?” She asked, excitedly.
“Oh no. You don’t have too. Besides, Its unnecessary and uncalled for, right now”
“Yeah…You’re right” She muttered, disappointedly.
“Anyways, anything you say or ask, everyone would hear it. That’s why you should use our code names when asking and talking, okay? That way, we’ll know who you’re referring too”
“Sure,,, but what are your code names…
Malcolm had a phone call and left the scene, and the chattering got undistinct.
He saw it was his manager, Mr. Chadwick. He inhaled de-eply, before answering the call.
***
“Okay guys. I’m gonna be quite busy, during this week. As we know, We have a mission, we ought to fulfill” Malcolm said, with his de-ep voice.
“Yes boss!” They all replied.
Ariana’s voice was the happiest and loudest. However, She called him ‘mister’ instead.
“I’m gonna help in the diamond’s case as much as I can. I actually, have a guest role to play in a children’s variety show. I couldn’t turn it down. Mr Chadwick just called me to ask, and I confirmed, I’ll be there. I also have to go to Namhae concerning the loan shark stuff”
“Yea…” Ken muttered.
“So,,, Let’s all do this??” Malcolm asked, interlocking his fingers.
Everyone nodded.
“Fighting!!” Ariana screamed, and everyone chuckled, nervously.
TBC