A year after....
Kaitlyn was busy writing her report to beat the deadline when her phone rang. She check on the number registered and wondered, Why on earth only now this guy is calling her.
"Hello," she greeted.
"Hi bunny how are you?" he replied
"Considering, I haven't heard from you for a long time, What is it now Pinocchio?" She sense that he wants something from her.
"Ouch! my poor heart, why will you think that I need something from you other than checking on my best friend?" He said teasing her and imagine her nose flaring in annoyance.
"First you are not my best friend, secondly, a friend doesn't take advantage to the other. And thirdly I know you like the back of my hand. Now spit it out Douglas!" She earned him.
"Well , I need your connection and your help bunny, I'm in big trouble." He sounded like embarrassed but Kaitlyn knew better.
"Sorry I'm busy." She said dismissing his appeal.
"It might interest you, if you know that you will get something from it." He persisted in getting her enthusiasm.
"What is it?" she said flatly sounding uninterested, but her attention was picked.
"Can't talk on the phone, meet me in ten minutes same place."
"You're in the city? Oh... this better be good Pinocchio or I'll beat you, till you won't be able to move and regret why did you deceived me." she replied.
"OK , OK see you soon." he said abruptly then hanged up. Kaitlyn was wondering with his action this time it seems like he has change
As expected Kaitlyn was the first to reach their meeting place. She can't help but wonder want went wrong to their blossoming relationship. One time he was so sweet and caring then, just little by little they don't move in the same circle the sweet message stop gradually the 'hello's',' how are you text messages' and the call in the middle of the night ceased , then eventually stop seeing each other.
She also heard the scandal he was in, costing his position as the chief of police. He was demoted to a position and was assign to another city. Her thoughts was halted with the shadow appeared on her side vision, she turn to look.
"Sorry I was late." Kaitlyn was surprise to see the appearance of her friend long unkempt hair, unshaven beard, he looks so haggard, she almost unable to recognized him if not for his voice.
"What the hell happened to you, are you on drugs or something?" She reacted.
"No,.. I'm on the run, some people are after my head. this is just a disguise to evade them." He said a bit embarrassed.
"So what is new? I told you before to be careful as you have been exposed they will come after you." She reminded him.
"Can't help it, it's part of the job." he said regretfully.
"So what's now Doug, how can I be of help?" She asked.
"Do you remember Grey Eagle?""Of course! I'm working on him now, but I can't seem to break in, it seems he is so elusive, doesn't leave a trail and someone is protecting him from way up high." she said wrinkling her brows. "What about him?"
"Here's the information you need contacts, list, names, transactions, just dig on it you might find something useful. " Doug handed her a small brown envelope. Kaitlyn peep inside the envelope and discovered it is a USB and some papers and pictures inside.
"Why are you giving it to me?Are you quitting on your job?" She begun to worry this might be serious.
"Quitting is not in my vocabulary, you know that. It's just I want them to be misled, you expose them little by little not divulging the bigger information just to take away their attention from me so I can move freely. Then we meet to plan on how to make our move." he said.
"OK, but seems to me you want them to turn their attention to me, is like handling my head to them on the platter." Is he serious? She thought to herself.
"Not so bunny, you have a very complicated network that can't be easily trace, besides I got faith in you to be able to easily escape on any situation." He complemented her to make her agree.
"Thanks, my heart swells with your complements Pinocchio." she teasingly made a gesture of total gratitude.
"Thanks, Kaitlyn I'm really counting on you." He spends a while just stating at her not knowing how to react with her teasing. It left Kaitlyn baffled on what's going on. she doesn't get this reaction from him ever since.
"What is wrong Doug?" she ask worriedly.
"Nothing,,, I better be going. Take care, I call you." He left in a flash.
"OK, you too take care." Kaitlyn watch him go until he's gone.
On reaching her office she directly open her computer and load the USB. While waiting on it she take a look at the pictures and documents inside the envelope. She can imagine the difficulties and dangers that Douglas face to acquire these informations.She take a look at her computer punched some keys and was more shocked at the information it revealed it contain in detail the transactions names of person involve, as well as bank accounts and amount of money that circulated.
Douglas sure trust her with this amount of informations that is too difficult to obtain.
She assess these and choose the less important to publish under her pseudo name, this name is hard to trace since it doesn't have the information that will lead back to the writer and her exposé are reliable since it always reveals the truth."This will get their attention." she thought.
She then proceeded in studying the rest of the information and started planning taking in the pros and con of every situations, then assembled her men and plan on their next move. She consulted her group for more suggestions to come up to a better plan. Her group consists of expert from different branchs of military and civilians that came together for one goal to eradicate the chains that bound the people to a sick society that only the rich and the powerful survive. These people was chosen and carefully asses for. their abilities and willingness to help for the cause.It's been a week since Douglas gave her the envelope containing the evidences involving the movements of the illegal groups and she didn't hear from her friend She wasn't able to initiated their plans, since she's waiting for his instructions. She gather some Intel about him and learned that he's on the run.
Just as she is wondering where he is right now at this time of the night, he message her to meet him in a new place. She felt something is not right, he never message her when he wants to meet her because he's to lazy to text. He always call, he have just four places he assign for their secret meetings when it comes to work related issues, and this place is not one of them.
She made some phone calls before get ready to go to the place where they are suppose to meet.
She disembarked from her car and turn on her location and walk casually towards the building while observing her surrounding but taking precautions on every step she took.She sense some movements on her peripheral vision and another sound in front of her.
She sense an attack on her back and she made a move and dodge, twist her body and deliver a blow to her opponent, as her hands make contact, she took into consideration and bear in mind the number of her opponent. Two at both sides and two up front. She deliver her killing moves with precision and strength, until she was the last person standing.she continued to moved searching for Douglas she open each door and check each room she passed every nook and corner, until... unaware of the blow to her head that send her world spinning in darkness.....
when Kaitlyn regain her consciousness she is tied. She can move but her movements were restricted, by a tight rope. Slowly she opened her eyes surveying her surroundings. In fairness who ever is responsible for this got style. She is inside a metal room that look like an elevator without the buttons that operates the movements. her hands is tied to a pole at her back.
The door opened slowly as it slides soundless against its metal frame which in turn gave her a surprise as a man unconscious was pushed inside landing on her feet. Looking closely it is the man that keeps occupying her mind always
""Who are you?" she asked the men that push Douglas inside.
"Your friend here dare to go against the grey eagle, and expected not to be notice and escape unscathed, we are using you to help him remember the things he supposed to have forgotten." one of the three men replied.
"What does it have to do with me?" Kaith tried to play innocent.
"Ha ha ha!!! Don't try to play innocent with us, lady tiger. You single handed beaten six of my men. You must be the one whom he passed the things he stolen from us."
"What are going yo do with us?" she asked playing scared.
"Who knows what the eagle has in store for you, as for your friend he's about to meet his creator. Ha ha ha."
"Wait !!, you could at least untie me please." she pleaded as the men turn to leave.
"You just have to wait for your friend to wake up for him to set you free from those ropes that is, if he is sane enough to help you. Ha ha ha!!!"
"What do you mean!!!???." she shouted as the door slides to close once again.
"Douglas!!! wake up!!" she nudge him with her feet as he tried to reach him. "Hmmmm..."
Kaitlyn, tried to reach Douglas body with her leg to wake him up."Hmmmm...." he stirred. she breathe a sigh of relief, but when she saw his face she realize the biggest mistake she made. Douglas opened his eyes but as if he doesn't see or recognized her, He has a sinister look, lust is showing all over his face and he sounded like a wounded hungry animal, and at this moment she is his prey."oh my God,,, oh my God!!! Douglas wake up!!!""Oh my God what shall I do now!!!"she started to panic and tried to turn away but her movement is restraint. As Douglas made his move towards his prey, with hungry eyes."Okay, Kaitlyn breathe relax,,, breathe in breathe out,,, inhale, exhale....hmmm.,.. haahh." She calm herself.Kaitlyn tried to maneuver to release her hand from the ropes, she felt that the ropes are loosening up, but Doug was in front of her and trying to rip her clothes and
Mean while...Doug was led to a long and narrow hallway and was ushered into a room that was a welcome relief from the metal box that he and Kaitlyn was kept.At the side of the spacious room is a balcony that has the best view to the city's skyline, A silhouette of a person standing observing the view outside is visible from the side of the half open drapes. He recognized that figure anywhere. As the figure turn to face them,"Hello Douglas,,, long time no see." smiling the person was glad seeing him. she gesture with her hand to others to leave them."Tamara,,, long time no see...." Taking in his surrounding, the bits and pieces of things found there that spelled wealth and luxury, and the appearance of the woman in front of him." So this is where you've gone to?""Well,,, a girl needs to make money and live comfortably and not be dependent on a what a man has to offer." Doug observed by the look of this room that Tamara really love expensive things that money has to buy,
"I'm sorry Kaithy you leave me no choice, I have to kill you both to avoid complications later on. But first take the the time to say goodbye to your boyfriend." smiling evilly he handed the gun to Tamara."Now, I gave you the honor to kill your love rival, if not for her Douglas would have been with you. Don't waste this opportunity show me you have the guts and how cold blooded you are. He he he.""You are beyond redemption Jessie! You will pay for this!" Kaitlyn braced herself and got ready for the next move."Dream on Kaithy, don't say I never gave you the chance. Don't worry I will be saddened by your death thinking of the times we shared together. You were like a sister to me. But can't help things the way they are. Goodbye little sister." he somehow have a strange look on his face, and for a while Kaitlyn had a glimpse of the Jessie she have known before. She never doubted the things he had said or the feelings they had shared treating each other like siblings. She never tho
Jessie aimed his gun at her, acting on a reflex due to her training she beat him before he made the second shot....."Noooo...." Kaitlyn wakes up wet from perspiration and tears.Still wasn't able to get over the events that happened a month ago. She still having this nightmare once in a while. After the event she was force to take a leave of absence to be able to pull herself together and get over the guilt of killing Jessie. She undergone psychiatric sessions herself while on leave.Unable to go back to sleep after drinking a glass of water, she went to open the sliding door of her balcony and take in the fresh and cool breeze coming from the early morning air and sea.She came to this place to have her retreat and calm herself and to take back the control of her emotions. She can hear the slapping of the waves across the shore, which is just about 200 meters from the rest house that her aunt Debbie let her use in her ret
day before."So what is it you're saying that I cannot have an extension?" A man was having a heated discussion with two other men they work on the same warehouse at the site overlooking the sea a few kilometers from Kaitlyn's retreat house."You have overuse your extension Duteso wants his money, and you have to give it now or be in serious situation.""But I don't have it now. my buyer took the items and ran away.""You want us to believe you? Your girlfriend took the money and ran and instead of reporting it to the organization for proper action you go to the cops." one-man said."That was dumbest thing to do Diego!" the other man said."I didn't go to the cops, they invited me for questioning about the murder that happen in our vicinity, The neighbors reported me as a person of interest pending investigation."" That's another dumb thing to do killing your girlfriend's ex. in your vicinity. People will suspec
Welcome back sweety., how was your vacation ?" She make it sound like a fun when in fact Kaitlyn was actually trying to heal her emotional struggles by refocusing herself."Hello Mom, nice to see you I missed your cooking. Well as for my vacation it was good while it last , but I do miss my job." She carried on what her mother said."Well it looks like you actually has recovered. I'm happy for you, I wish you also have decided to what course your career is heading dear." Once more Catherine tried to swayed Kaitlyn to switch her job to a less dangerous one."Ahh Mom! must we talk about it now upon my return." She gave her mother a pitiful look."Well I was just hoping after your experience , you had it close, me and Dad wish that you have a change of heart after what happened, It gives me the creeps every time you leave for a mission. You always put your safety on the line." She sigh in frustration and worry."Don't worry mom I can handle it, it's just the issue of Jessie that got t
Kaitlyn is in dilemma of what she is going to follow her heart, that is to go in with her job as an undercover investigative reporter or give in to here parents on having a safer job as as a reporter period. As she was having this thoughts in mind , she received a call from no other than. "Hello bunny how are you? I heard that you're home now! How is it going?" " You called home?" She asked and somehow she gets the feeling that he already knew of her predicament. "Yeah I talk to your Mom, and I heard the news of your reassignment." He sounded like he was not surprised not he is disappointed. "Why do I get the feeling that you have something to do with my reassignment?" " Oh come on bunny. Your parents are worried about you putting your life in danger, I just sort of directed them of what to do and who to approach. That's all." " You traitor! You came to me to ask for my help then you put me on a compromise with my parents what kind of friend are you?" Kaitlyn was so annoy
When Kaitlyn walk into the office , there was an incredibly loud hoots and laugher that she ignored as she walk towards the chief office. Even the chief's secretary gave a reaction of surprise and wonder. "The chief is in?" She asked giving out her best smile. " Go ahead kaity, he is expecting you since yesterday." " Kaitlyn! At last!" Her chief is all smiles when he saw how Kaitlyn is dressed. "Chief I was told that you have transferred me to a desk position so I am reporting for duty." Kaitlyn said. "Yes I'm glad that you are already informed all it takes now is formalities." Her informed. " However chief I feel useless in that position knowing that I am capable of giving more." "That is what I have been thinking about. Your parents put me into a difficult decision but I have to appease their concerns. So here is what I was thinking since your disguise is almost to be revealed. I want Agent Sparrow to resign." "Chief! Please don't." Kaitlyn is in the verge of crying know