Chapter 7

Where is he?

"Anette!!" His voice called. I turned and saw him. He was walking towards me holding ice cream in one hand and the bags on the other hand. I feel like my world slowed down. He's walking slow-mo and I'm just staring at him. I'm so lucky to be with him right now. I'm melting with his captivating smile.

"How was the call?" He asked as he gave me my ice cream. We started walking as we eat our ice creams.

"Well, we just talked about you in the whole call" I said. Lying. I couldn't risk telling him because it might get him in danger. I also couldn't risk the love of my life dying because of me. Well, getting in trouble.

"Really? So you told them how dashing and handsome I am?" He confidently asked. "Or how our first meeting went? Those eggs and bacon?"

"Uh huh.. how wonderful" I said as followed a chuckle. "I didn't, they'd probably think I'm crazy hehe" Or probably kill me because I used and showed the training the agency taught me.. TO HIM!!

~~FLASHBACK~~

Graduation Ceremony. We are standing as we hold our diplomas and official spy IDs. I'm beside Cherry and Vilea.

"This is the best day of my life" Cherry said excitingly as she suddenly hugged us both. "Graduating college with my two best friends and WE'RE OFFICIAL SPIES!!"

"Don't be so excited yet, Cherry, you should probably get worried on the first mission that will be given to us" Vilea exclaimed.

"I knooww, but AREN'T YOU HAPPY??" She said squealing quietly. "And I also hope that on our first mission, we're together"

"At least once in your life, things actually went right" I said.

Cherry's life was actually quite miserable. Starting with her parents that divorced when she was only 5. She was left living with her father, that everytime he's drunk, he takes his souvenir baseball bat and use it to beat her up. One time she was being beaten to death, my mother passed by their house and heard a commotion going on inside. She looked through the windows and saw what's happening. She immediately called the cops. Mother sent her to the hospital and after a few treatments she sent her to the orphanage.  Her conscience was bothering her so she decided to adopt her.

At first, I didn't like the fact that she adopted someone actually older than me. That made me the little sister. But as time passed, we got along so well, we actually think we're long lost sisters that has been played by fate and destiny. Sometimes even our instincts are the same, especially what we're thinking.

She was always bullied in school for having scars in her body. And I am always the hero of the day. I'm joking, this is where Vilea comes in. With her fierce look in her eyes, everyone in school fears her. Just seeing her in the hallways, makes boys run for their lives. Well, that's what everyone sees, but me?? Oh my. I've seen way more than that. Sometimes you'll just see her laughing by herself, or maybe making fun of my photos, drawing mustaches and beards all over my face everytime. And sometimes she'll either touch your butt or your chest. She is actually a weird person compared to everybody knows.

But she needs to keep the family's name high. One wrong move can crush their reputation. So she changed her last name so she wouldn't damage her father's reputation and left her family to live with me. A low-life crisis. That's what I am.

"Says who? Good thing she isn't told what to become and what not to become" Vilea exclaimed again.

"Attention, Students!!!" Commander Colins, our professor, trainer, and commander, is on the stage, holding the microphone and a wide smile on his lips. "I am very proud of you all. Being the commander-in-charge of this batch of spies, I couldn't be more proud. But.. there is one rule that you must not break, ever. You should never, ever, show or reveal to anyone that you are a spy. Not even the training we taught you. Undercover missions are always kept secret. Everything about being a spy IS SECRET, UNDERSTOOD?"

"SIR YES SIR" Everybody chanted.

~~END OF FLASHBACK~~

"Come on, let's just go home." I told Noah.

"But we haven't had our date yet" he exclaimed finishing his ice cream.

"It's alright, at least we'll have our first dinner together at home" I said as I smiled.

"I'm cooking!!!" He immediately said as if I was going to insist on cooking. Well... I was.

"If only insist on letting me carry five shopping bags. Then we have a deal" I said.

"Fineee"he said as he gave me five shopping bags to carry. He then put one of his arms around my shoulder as we walk home.