Riley's POV
Mia hacks through the security and I'm beyond impressed. She asks if she can help me make dinner and I agree to let her help. "Rye rye?" She says. "Hm?" "When I get older or now can I work at the Phoenix like you and Mac? It seems cool and I really wanna help you guys solve problems. I wanna work there now but I understand if you want me to wait till I'm older." She says. I'm a little surprised by this question but I think she could definitely do well at the Phoenix. "How about we wait until after you get out of school for the summer? I don't want you to get behind on schoolwork but I promise we will talk to Matty about you helping us over the summer okay?" I say. She nods and smiles excited to be able to help us solve problems and possibly go on missions.
After dinner my mom and Jack head home. I put the twins to bed then send Matty the security information. "Rye rye?" I hear Mia yell. I head towards her room and she stands there in shock. "Riley theres blood on my pants." She says. She seems scared and I can't help but laugh a little. "Calm down it's nothing life threatening." I say. "What do you mean I'm literally bleeding!?" She says. I explain to her what a period is and how to handle it. She looks at me and I can tell she has a question. "Riley?" "Yea?" "Do you have a period?" "Yea. I didn't when I was pregnant with the twins but now it's back." I say. She changes into her pjs and heads to bed. I head back to the living room and sit next to Mac. "What was that all about?" He asks. "Nothing." I say. He isn't convinced. "Your a terrible liar Riles." He says. "Takes one to know one Angus." I say. "I don't know wether I should be offended that you called me a bad liar or that you used my first name against me." He says. "How about we drop the topic and call it even?" I say. He gives me look that tells me he is gonna ask me again later. "Fine." He says.
The next morning we head back to the Phoenix after dropping Mia off at school. "So we have a game plan. Mac, you and Riley are gonna go undercover as potential buyers. Riley you are going to message the seller asking for new identities for your criminal partner and yourself. Ask for a face to face meeting then Jack will follow you to the location and we'll take them into custody. After that it's up to Leanna to get them to rat out their allies and hopefully their entire organization. Everyone clear on your roles?" Matty says. "Yea except if Mac and I are going undercover don't we need cover names?" I say. "Yes which leads me to your covers. Mac you will be Mr. Clarence Sanchez, an amateur bank robber. Riley you will be Ada Hall, Mr. Sanchez's partner and the one arranging the meeting. Are you clear on your mission?" She asks. We both nod and I send the email to the seller. "Matty?" "Yes Riley." She says. "Mia wanted to know if she would be able to help us here over the summer. I think she would do well I just didn't want her doing this and school at the same time." I say. "I think she could be very helpful here if it's okay with you and Mac." Matty says. Mac agrees to this and we plan for her to join us. When I get an email back from the seller confirming our order can be filled we head to the location. Mac and I get in the truck and Jack hides in the back.
Once we get to the warehouse the seller meets us in the first room. "Mr. Sanchez and Ms. Hall, welcome. I have gotten your identities and accounts all set up." The seller says. "Thank you. These will help us beyond your knowledge." Mac says. After he says that everything happened almost in slow motion. Jack came up behind the seller and covered his mouth. Mac ran to put handcuffs on him and while they were loading the seller in the truck I feel someone's arms go around me. I fight against the person as best I can but it's useless. I try yelling but the person just covers my mouth. Next thing I know I'm in handcuffs in the back of what I'm guessing is a truck. I know it's not Mac's truck and I start panicking. Where am I? Is Matty able to track my coms? Are my coms still on? I feel the car stop and tears start forming in my eyes. My biggest fear is being locked in small spaces. Yes I'm claustrophobic. Suddenly the back of the truck opens and a guard, who I'm guessing worked for the seller, leads me into a house. I don't recognize this neighborhood and my sense of time is messed up so I don't even know how long I was in the truck for. The guard ties me to a chair in the living room then makes a phone call. Well I'm done for. Then it hits me. This morning when I was doing my hair Mac was explaining that Bobby pins are useful for more than just doing your hair. He named off several different uses but he also mentioned you can use them to break out of handcuffs. All I have to do is reach up and grab one. I carefully reach to grab one without making to much of a distraction. Once I got one I start fiddling with it until I undo the handcuffs. I don't make any moves yet. Once the guard hangs up I run to him tackling him to the ground. I grab a nearby broom and hold it against his throat. Eventually he passes out and I grab his phone and run. I don't know where I am or where I'm going I just run.
