Chapter 7 – Harry’s POV
I was roughly awakened by someone shoving me off the bed. I groaned as my head banged onto the floor. I was rewarded with a laugh from one voice that I did not want to hear from right now; Abby Storm. I didn’t understand why I liked her even now after she stepped on my foot. She just had this charm of unattainable that I wanted! But she had hurt me…well she had hurt my pride.
“Get up Curly. We have to leave soon for London” She said before leaving the room.
I groaned again and got up and slowly got ready; the silence allowing me to ponder in my thoughts. I knew Niall has a thing for the new girl Brittany and Louis had a thing for Katie….I wondered if Abby had a thing for any of the other guys…She, Brittany and Katie were stunning; but also deadly.
I got out of the shower and changed and walked down into the kitchen where all three girls were sitting by with the boys eating breakfast.
“Sleeping beauty is finally awake” Louis said to me teasingly. I grunted at him before giving him a light punch on the arm.
“OUCH! You see what he did to me guys?!” Louis yelled out pouting at the girls.
“Louis shut up before I permanently silence you” Brittany muttered under her breath threateningly.
She looked as if she had barely any sleep last night! As I looked at the other girls; I noticed that they all looked like that as well. I wondered why they haven’t slept. Sleep is very important after all!
“What’s the plan for today love?” Niall asked Brittany who had a tinge of red pooling into her cheeks.
“We’re going to be catching the flight back to London as planned but with the new addition to the crew, we have decided to use the CIA’s private jet” Katie said sipping her tea.
“I still can’t believe you got your dad to agree to that” Abby said to her. Katie just grinned at Abby who rolled her eyes.
“So, after we get to London; we will be going back to Liam’s place and be staying there. Abby and I have already organized fighting skills which you will learn.” Brittany said to us.
We groaned…we didn’t want to start immediately but then again our lives are in danger so I didn’t think it was wise to argue. Honestly, it still stunned me that someone wanted the band and I dead…It seemed so unreal!
“I have some…business needing to be taken care of when we get to London, Katie. Don’t expect me to be home until late” Abby said to us; refusing to look up from her plate.
I noticed Katie giving Abby a suspicious but concerned look. Brittany just glared at Abby which I noticed Abby had politely ignored.
“Why Abby? You know you’re not supposed to look for your parents” Brittany said to her sharply. Abby raised an eyebrow at her.
“Before you dare to jump to conclusions; know all the facts. I happen to know a lot of people who live in London that are the most reliable informants so I was planning on asking them for information.” Abby said to her before swiftly leaving the table.
I noticed her eyes were slightly wet with tears as she left. I wanted to run after her and talk to her; just about anything to make her happy again but I knew my presence would not be welcomed.
“Ok… I take it Abby will meet us at the airport then. Go and wait in the Lobby; Brittany will protect you for the mean time while I go to get changed” Katie said; standing up before leaving to get changed.
“Alright boys; let’s go” Brittany said to us and we left the table and went down into the lobby.
There were fans screaming everywhere outside! I wanted to stay and sign a few pictures but Brittany and Katie lead us all out to the Limo that was waiting for us. Katie told Bridgette she was just going to talk to Abby before she left and if the crowd got too rough to go to the airport without them and they’ll meet us there. We were all safely in the Limo waiting for Katie.
Katie came back seconds later and dived into the limo and told the driver to take us to the airport ASAP. The ride was quiet other than a few comments from Katie to Brittany. They were speaking in some sort of code so I had no idea what they were saying.
“We’re going to have to stay in the aircraft until Abby gets here. She said she’ll be here in an hour or so.” Katie apologized before she showed her ID to the security guards.
They led us to a beautiful private jet. The plane was cream coloured with the USA stamp on the tail with the words “To protect and to serve” under the symbol. I wondered why the words were there but I didn’t question it.
Inside was….Incredible! There were bunk beds with a huge lounge area and even a small kitchen in the back! I looked around in awe! How could the CIA afford something so luxurious? Brittany placed our luggage onto each bed and told us to sit and relax on the chairs. I didn’t notice until now that the chairs have seatbelts in them already. They even had Xbox here! If I had to take a private jet anyway; I was glad it was this jet!
The boys and I tackled each other on the couch before finally playing COD on the Xbox. Brittany pulled out her phone and began to talk to someone; her voice so soft that neither of us could hear it. Katie told us she was just going to contact Abby since she should be here by now.
Katie left the plane and whipped out her phone. Brittany stopped talking on the phone and sat next to Niall whose face had an adorable blush when she sat next to him. I wondered why it was such a big deal. We have three agents perfectly able to protect us; so why was it a big deal if one of them went onto a little digging about their parents?
“Brittany…why is it that the FBI and CIA are so worried about Abby trying to find her parents? I mean she seems to be over them a fair bit” Liam said to her suddenly.
Brittany was silent for a while before she answered; her face paler than usual and her eyes were sort of glazed over.
“Abby’s….Abby’s parents were never truly CIA agents.” She eventually said. We looked at each other confused. Not CIA agents…..What was she on about?
“Abby’s mother and father were moles in the system. That means they were backstabbers to the USA. They knew we were onto them and they ditched to London for some reason; leaving Abby here in the USA. We didn’t know if Abby knew or not but when it was safe; she became part of the CIA. We know she doesn’t know this so please, don’t tell her. It would destroy her!” Brittany said; snuggling up into Niall’s arms.
“Of course we won’t tell her!” Liam said to her; reassuring her that we wouldn’t tell Abby.
I felt shock enter me. Abby never knew what her parents were truly like? Why was she lead to believe that her parents were missing in action? Why cover up the truth? If I was Abby; I would want to know the truth about my parents. I suspected that Brittany knew my questions because she answered each of them.
“Abby doesn’t know what her parents were truly like. Only Mark and the other heads of criminal investigations know about them. She had to believe her parents were missing in action or she would be heart-broken. We had to cover up the truth to protect her. The reason why the FBI and CIA are working together on this is because….well….Abby’s parents were part of Black Swans” Brittany said; a small tear coming down her face due to the fact it was one of her friends parents.
“So do you think the assassins that went after us were Abby’s parents?” I asked her stiffly.
“No and I pray, for Abby’s sake, that I’m right” Brittany sighed.
“Don’t tell anyone what I just told you! It’s top secret ok? And I trust you not to break my trust” Brittany said after a few seconds of silence. We nodded; knowing that having Brittany’s trust meant a lot.
Just then, the door flew open to reveal Katie and Abby laughing as they came onto the aircraft. Abby gave us a smile and we smiled back. Abby didn’t seem to notice the difference in our character around her.
“Let’s go to London” She sang before she settled down onto her own chair. I looked over at her and I knew I had to keep this secret. It would destroy this Abby I knew.
The Abby that I may be gaining a small crush on.
