𝓞𝓼𝓱𝓾𝓷 - 𝙸.Mɪᴅᴏʀɪʏᴀ

Chapter 41

▍johannesburg, secret warehouse
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second person

𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 most popular decisions a person could ever make, is choosing love over fear. This was something you would eventually learn. No matter what people may say or how people may view you, you are still capable of feeling fear. Sometime, given the circumstances, it's hard to feel understood and even human. Nothing's more frightening than your own thoughts and feelings.

The flight from Washington, d.c. to Johannesburg was 16 hours. The flights themselves were what was limiting your timeframe. You only had less than a week to carry out this mission and return home before suspension arrises. And if you were being honest, it scared you.

Once you landed in Johannesburg, Rufaro led the five of you to a secret warehouse. It was deep within the widespread forest, hidden with the trees. From the outside, it gave off the appearance of being abandoned. But once he let you inside, with his keys, it looked much cleaner and alive.

"I like to call it my 'Home Base.' It's where I've been living after my parents... yeah." Rufaro trailed off for a second, he couldn't help but miss his parents more with each day that passed. "I was running from their capturers and thought I could lose them in the forest. I succeeded, but I also ended up stumbling on this warehouse. So, I decided to stay here to hideout. Thankfully, no one's been able to find it. It blends in with the forest, and it's very deep in. Just in case, I let it look abandoned."

"That's very smart." Omari complimented as he looked around while holding his duffel bag. "I can see you made use of the warehouse." From the inside, you wouldn't be able to think it was ever abandoned.

When first walking in, you all saw a long table full of monitors and computer a few distance away, which was pressed against a wall with multiple chairs. On both sides of the large room, there were entrances that lead to more. In the center of the room, there was a double staircase with a little inside balcony. From what can be seen, there were more rooms upstairs.

It was a pretty large warehouse. If not for how deep it was in the forest, it would've been easily spotted. Then again, not only was it so far into the woods, it would take hours to even reach without some type of transportation. The exterior of the warehouse appeared deserted, as if it haven't been touched or used in years. Before Rufaro and his team, it hadn't.

"Thanks you. I cleaned up since If be staying here awhile. I added a few things and made a few modifications. I kind of made it a headquarters and home. I like nice things." The sound of a door upstairs opening and closing hot their attention. A knowing smile found it's way on Rufaro's lips. "I didn't do it alone, though."