The Time Agents

Chapter 9

Lena couldn't believe it. Why would Agent James be part of the terrorists who wanted to kill the two scientists? Dimitrov explained to her that Agent James had never made a decision like that and that before he was even the one who was against bringing people from before into our time. Suddenly he changed his mind? Dimitrov found this suspicious. The other two agents were watching the screen intently, not listening to Dimitrov. Agent James had never betrayed them before. It was hard for Lena to believe that Agent James would do something like this.On the camera, Dr. Callard and Robert Oppenheimer were talking. The scientist seemed surprised while the doctor smiled at him. Of course, Robert Oppenheimer asked many questions such as whether flying cars existed or whether man had ever been to the moon. However, when he asked the doctor if the atomic bomb existed, the doctor refused to answer. After a long discussion, he returned to the laboratory with a big smile on his face. But another famous person was waiting for him: Albert Einstein. The doctor took some more papers before leaving the laboratory in a hurry under the eyes of the agents. The discussion with Einstein was shorter but full of emotion for the doctor.

After this day full of emotions, Lena, Yumi and Dimitrov finally left their place of work and went to their usual bar, leaving Markus behind. They went to a small alley where in the distance, on a sign hanging high on a brick wall, is written "Au Dragon Dormant". As soon as Lena pushed the door open, the warmth of the bar whipped around her face. A slight smell of wood fires and beer titillated her nostrils as she walked with her two friends towards the bar. Behind the solid wood bar, as usual, was Lucie, the barmaid. She greeted them as they sat down on the high chairs. Lucie approached the three agents."My favorite regulars! How's it going?- Hi Lucie! Today it's going well, an ordinary day, we'll say. replied Lena- Yes, very ordinary, nothing very exciting. Said Yumi smiling.Dimitrov gave Lucie a slight smile before diving back into his notes. In front of him on the table was a notebook filled with notes and diagrams. Lucie took their orders and began to make them. When she saw all the notes in the notebook, she almost had a headache. Formulas, notes and diagrams covered the pages completely, in a mixture of Russian and mathematics. While Yumi was more focused on Lucie who gave her little smiles, Lena tried to decipher Dimitrov's handwriting but it was a waste. Unfortunately, Lena had chosen German as her second language at school. After the drinks arrived, Yumi started talking to Lucie. Lena turned to Dimitrov and asked him."What are all these diagrams in your notebook?- Ideas and possibilities- About what?- What might happen next."Dimitrov's brain was working at a hundred miles an hour trying to think of what might happen with Einstein and Oppenheimer. Lena suggested that he get some fresh air and he immediately agreed. Outside, Dimitrov took out a cigarette and lit it. The wind blew gently over the city, which was now lit by artificial light. The soft sound of cars, police sirens and nightlife was a light cacophony.