United we Stand

I Can't Lose You

Cammie POV

I walked into the cov op class room with Zach, we are exactly five minutes late and when we get there we sit and are silent for 3.46 minutes.

(What can I say? I learn from the best)

"Ms. Morgan touched five things in this room from the time it took to enter the room and sit down. Who can tell what she touched?" Zach asks them

After a minute a girl with bleach blonde hair and green eyes speaks up.

"The books on the desk" she points to the books to my right that I skimmed my finger tips over before I sat down.

I give a curt nod.

"The door" a boy with jet black hair and light blue eyes follows the girls lead.

Soon we have only one item left.

And they've come down to simple guessing. 

"That's enough" I boom, it's the first time I've really said anything since class started. For a split second they seem startled by the noise before composing themselves.

"Can someone tell me why your doing this?" I ask. I'm answered by silence.

"Work on your observational skills" I say and I realize me and Zach seem to be radiating authority. "It's easy to miss something important if they fail. Like for instance no body seemed to notice, I passed Mr.Goode here something when I touched his arm" 

I may be confident on the outside, but on the inside I know that in a way these kids lives rest on our teaching ability.

In the field everything can make that difference, and we were the ones chosen to prepare them for that.

I looked to Zach as he pulled the piece of paper out of his clenched fist.

He opened it up and showed it to the class.

In big bold black letters where the words.

MISSION FAILED 

I passed him two pieces of paper for both inevitable outcomes.

The other said. OBJECTIVE ACHIEVED

In the same bold writing.

"That is your assignment this week. Never miss a beat, observe every detail. Train your skills." Zach announces.

Then we end class 20 minutes early, because until they tune they're observational skills we can't go further.

Besides we have other things to worry about. 

Zach POV

We may have only been in there for sixteen minutes and eight seconds but I has trouble keeping face.

All I can think about is that Catherine is alive, and I know once she knows we know.

Cammie is going to be the first person she goes after.