Operation Blue

Part I Chapter 6: I Like To Help Others

"Great things must happen to those who help others"

It has been three months since the party in November. We celebrated Christmas and New Year's Eve with our family and friends. Also, my grandparents came to visit us for two weeks, to spend the holidays together. In a few days, there is going to be a huge concert. John will be here. He announced on Instagram that he would come one day earlier because he wanted to see the city. Taylor likes John too. I must ask Mayor Norman to let me find John that day because it is not the weekend and I have university, but I am sure he will let me. What about Taylor? She would like to come too... but somehow, her father finds out everything. Maybe I am wrong, but these parties were safe, and no one bothered you at all. Maybe he is a good father, and I do not know... but he crossed the limit. I am wondering how he knows about everything, who is spying on us? Who tells him everything? Almost everything. I must ask Taylor if she wants to come with me.
-Hi Taylor!
-Hi Nate!
-Have you heard that John is coming tomorrow?
-Yeah!
-Look, I am going now to ask the mayor if he will let me go all day tomorrow.
-But why tomorrow? The concert will be the day after tomorrow!
-I know, but he is coming tomorrow to see the city!
-Now I get it!
-So, do you want to join me?
-I do not know, my dad told me that if I ever go somewhere, he will not be happy.
-I am sorry about that...
-It is ok Nate!
-It is ok if you cannot come but give me one of your T-shirts so he can sign it for you!
-Thank you, Nate!
-Will you come to the concert?
-I will try!
-Alright!
-Hey! I thought that I had left a peanut butter sandwich here... Where is it?
-I do not know, Mister! Maybe you left it in the teacher's room...
-There is no way! I left it right here, I am gone for only a few minutes, and this happens!
-I do not know what to say...
Ok, this was weird... But you know what is weirder? Since August, nothing serious has happened, I mean, except common things, it was not a big deal... Should I be worried? I do not mean that it is not good... I am glad, but I am afraid something bad will happen soon... The only thing I am thinking about is tomorrow. I will call my people to ask them if they want to hang out with me tomorrow, I am going to tell them that John will be here tomorrow and the day after it. But they must know it already...
-What is up family?
-Hello Nate! How are you?
-I am so excited! Do you guys know that John is coming here tomorrow?
-Yeah, we do!
-The concert is only the day after tomorrow, but he will come to see the city, it is cool, isn't it?
-I cannot wait for the concert!
-Guys, we do not have to wait that long; we can meet him tomorrow; who wants to join me tomorrow? We will look around for him, so who is in?
-I am out; I must do some paperwork with my dad; we are going to buy a new car, and I must pay the bills for him, he will be gone for a few months on a business trip.
-What about you Max?
-I am sorry, Nate, I have a lot to deliver...
-Mark? You?
-I am sorry, Nate, but Mabel needs some help at Blue, also I will work there.
-Matteo, you are my only hope! Please tell me you are coming!
-Of course, I do! I have no plans for tomorrow, and I want to finally meet him!
-Of course, you have got no plans!
Adds Olivia.
-What about the fridge? U told me that you would clean it, and not just you promised me that you would fix the gate security. Do I have to fix it by myself?
-I will fix it when I come home!
-You always say that!
-But this time I will fix it, for real!
-For real? I am really curious! Andrew hired you...
-Guys, do not argue!
-We are not arguing.
-Ok then, we meet tomorrow, Matteo!
-Sure, I will come for you! But what about university? You have tomorrow's lessons, right?
-Oh, I forgot, I still must ask the mayor... I forgot... I will call him now!
-Ok I hope we meet tomorrow!
I hung up my phone and I immediately called the mayor.
-Hello! I hope I do not bother you!
-Hello Nate! Nice to hear from you! Is everything good?
-I would like to ask you something... well, tomorrow is coming John, my favorite singer, and if you do not mind, could you give me one day off?
-I invited him to sing, I do like this guy! Sure, you deserve this; after all you have been through and done for this city, you deserve one day off!
-Thank you!
-Go and have fun!
-Also, could you let Taylor come with me?
-Of course, take care guys!
-Thank you! You are the best!
I will call Matteo.
-I have great news! Tomorrow, we are having a fun day!
-Sounds good!
-Also, I think Taylor will come too! But I am not sure yet!
-No problem, when you know it, just give me a call!
-Alright, I call you later!
I will call Taylor.
-Hello!
-Hi!
-I talked with the mayor. He lets us go see John tomorrow!
-What do you mean by us? I am sorry, but I will not go! I am too afraid, and I do not want that to happen ever again!
-Me neither! I am sorry!
She looks angry, I would feel the same if I were in her shoes... I am going to call Matteo.
-Hi again!
-So, how was it going?
-Terrible...she is I do not know how; she feels between sad and angry...Maybe both.
-Look, Nate...life is not easy...I have got no girlfriend, but I have got friends who have my back, whatever happens, we are happy and sad together, cry and laugh together! Sooner or later, you will realize that the most important thing is to find someone who supports you and has your back. And I got you, Max, Mark, and Olivia, even if she annoys me with her orders and discipline, I still love her!
-Thank you, thank yo,,u Matteo! Thank you for everything!
-Now, forget about everything, focus on tomorrow, I will bring our favorite snacks and drinks!
-Alright, see you tomorrow!
-Take care!
Matteo is right; whatever happens, we have each other's back! I am not angry at her, I am sad because she cannot come...
I woke up with one eye crying and one laughing. I had a nightmare; I am really scared...I know this is not over yet. They want to strike when we expect the least. This car dealer could be an important piece of the puzzle. I am worried about Taylor; she is a good girl, and she does not deserve this... I got dressed, and I had a quick breakfast; Mom made it. The doorbell rings.
-I am not the pizza guy, but I got some of your favorite snacks!
-Hi Matteo! Nice to see you, do you want a pancake?
-It looks delicious, please, may I have one?
-Of course! Take care guys!
Mom gave him a pancake.
-Do you want more?
-No, thank you! It was delicious; we had our favorite snacks and drinks!
-Alright guys, take care!
-Bye!
We got in the car.
-How come Taylor is not here?
-Her father does not let her anywhere, last time he beat her...
-He must be insane... Who is her father?
-I do not know...
-How? What is he doing for a living?
-He owns a delivery company called Deliver Me Express.
-Let me check it, maybe I can talk to him.
-It is ok... Let's focus on what is important! Have you brought the snacks?
-Yeah!
-Nice, let's look around for him.
-I am wondering where they could be...
-I bet he is shopping in an expensive shop!
-We should check the new jewelry shop, there are expensive things!
-Then let's go there!
-Look, this is his car! It is gold; I bet he put some grands in that car; it looks so nice!
-This car is worth a lot of cheese!
-Wait, who is the guy next to the car?
-I do not know; he tries to enter in!
-Wait, I remembered; Mike showed me the camera footage of the thief, and we found our suspect!
-Hey! Get away from the car!
Matteo shouts.
The thief shot at us with u gun and broke the windscreen.
-Oh great, if Olivia finds out, she kills me!
John exited the shop with his bodyguards.
-What is going on here?
The thief shot at the bodyguards, then managed to escape; I managed to shoot him, and I injured his right leg.
-We will bring your car back! Are you ok?
-I am ok, but my bodyguards are seriously injured...
We called the ambulance, and after we went to bring back the car.
-Look, there he is!
I shot one wheel, and he lost control and hit a pillar.
-Nice shot, Nate; now let's take this guy to the office!
-I cannot believe it! He tries to escape!
I shot his left leg, and he fell. Then a black helicopter came.
-Oh man! Why do they always manage to escape when we almost get them?
-Now how do we bring back his car?
-Wait for me here Nate! I will go for John and bring him here. After, we will figure out what is going to happen with both cars... We can ask Mark to find a guy who will fix the cars, for a low price...
-Hello Mark, brother! How are you?
-Hello, I am busy! I know, you need a favor... tell me quickly how can I help you?
-Well, can you talk with someone to fix two cars in no time and at a low cost?
-Are you kidding me? What happened?
-Also, someone to clean it inside, it is full of blood.
-Are you guys ok?
-Yeah, we are, but the long story...
-I am going to talk with someone, but I do not promise anything...
-Thank you, also do not tell Olivia!
John looks scared, I will try to calm him.
-I am sorry for what happened! Things are crazy here for a while... Everything happened so fast, my name is Nate, and he is Matteo.
-I think I heard about you guys! Is your father Michael?
-Yeah!
-I heard about you guys on TV.
-Cool!
-I heard crazy things happen here!
-Yeah, unfortunately... for a while this place is a living hell... Also, do not be scared, everything will be ok! Also, I am a huge fan! One of my friends could not come, she is at university now, well, I should be there too, but I requested a day off because I wanted to meet you! I am going to bring the T-shirt from the car, could you sign it for her, please?
-Of course! What is her name?
-Taylor!
-Nice name, is she your girlfriend?
-Well, it is a bit complicated...
-No problem my friend! I was just like you when I was your age!
-Thank you! She is going to be happy! Can we take some photos? I know it is not the best moment...
-Of course! Guys let's take some photos!
-I cannot wait for tomorrow!
-Me too, but I hope it will not happen anything bad! Or should I be prepared for what is the worst?
-This city was not like this before... Also, sorry for your car!
-No problem! We are safe and alive; this is the most important! If you did not shoot him, he could steal my car!
-Matteo talked with Mark, one of our friends, and he said he would talk with someone who would fix the cars for a low price.
-No problem! I will pay for both, and you and your friends will not pay for tomorrow's concert!
-Thank you so much! We have no words!
-I must thank you for saving me and not letting the car be stolen!
-We just did our job!
Matteo's phone rings, it must be Mark.
-I have talked with someone; he will try to fix both cars. Now tell me what happened!
-Ok...You know, we were looking for John, someone tried to steal John's car, we managed to stop that guy, but both cars were a bit damaged.
-What do you mean by a bit?
-Well, our car's windscreen is broken, and his car now has just three wheels and hit one pillar...
-How cool...
-We did not want that; Nate injured that guy; that guy is the guy we were looking for!
-Where is he now?
-He escaped... a helicopter came...and took him...
-I will tell the guy that he will have to fix more than expected...
They hung up the phone. It was an intense day. Tomorrow, I am going to tell you everything to Taylor.
Today will be a great concert, I cannot wait for it! Mike will drive me to university soon.
-Hi Taylor, how are you?
-Hello Nate, I am fine thanks!
-Really, because you do not look like that!
-I wanted to go with you to see John!
-Do not worry, maybe it was better that you stayed here!
-What do you mean?
-You could get hurt, we were looking for someone, and we found him, or I should say, he found us. He was trying to steal John's car... That guy shot at us, broke the windscreen, and tried to escape; I injured both of his legs, and the only way we could stop him was to make John's car lose control and hit a pillar... That guy was picked up by a helicopter.
-That must be terrible!
-I was thinking all the time about you, what if you were there? But I still got you a signed shirt!
-You did not forget it! After all that happened!
-Are you coming tonight?
-I will try...
-We got free tickets; you will get one too if you come!
-How cool, but why?
-He wanted to thank us for saving his life.
I went home after lessons; I cannot wait for tonight! Only a few hours left.
Finally, the big moment has come. Everyone is here, even Joel and the mayor too. There are a lot of people, a few thousand. We are in the first row. I am glad that I could meet him. I hope that he will come again in the future. It is very nice here; his voice is just like in the songs. I hope that our cars will get fixed by tomorrow. By the way, Olivia still does not know about everything that happened today. And it is very good that she did not find out, because if she ever finds out, she will never let us use the car again. I do not want this to happen. Fortunately, she was busy all day, and she did not see that one car was missing. Maybe one day we will tell her. Maybe, but I'm not sure...
-I loved spending time here; this city is a nice place; even if I had some problems, Nate and his friends helped me! This song goes to them, especially to Nate and Taylor!
Then I felt something I never felt before. Me and I are holding hands now; we look into each other's eyes.
-Look, Taylor, this is the unreleased song; he will release it soon.
-Nate, I love you so much! I never felt something like this before, you make my life worth it!
-You are the only one who makes me forget about everything. I love you so much!
And then we started kissing.
-Hey! What happened today? Where is the car?
-It is at its place, calm down Olivia, it is next to the other car!
-I am sorry Matteo; I am so tired!
That was close, she almost found out...