I promise. Phan au

Chapter 2

Here we are again 👾

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My brain sprang back to life when an old man around 65 in a uniform shook me awake.

"We're here laddie" His words laced with a thick Scottish accent.

"Thanks" I answered so quietly I would be surprised if he heard me. I grabbed my tiny suitcase that had all my possessions in and made my way off the train, my legs tingling with the sudden use of them.

A lazy wind went straight through me as I stepped off the vehicle and onto the concrete platform. The evening light have the perfect filter to the beautiful fields and hills that surrounded me and I breathed in the fresh air.

"Laddie" The Scotsman shouted from the other side of the platform. "Over here, follow me"

I did as he said and followed him up some old steps that led to a road.

"This is your ride" He pointed to a taxi that was making its way towards us.

I nodded to the man as he turned to leave and got into the car, I turned my music up agin figuring the driver knew where he was going because I certainly didn't and resumed my nap from earlier.

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I woke up as if on cue as the taxi drove up the lane to a massive, old looking building and we stopped outside the door.

I leant down to get my suitcase and by the time I had got back up a tall man with a black Westwood suit on had already opened my door for me.

"Thank you" I said shyly.

I took two steps up to the building before I was greeted by another man with a similar frame and structure as the other but this time his suit was grey.

"Daniel James Howell" He stated as he raised a hand for me to shake.

I awkwardly swapped hands I was carrying my luggage in and shook his hand with a firm grip trying to make a good impression.

"That's me" I smiled nervously.

"I am agent Marrier and I am head of all initiates here when I'm not protecting our country"

"Hello" I replied having no idea what to say.

"Since you have started a little later than the other initiate here, you will be a little behind but there is no need to worry, we have great faith in you Daniel and see a lot of potential in your future as an agent" By this point we where walking into the grand building and I was being lead through a maze of hallways.

"Okay" I said quietly. After that he didn't say anymore so I just listened to the satisfying noise of heels on wood flooring. Obviously he wasn't wearing heels but his shoes had the same effect. After what seemed like hours we finally stopped in front if a doorway with the number 772 on it in bold print.

"This is your dorm you will be sharing it with another boy your age who only started last week"

"Okay"

We stepped into the room where we found a boy around my height with brown curly hair and a thick wooly jumper on sitting on the bottom bunk, a cheesy grin plastered on his face.

"PJ, this is Daniel the new boy I was talking to you about, he will also be your new roommate and I expect you to take care of him and show him around this place."

"Thanks agent Marrier" He said simply.

"Okay I'll leave you to it, everyone is meeting in the main hall at 5 so that gives you around half an hour to unpack your things and wonder around this place Daniel"