Former Glory An Ex-Spy Story

Chapter Seven

My mom. Covert Operations teacher. My mom!?!?! But she's dead. She's DEAD. Right?

This could be a complete coincidence. She could just have the same last name. But my gut tells me no. In spying there are no coincidences.

The door starts to nudge open and I get the first look of my mother. She almost stares right past me and then bumps into my shoulder. She doesn't recognize me. "Excuse me Miss...?" She questions.

I don't answer right away and take her in. We have the same dark red hair, but she has gray/blue eyes and my eyes are green. She's also about five inches taller than me. That's insane! I'm 5.6"!

She looks at me patronizingly. "Miss...?" She repeats.

An embarrassed look spread across my face. I finallt stutter. "M-McMaster." I hate myself for saying it, but my real last name might make her notice me and I know it sounds weird, but I didn't want her to notice me.

She stares at me for a second as if she wants to remember something. I turn away. "Huh..." She mutters. "You look like someone I wish I could've seen grow up." Her voice catches. I feel like I'm about to cry.

"Well..." She says and shakes as if she is shaking off her sad feeling. "I believe I'll see you at Covert Operations class on Monday."

"We have Monday off." I say simply.

"Not anymore." She says a smirk lying plain on her lips.

She's so much like me...I want to lean forward and hug her, but she doesn't know me.

She looks at me. "You remind me of my daughter. "

I gulp. "Really?" I say a fakes smile plastered on my lips. "I didn't know that you had a daughter. Where is she now?" The last part is strained.

She looks sad. "Hmm...I'm not sure. Maybe someday I'll find her."

"Maybe." I say feeling small.

"See you at Covert Operations." She gives a polite smile.

The headmistress notices me and looks between me and (maybe) my mother. A smile plays at her lips, but she doesn't say anything.

"Urm...Headmistress Liliana...I was asking for um..permission to take a walk..." I ask.

"If I may excuse myself." My mother says walking away.

"Elizabeth I don't remember your last name being McMasters." She says the small smile playing at her lips again. "I thought it was hmm...Westwood maybe?" She says it slyly.

I gulp. "Maybe it is."

"I think so." The smirk turns into a smile. What is she playing at?

"Um... a walk?" I ask after a couple minutes of awkward silence.

"I'm sorry Ms. Westwood no. We have enemies out there and you are our best student. We won't lose you to something like this. It's too dangerous." Liliana sadly says.

"It's alright." I reassure.

When I get back to the room my friends aren't there. I realize it's late and I get ready for bed.

I put my red hair into two french braids. The red highlights show through wonderfully. I brush my teeth and then tie my red bows in my hair. It looks nice. I put on some worn leggings and a sweatshirt as my pajamas.

I go to the coffee maker and make a hot chocolate. I DO NOT drink coffee.

I knock on the door make me swivel away from the coffee table in the lounge part of the dorm room.
I walk over and open the door hoping that it's Lisa and Leanne, but instead I see Jackson.