Drama On & Off Camera

Part 6

I didn't realize that my index finger and thumb were busy whirling the tiny ring in my hand as my mind wandered around William and our wedding.
On our wedding I made a promise that I won't let this weaken me and our bond. Somehow I was trying to regain my lost courage but like a thunderstorm a bundle of sheets were thrashed on my table which caused tremor to the things already present on the table,my focus diverted towards the glass rolling down the table. Involuntarily, my hands just flew it's way and saved the freely falling glass, inches before touching the ground. Awestruck with my reflexes?!
All thanks to my trainers.

But...

Meanwhile that mini heroic save, do you remember my ring (currently my centre of attention) just bounced off of my finger,and the worse part, I couldn't trace the direction where it landed itself, but I definitely heard it doing ballet on the ground. The sound of it's spinning became fainter when I finally restored my original sitting posture.

I lifted my gaze to have a good look at the culprit of this havoc.

Bulldozer body, broad shoulders muscles bulging out ,medium height, hair neatly trimmed. He's so engrossed in some papers and wait his lips were moving. I think the invisible ear buds launched itself from my ears just like a slingshot giving me back my hearing ability.

"......at 6pm he'll arrive, and after half an hour you will meet him." Jericho uttered before he continue..

"Are you talking to me?" I interrupted. Jericho quickly lifted his eyelids and leaned forward, I guess for me, to listen properly.

"I'm afraid it's just you and me in this room and fortunately I haven't reached a stage where I will be talking to myself or the walls around"

"When did you enter my room?" From his look, I get it, I shouldn't be asking more questions but I can't help it.

"Stop playing some stupid prank on me, this is not the right time for that."

The cartwheel inside my brain has started to churn as I realized the situation is pretty serious. Jericho flipped to another paper.

"Here's your new passport for the mission" and placed the passport on the top of this pile of sheets.

"Moments ago I was ordered to report the details of the previous mission...And now this.."I said indicating the pile in front of me.

"Stop acting so naive, things build or diminish within the span of few seconds in our field." said Jerico, seems pissed with me.

Embarrassed with my lack of attention to his talks, I think now is the time to balance the circumstances, I continued "Fine, So what do I have to do then..." quickly realizing what just slipped from my mouth, I turned to him and he arched his brow giving me a look that said Didn't I just explain you the whole thing.

Crap!

I quickly grabbed the new fake passport. "I'll take, get and leave.. no I mean I'll take this and get ready to leave." I stumbled.

"Okay then, I can drop you at the airport now." he said while turning himself towards the door.

"I have to leave Right NOW???! " It's pure shock dripping from my words.
His curt turn and that intense look didn't seem to analyse my shock.

" Aaah, You caught me." I said putting up a fake laugh, pointing a finger at him, when his expression held no emotion my fingers switched to victory 'V'sign and mouthed "Peace".
After he started to walk away I knocked at my head with my knuckles and cursed myself. When I turned again he was rising up from the ground after bending his huge body downwards, then swirled around with quizzical look on his face.