Tainted

Chapter 17

Chapter 17
I had been training all week, all day, every day. I had learnt every single combat skill and technique I needed to know, and I was ready for simulation. We had had more fights in lessons, and I had won nearly all of mine.
I had earnt a name for myself in lessons. The teacher called me 'the most natural female fighter' he'd seen in years.
I had become very confident in combat and excited for the next level of my 'spy education'.
Me and Dan still had training together afterwards, and we often had fights to help improve my technique and reflexes during combat. But, we would always find ourselves in a heap laughing at the end, both tired and ready to call it a tie. He was my best friend now, and i loved him to pieces.
Me and Lauren had gotten really close over the past week. We would always go for lunch together as well, yet I knew we would get split up when i went for simulation, because she was being transferred to Nottingham tomorrow.
I'd already said goodbye, yet we promised each other we would stay in touch.
Now, me and Dan were walking down to the canteen for dinner.
I had been to the canteen everyday for lunch, but I still hadn't been for dinner since the first time. Me and Dan would always order in, so I hadn't seen the point, but now, I needed to get out of that room, so we decided to go down. I knew I would be fine now, as I had a lot more confidence, yet I couldn't help but get a little nervous as we made our way to the canteen doors.
We stepped inside and walked towards the buffet bar. I picked up some pizza, pasta, chips and an apple juice. Me and Dan went and sat on our own table, soon joined by a buzzing Chris.
I'd only seen Chris a few times in the last few weeks. To be completely honest, he was actually really annoying, and how he would be so forward with me, made me really uncomfortable. Dan always got fidgety when Chris would try to hug me or something, but other than that, it's like they were brothers. I'd started to believe I wasn't all Dan had left, he had Chris.
Chris talked non stop about this mission he'd been assigned or something, but I didn't listen, I was too busy thinking about Lauren, and how much I'd miss her. We'd become really close, and I knew I thought of her as one of my best friends. I couldn't imagine life without her anymore.
I missed June and Lois massively, yet I had been so occupied with the agency and Dan, I hadn't had much time to think about 'home', or whatever it was.
When I zoned back into real life, I looked up and Dan was looking at me, Chris no longer by his side.
"Are you alright? You zoned out for a while there." He asked me, his voice laced with concern.
"Yeah fine, just going to miss Lauren that's all." I said, finishing my pizza.
"Oh well, you can always stay in touch, she seems like a nice girl." He said nonchalantly. I couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy when he said that. God knows why, it was only a tiny compliment.
We finished our food and left the canteen. We headed over to the residence and Dan lead me up to the desk, where the secretary sat typing on her computer.
"Hi, I was informed the Professor left us some information?" Dan said.
"Yes here it is." The prim and proper woman pulled out a thick envelope, handing it to Dan before smiling at both of us, then continuing to type on her computer.
We headed upstairs to my room, us both sitting in the middle of my bed. Dan opened the envelope and pulled out a thick pile of paper.
We began to look through, it was about what was going to be happening next. After simulation, (which there was a whole five page fact file on), I would be assigned to get closer with Lanianos' son, Romero. I would then have to try and get in with the 'company', finding out as much as I could, reporting back to HQ every night.
Just the thought of going off to work with criminals, alone, scared the shit out of me. How was I going to cope? What if it went wrong?
I was always terrible at acting.

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So sorry for the odd short chapters