The Edge of Honour

Chapter 26

CHAPTER 28

GORRAN’S POV:

I woke with a sudden start. The sound of the intercom beeping monotonously penetrated its way into my ear. I groaned and turned over in the bed, hoping that if I waited long enough, however was outside would simply leave me rest. Unfortunately, the visitor persisted in their mission to arise me from my much needed sleep.

I slid my weary body from the bed and grabbed the t-shirt which was draped over my bedside table. I pulled it on as I approached the door.

I remembered April’s strict instructions that I was never to open my door unless I knew the person. I pushed the small round covering away from the keyhole. I blinked quickly, not believing that what I was seeing was true. My eyes must have been playing tricks on me.

In one fluid movement I had the door open and my arms were quickly wrapped in a warm embrace around both of my parents. It might have only been a matter of days since I had left home to join MI5, but it had felt like forever. The emotions flooded into my body, overwhelming and consuming it. It was so powerful that my body was shaking uncontrollably, as the tears flooded down my face. Nobody said a word, there was no need to. The only thing that mattered was that we were all together.

It was only when a fourth head peered around the door, that I had noticed I had left it open. April’s face broke into a smile, it was wider than any I had ever seen on her face previously. I quickly broke away from my parents’ clutches. I may have missed them more than anything, but I was still a teenager and certain “rules” accompanied that title. More importantly though, I did not want April to see my homesickness as a weakness in me. I was still completely confident that I had chosen the right decision when I moved out of my house to begin my training, even if my heart was not entirely convinced and struggled with it at times.

My father laughed at my reaction and it was evident that he knew exactly what I had been thinking. There might have been years between our generations, but the norms of teenage life was the one thing that unifies almost everybody across the generation gaps.

“I don’t mean to break this reunion up,” April joked, but would ye all be able to make your way downstairs so that we can begin?”

“Of course,” my mother replied, ruffling my hair as she did. I could see the glint of laughter in her eye as she noted my embarrassment.

“Why are you both here?” I asked still in a surprised state as I followed my parents down the stairs.

“Do you want us to go away Gorran?” my father quipped back. I didn’t laugh though. April hadn't informed me that they were coming, but I know she can called them. I wondered if I had done something wrong. Also, I had no clue or idea of how much time I would have with them before we would have to part ways again.

April led us into the meeting room which I had sat in on the first day I arrived. She sat on the far side of the table and I sat directly across from her, with a parent seated on either side of me.

“I know that you all will have a huge amount of catching up to do, but I have called you both here to fill you in the progress of Gorran’s training.”

“Of course,” my mother answered cheerily. It was obvious that she was proud of me and excited to hear about my training and she did nothing to hide it.

“Firstly, we have discovered that Gorran has three powers- invisibility, telekinesis and super human strength. We have commenced training with each one, but it is moving at a phenomenal rate. He has improved so dramatically. All members of MI5 are mesmerized by his achievements thus far.” April smiled broadly as she announced the situation to my ecstatic parents. She continued to explain each training session we had had and how I was advancing.

I zoned out and entered a daydream as she waffled out. I discovered that listening to someone praise you while you sat in silence was almost worse than being shouted out for doing something bad.

My father lightly, but urgently tapped his index finger on my shoulder.  

“What do you think?” April questioned, as I stared blankly back at her. It was clear that I had not been paying attention to the meeting and my mother looked less than pleased to say the least.

“Maybe you should start again!” my father smiled. April began her most recent topic of conversation again. It turned out that I was in for an even bigger shock than my parents’ unexpected arrival.

“We have just received confirmation from the CIA that they are also training an Invortomist at the minute.” I believe my jaw must have dropped further than humanly possible at her statement. There was someone else out there with powers similar to mine. It was the last thing that I had expected to hear. “Shockingly, she is also of a similar age to you- fifteen. This is completely unprecedented Gorran, but they have requested that the two of you train together. Her trainer that believes that she could benefit from having someone close to her age to relate with and I must admit that I agree. They have asked if they could come here to train.”

“It’s up to you, nobody wants to pressure you into making an immediate decision. Training with another person must seem like a daunting prospect,” my father said, smiling reassuringly at me, mistaking my shocked reaction for one of fear.

“Of course I want to. I just never thought that I would get to meet anybody else who is also an Invortomist and especially somebody my own age. When will she be here? Does she have the same powers as me?” I asked, trying to gather as much information about this mysterious girl as possible.

“I understand that she has three powers including weather manipulation and super speed, I haven't much information on the last one. The two of you could certainly become a force to be reckoned with, if everything works out. I will have to contact her trainer to discuss their travel arrangements and training schedules, but I will leave you know as soon as I have the information,” April said, concluding the meeting, which had possibly changed all my future plans.

I would no longer have to go through all these new changes on my own, I could share it with her. I could partner with her and now I would have the chance to assist both America and the United Kingdom in preventing and stopping crimes, just as I had always wanted to do. My only presiding worry was if we did not get on, everything would also change. I had to trust my instincts however, they had served me well so far. I knew that I would only regret it if I did not try.

For the next while, I had my parents to focus on. April had cancelled all my training for the day so that I could spend the day with my parents. I was looking forward to catching up on my little sister’s life. I wished that she could have come to visit also, but even a girl as young as her would soon realise that I was not in a boarding school as we had told her. As much as I trusted April and enjoyed spending time with her, sometimes you just need your family by your side and this was one of those times.

Once more, everything was changing for me. My short journey so far with MI5 was comparable to a roller-coaster. I just hoped that this girl would be a source of comfort and kindness in times of worry during the training, and not a steep decline in the roller-coaster of my life. Only time would tell me what would happen. First, I had to leave it unfold before me.