AGENTS IN DISGUISE

CHAPTER 3: Past Regret

I ran upstairs, trying to keep my distance from him, it's hard to face my brother when he's angry. If I stayed there longer, I swear to god, I would have strangled him! I was sitting against my door, thinking.

In times like this, my two best friends, my only friends, Danny and Ben would call me and cheer me up. Although those two were afraid of my brother, they would still call him names like, retard and crackhead, just to make me smile. 

Our friendship was strong, we three would always have each others backs. The first time I met them was at the arcade, I was playing so wildly that I didn't realize I broke a few keys while jabbing my fingers into them, those two stepped up and saved me when the owner of the arcade came asking for money. They both paid for the damage I made.

When I used to be out of the agency, I was told to pull up a wall, a wall that would allow no one to come near me. I always had a serious, uninterested face on, successfully, no one ever attempted to have a conversation with me."That's what I wanted" I mumbled to myself. I was afraid, if I make a mistake I could have been killed, one wrong move or mentioning my agency somehow and i'm done for.

Both of them tore that wall down and invaded me with happiness and kindness. It was a weird experience but I loved it. Spending time with them was the best thing that happened to me. I would frequently get bullied at school, first because I was lonely and second because I was poor, I didn't mind it but it was hard to not fight back, I knew if I let the anger control me, I would have shown everything that I learned at the agency. After I became friends with them, they both protected me and defended me against my bullies.

Other then school, we shared weekends, holidays and after-school free hours together. We used to play around the street, we were loud and very annoying, our neighbors called us "little devils". We went around pressing doorbells of every house we passed by, placing rubber snakes in peoples gardens, dropping sugar at neighbors front porch. Once a neighbor asked why we did such a idiotic thing and I said "Well, sir I was being kind and feeding the ants", over all being called "little devils" is pretty much accurate.   

Our friendship could have lasted forever. Sadly, it didn't.

             Time passed by faster then I expected, the past really does take a lot of time from your present. It was 1:23 am, and I was in my brother's room with a first aid kit. I knew he wouldn't clean up his wounds, because of that the bed sheet's stained! More work for me. My brother is not a light sleeper, he snores like crazy, the house shakes when he let's it out. I quickly cleaned his wounds and wrapped a cloth over his hand after applying some healing cream.

He's like a little baby, everyone else has to do things for him. "I'm hiding so many things for you brother, when will you stop all this nonsense?" I sighed. He's losing his way, being part of a gang is bad enough, but what is worse is that he steals, injures others to get what he wants. Thankfully he hasn't killed anyone. He has a good heart, he just needs guidance and a little push to the right path.

I don't know what my agency will do once they find out I've been hiding a criminal, my brother. I smiled looking at his peaceful face. Why do you hate me so much? - I thought to myself. My phone lit up in my hands, sending a sudden vibration. I quickly attended the call before my brother begans cursing in his sleep or wakes up and chokes me until I pass out. "What?!" I whisper/yelled. "Lilian, it's important." Eric said.

            It was 2:46 am and I was on my way to the agency, Eric called and informed me that we were supposed to be assigned an important to mission to Korea. We were given the chance to protect a famous group of people but Chief changed his mind and said that my team can only go if they agree to go without me. I am the team leader! Why am I not permitted to go? - I thought