To Be a Spy or an Average

Chapter Five

I had woken up after that horrible dream about David Ross killing my family and friends. My body was frozen with fear; I had to bring myself back to reality. Deep breaths I told myself, deep breaths. I couldn’t do this; I didn’t like death I didn’t want to kill someone. I couldn’t kill David Ross, he scarred the shit out of me, and I didn’t want to go anywhere near him, let alone kill him. The image of all the lifeless bodies from my dream flooded my thoughts; I felt a tear trickle down my cheek. This is what would happen if I didn’t kill him, I had no choice. I was going to have to toughen up and focus on the job in hand here if I wanted to succeed. From here on there will no break downs, or showing any sign of resentment towards what I was going to do. Killing him would save my family, my friends and probably other people that I don’t even know. From now on there is nothing stopping me, I am a women on a mission.

Grace and Riley weren’t in our room; I got up and changed into a pair of jeggings that were meant to look like jeans. I threw on a skin tight, plain black long sleeve shirt and one of mum’s old red t-shirts on top. I went downstairs to find my siblings. “Good morning” I said loudly, the only reply I got was my own echo. I jogged down to Sean and Sam’s room and peaked inside, no one was there. My eyebrow rose in confusion as I swiftly carried myself down into the kitchen and no one was there, this was when I started to get worried.

“Hello” I shouted out, “Anyone?” I could hear my voice breaking and my head heating up. I went to the front door, to check if their things were gone. I could feel a head ache coming on, today was not my day.

Grace’s large black handbag that usually sat by the door was gone. Sam’s backpack was gone, Riley’s school bag was gone and Sean’s jacket was gone. So they had all left home already. Grace is a reporter, so she worked for the news paper and was gone five day a week. Sean has just finished studying biology at university, and has a part time job as a shop assistant at K-Mart. Sam is still at university and doesn’t finished for a few more years and he works at K-mart with Sean.

Then I remember today is Thursday, the only day all my siblings are at work, but they are still usually here when I wake up. I looked down at my watch, 9:45am. Oh, that would be the reason no one is home, I slept in, and I slept in really late.

Knowing that all my family were at work or school still didn’t comfort me, after the dream I had I just wanted to see them and hug them to death or something. I felt lonely. I guess I had to prepare for the ‘road trip’ because we were leaving on Saturday and that’s when I realized I didn’t have to be lonely and sad all day. My friends were still here and I could see them, I knew this would cheer me up because I would know that my dream was most certainly not real. I put two pieces of bread in the toaster and waited for them to pop. When they did, I spread butter and jam onto them and ate as fast as I possibly could.

I finished my breakfast and washed the dishes and put them in the rack to dry so I could put them away later. Then I was almost jumping out the house in excitement to see Nate, I slipped on some thongs that were at the door and departed the house. I think I forgot to mention that Nate lives next door to me, well yeah he does and I was going over there.

I tapped my fist against the door a sufficient amount of times and waited for someone to respond. I saw the door swing open and Nate appear in the door way wearing jeans and no shirt which he appeared to be holding in his hand. “Al-” he started but I cut him off, “Nate!” I jumped towards him and wrapped my arms around his neck; I pulled my body close to his pushing him backwards and almost tackling him to the floor. “Ahh” he made chocking noises, although I’m pretty sure he was faking them. “Hi too you too” he said holding me in his arms. “Evening” I replied and I could feel him grin at my silliness.

 “Ahh, you’re attacking me before I can even get dressed in the morning, what next?” he teased me. I finally released “I’m sorry you can put your shirt on now” I lowered my voice “but I don’t really mind if you keep it off” I winked at him. He chuckled at me while pulling his shirt on and I pouted. “Why the attack so early in the morning?” he looked up at me expectantly. A wave of sadness passed over me as I remember, “bad dream” I mumbled. “Aww” he said sarcastically putting an arm around my shoulder, “Care to share?” he lead me up to him room. I explained my dream to as we went upstairs and sat on his bed. “Alix” Nate said seriously “that creepy jerk is not going to touch your family or any of us, we will go to him and give him the ring and it will be fine” I nodded numbly and he hugged me.