(PRESENT)
"Rachel! Hurry up or you will be late for grandma's!" I yelled softly.
My three year old daughter came running down the stairs and I smiled as she grabbed took off to the car. I picked her shoes up and then grabbed my purse before following her.
"You will need these." I said with a laugh as I handed her shoes to her.
"Why are we going to Grandma's again?" She asked with a frown.
"Because daddy is away and mommy has a business meeting." I said as I started the car.
I started to my boyfriend's parent's house and frowned as I saw a pout on my daughter's face.
"What's wrong gummybear?" I asked softly.
"I wish you wouldn't have to go.... I miss you." She said softly.
"I won't be gone long, and daddy will be coming home soon." I said with a small smile.
"Unless he is called away again."
I let out a sigh as I pulled into the driveway and put the car into park. The front door open and I watched as her grandmother came out.
"Finally! How are you?" She asked kissing my cheek.
"We are good.... Rach is in a bad mood, though.... I think she misses her daddy." I said as Rachel went into the house.
"Don't worry, I'm sure she will be fine, now you have work to do. I'll watch out for her." She said with a smile.
"Tell her I love her.... and I'm sorry that I have to go away again." I said softly.
"I will... be safe." She said as I got back into the car.
I put the car in drive and looked up into the window to see Rachel watching me. I blew her a kiss and then I took off. It wasn't long before I made it to the airport and made my way to the TerraSave headquarters. I smiled as I walked in and made my way to one of my friends.
"I see you made it." She said with a smile.
"Come on Claire, like I would miss a chance to bug the crap out of you." I said with a laugh.
"Dee meet Moira Burton." She said as she put an arm around a girl.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Claudia." I said shaking her hand.
"So how is Piers?" Claire asked with a smile.
"I haven't heard from him... I know he is on a mission... but that is all I know." I said softly.
"I'm sure he is fine." She said with a smile.
I nodded my head and made my way around the room. I stopped to talk to the boss, and then I went over to the table and pulled my phone out. I dialed the Nivan's house and waited for an answer.
"Hello?" A voice asked softly.
"Hey, it's Claudia... how is Rach?" I asked softly.
"She is good, a little tired, but good." She said softly.
"Can I talk to her?"
"Rach your mother is on the phone!"
"Tell her I hate her!" A voice yelled.
"I'm sorry... she doesn't want to talk to you right now." She said sadly.
"It's fine.... if Piers calls give him my number. Had to change it again." I said softly.
"I will." She said before she hung up.
"You okay?" A voice asked.
I turned to see Neil and sent him a small smile.
"Yea, just tried to talk to my daughter.... she is asleep." I said softly.
"It is pretty late..... so how is the hubby?" He asked with a smile.
"I'm not married... we are just dating... I'm not looking for marriage." I said as I slipped my phone in my boot.
I heard a sound and turned to see a team of men with guns come in. Before any of us could do anything they had knocked all of us out. The last thing I saw before I passed out was a woman walk into the room and send me a smile. The next time I woke up I was on the floor and had a bracelet on my wrist. I set up and dusted myself off.
"Hello?" I called out.
When I got no reply I looked around for anyone. Soon I saw two figures and I called out to them.
"Dee, you are here too?" Moira asked in shock.
"I wonder who else is here." Claire said calmly.
The door soon opened and I walked out as it shut.
"What is going on?" I asked calmly.
"We got kidnapped. We are in a sort of prison." Moira explained.
"Great. Rach is going to be so mad at me." I said shaking my head.
We made our way through the prison and I let out a sigh as I found a handgun. We went to find the key and I got stuck in a hard place with Moira. I quickly knocked one of the zombies down and shot the one in front of Moira before shooting the one at my feet. I grabbed a piece of metal and stabbed it into another one.
"So how do you know how to do that?" She asked as we made our way to Claire.
"It's a long story." I said softly.
Claire looked over at me with a frown as I held my gun to my side. We made it out of the prison and went to find other survivors.
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The life of a Mercenary
AdventureSince the day I was born, my life has been like a roller coaster. I was born to a mercenary and a unnamed man. We lived with little money to spare and it was hard, but whenever me and my brother turned eight we where forced into the life of a merce...