Fatat Al Jasus

Mom Freaks Out

"James! For God's sake, she is only 14 and she is your daughter! How could you do this!" Mom screams at dad with anger and astonishment in her voice.

Dad, while chugging down a glass of water, calmly said, "Alice, please keep calm, she is more capable than we think she is and besides..."

"I don't care how capable she is, I don't want my children to be in any danger and especially not in this age when they should only focus on their education and future." Mom said with anger and seriousness in her tone. 

Dad held mom by her shoulder and said, "Alice, calm down, I will not push my own daughter in any danger from where she will not be able to get out and besides it is not completely my decision, we told Taylor all about the mission and she agreed to do it." Dad showed mom the contract paper which I signed in Mr. Frazzer's office.

Mom looked at me with anger and started to walk towards me. I was sitting on the sofa silently watching them talk or should I say, yell. Mom came in front of me and bent down to my level and said in very seriousness and sarcasm mixed tone, "Who do you think you are?"

I look at her straight in the eyes and said with determination in my voice, "Mom, please trust me."

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I stare at the contract paper laying on my reading table while sitting on my bed.

Have I done right? Will I be able to do my job perfectly? Maybe I should talk to Naomi about it.

Suddenly I heard the notification ringtone on my phone. I checked it, it's a text message from an unknown number.

"Don't even think about telling Naomi even a letter about the mission."                                                                                                                                                                                           - Mr. Frazzer

What the actual hell is this! How did he get my number! 

Then it came to me, he is an intelligence officer, it is pretty easy for him to get anyone's number.

I texted back,

"Ok ok, I won't. :P" 

I kept the phone on the nightstand and decided to do my homework. It was almost 9 o'clock at night and I was done with my homework. I was packing my school bag for the next day when I again heard the sound of a notification coming from my phone. I checked my phone, another message from the same unknown number.

"Your training starts tomorrow, after school."                                                                                                                                        - Mr. Frazzer  

What! After school! No! I already feel so tired after school, I won't be able to go for training! 

Another message came just after this message.

"Please save this number (as I assume your lazy self didn't bother to save it in the first place) with the name 'Mr. Frazzer P.E'."

 I roll my eyes after reading this message and while I was saving his number another message came,

"Remember to save this number with the name I mentioned and if you hear any 'beep beep' sound while you are talking to someone on the phone then please let me know as soon as possible."

I read the message carefully and replied with an 'ok'.

I go to the kitchen and chug down a glass of water. After all the bizarre things that happened today, I feel a lot thirsty. Mom is still angry with me and dad, I need to get on the good terms with her. I can't tell Naomi anything about it, so it means I'll be hiding something for the first time from my best friend and I know that it won't be the only time I'll be hiding things from her. 

With all these thoughts jumping on the trampoline in my head, I go to my room, lay down on my side on the bed, smile at the wall like a creep, take deep breathes, close my eyes and go to sleep.