VERACITY

black leather

I couldn't eat much during lunch cause my anxiety was filling enough. I reached the kernel a few minutes before the end of lunch and took my seat outside the conference room of the big four.  I could hear small mummers and the shuffling of papers inside before a crowd of men in black suits carrying briefcases walked out. When the crowd had cleared the reception, Mr brandard appeared on the doorway to the room," Miss Caner,  the council will see you now".It sounds wierd hearing my family name after such a long time. Nevertheless i stand up and follow him into the room and close the door behind me.

This is the most sophisticated room in the whole agency. It has long floor length windows and a large oak table with neat edges sitting square in the middle with large rotating office chairs surrounding it. The big four take their seats at the head of the table and I take a seat on the other end. Mr brandard clears his throat signalling Mr Pelkan to start. "Miss Caner, thank you for joining us today. We are here to congratulate you for your hard work and dedication to the agency, with all your work, we as the council believe you are ready to take up your first mission". Wait did I hear the old sack of bones clearly? " Miss Caner, are you okay? You are ... Uh... Frozen." Mr branded looked at me with a worried expression. " No I'm okay " I say with a squeaky voice. "This is your mission" Mr Pelkan says handing me a black leather folder." This will be your Bible from now until you leave this Sunday morning with your squad". I take the folder with sweaty hands and leave it on my lap,  waiting for the rest of the instructions.  Mr morell,  kendal's father, stands up and points to a list of names of the table. " This will be your squad. As squad leader it is your duty to ensure that your squad remains together and carries out the mission effectively. We will have another briefing with the whole squad on Saturday at 6 pm in the tanker. Till then you are dismissed".

"Do you have any questions Miss Caner? " Mr Walter , the fourth of the big four asks looking up from the page he was reading the whole meeting.  " no I don't, Sir". I say, standing up from my seat and heading for the door. I open the large, wood door and step outside, taking a deep breath and processing what just happened in there.

After six years of work I am finally going for my first mission!

I look at down at the paper with the names, and hope to find one name in particular, Aiden. I see all other names,some familiar and others foreign but his Is not there. I fold the piece of paper and put it in my back pocket and head out the door of the kernel, thinking about my past.