Connecting

Chapter 5

The sun slowly set as the plane of our two agents fly up on the sky. The view is the only reassuring thing Melissa has seen today. For her, sunset is the sign that she survived her morning and her afternoon for today. Chris looked at her, they haven't talked yet. He let her take the window seat because he saw how she looks at the sky on their way to the plane.

Chris decided to break the silence. "Great view, huh."

Melissa nodded, still looking at the sky. "Yeah. Still can't believe everything's happening so fast."

"Yeah," Chris replied, looking down at his foot. "Me neither. I don't think I am ready for this kind of case. This is really big isn't?"

Melissa sighed. She looked at him and smiled. Chris looked at her and saw the most beautiful smile he's ever seen. "Hey, yeah, this is a big case. You're ready. Sir won't put you out there if he knows you aren't, you won't be on this plane right now if you are not ready. I have handled big cases but this is really bigger than anything else."

Chris smiled. "I know. You're the best agent here, you know? I am pressured," he laughed. "What if you think of me as someone who's very stupid and doesn't know what he's doing?"

"What? Who told you that? I am not," Melissa said with a frown in her face, her crinkle showing. "To reassure you that I am not, did you know that while I was investigating a politician's office because there was apparently a bomb threat, the suspect nearly stabbed me because I wasn't aware enough that he's literally right in front of me? I really thought that was the last moment of my life."

"Nearly stabbed? Was he able to?" Chris asked, worried.

"No," Melissa laughed. "I had quick reflexes. Key word: had. It was maybe adrenaline? I don't know to be honest. I had a little scratch on my side though, which obviously is better than getting stabbed and nearly dying."

They both chuckled then silence came after.

"So..." Chris started talking once again, making Melissa look at him. "What am I suppose to call you? Agent Benoist? Benoist? Agent Melissa?"

"Melissa. Call me Melissa. We'll be undercover as a couple, I don't think couples call each other 'agent', do they?" Melissa replied, smiling a little.

"Then," said Chris. "Call me Chris." Melissa nodded before looking at the sky once again. It's dark now, clouds are no longer visible. She slowly fell asleep few minutes after that.

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They finally arrived. Before letting them go, the director gave final instructions to them and told them that the car they'll be using is at the entrance of the airport.

While walking, they both carried some of their stuff. Melissa whispered, "We need to be in character now."

At first, Chris was confused but then realized what she meant. They spotted the car they'll be using. Chris grabbed Melissa's luggage and put both of their luggages in the compartment. He opened the door of the car for Melissa and went to the driver's side.

"Let's go home." Melissa said.

They drove, following the GPS that is installed in the car. They finally arrived and saw a beautiful home, their home now. It's a modern house, it's not too big but enough for the two of them. It has a second floor, it surely doesn't look like a hideout for the two secret agents, the attic that their director was saying cannot even be seen from the outside, and probably also from the inside.

"We're home." Chris whispered. Melissa sighed and nodded, still looking at the house.

They entered the house. It has beautiful furnitures. It looks like a normal home. They then went upstairs and saw the one bedroom with a queen size bed that they'll be sleeping on. They fixed their clothes and put them in the closet.

Melissa stood and looked around the bedroom. "Should be somewhere here."

"What're you looking for?" Chris asked, standing up besides Melissa.

"The door," Melissa replied, eyeing every wall in the room. She then saw something. "That's probably it"

She touched the wall and grabbed her official ID, the real one, and rested it for a second on the wall, the wall, or the door rather, opened up. "That's how you enter it." She instructed Chris. Inside the secret door is a small staircase. Before they went up, they closed the secret door. Once they're up, the attic, which is their new workplace, they saw a room with three computers, one for Melissa and one for Chris, the other one is for the cameras installed in the house with audio. On the right side of the room, there is a door with a security lock on it. Melissa approached the door then unlocks it with her ID. Inside, there are different weapons.

"The weapon room," Melissa stated. She spotted a note beside the door, just where they're standing. "It's from the director. It says... 'this is the weapon room, where you'll get your weapons just in case. Use everything responsibly.'"

They checked the weapons for a few minutes then went out of the weapons room and locked it. Melissa then went to the computer where they can see the parts of the house with CCTV installed.

"We can't use our phones," said Melissa. Chris looked at her. "So, sir gave me these two phones secretly. They have something to prevent getting hacked although we still can't contact our families with it for their safety. Here." She gave Chris her one of the phones. The only contacts on the phone is their numbers and one 'Unknown'.

"Who is this 'Unknown' contact?" Chris asked after taking a look.

"It's the director," said Melissa. "We can just call him sometimes, when and if we need some help. Other than that, we'll be working alone."

Melissa typed some things on the computer then after a few minutes, she has access to the cameras using her phone. Chris was amazed on how good she is with the computer. A few moments later, it notified them that there is someone knocking on the door. Chris and Melissa looked at each other.

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uh, i don't know if there's something wrong with my wattpad but everytime i open the app or when i write a new chapter (draft), it says that i just updated the first chapter lmao anyways i hope you enjoy the story. i just finished writing chapter 25 and started with chapter 26, it's pretty cool lol. i don't exactly know until what chapter this book will be but i guess it'll be a little long? are you guys fine with that :))