Connecting

Chapter 33

hey guys! sorry for not updating, I am currently completing tons of requirements in the uni :( hopefully i'll be able to have some free time for proofreading & updates. hope you enjoy this chapter!!

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The skies are starting to turn blue and the sun is slowly rising and giving light to the beautiful city. Chris woke up early in the morning while the sun is rising and watched it slowly rise from Melissa's room. For him, sunrise is a beautiful sign that there is another day waiting for him, another day to correct his mistakes from yesterday and be a good version of himself. He turned his attention to the sleeping figure on the bed, a blonde young woman who is still peacefully sleeping. Her eyes are closed and her mouth slightly opened, adorable. Chris went near her and slightly caressed her hair, smiling, trying to not wake her up. Few moments after, Melissa's eyes fluttered opened and saw a pair of eyes staring at her.

Melissa yawned and stretched her arms. "Creepy," she said with a smiled, pertaining to Chris, who is still staring at her.

"A handsome creep, you mean." Chris said while chuckling.

Melissa sat up, looked at Chris and smiled. "What time is it?" She checked the time and saw it's just around 6 in the morning.

"What time do you usually go to the department?" Chris asked. They decided to go down and eat some breakfast while talking.

"Usually," started Melissa while grabbing a piece of bread and stuffing it inside her mouth. "around 7 am. Although, my shift is 8 am. But I like starting things early."

"Your shift is 8? Why do I see you early in the morning, then?" Chris asked while slowly eating the bread.

Melissa swallowed her food and grabbed a glass to drink water. "Like I said, I like starting things early. And I don't have stuff to do here at home other than read or research for work matters."

Chris stood up to get himself a drink and went back to Melissa and looked at her. "You should relax for some time, don't you think? After this mission thing, let's take a leave and go somewhere. Just a place where you won't think about work or anything related to work."

"Great idea but I really think we should go to work now," Melissa replied, which Chris agreed to. "Let's just finish this mission first before anything else."

They prepared for work and soon after left the house. Together, they went inside the department and went straight to the director's office.

"You are both early today." David commented.

"Yeah, we both wanna start early. Just tell us what we can do to help, sir." Melissa responded.

David typed something on the computer. The computer showed a house and its address. "This is the house of the main culprit, the only culprit that we know and sure of. I have a mission... for the two of you, again."

Melissa and Chris looked at each other. Chris is worried about Melissa because she might be uncomfortable but he also knows that she is professional and brave.

"Agent Benoist... Melissa, I know that you and this man... Blake, have a past. I didn't want you to be one of the people to make contact with him but I do not have a choice. The higher ups, my supervisors, they instructed me to include you because you are the best agent here," David said, looking at Melissa's eyes. "We need your help, your brains. I need you to be strong and be brave in this mission. I need you to be professional. He will use your past, your weakness, when he sees you. He will do his best to get into you again, Melissa." Melissa nodded and looked down on her feet, not saying anything. David turned his attention to Chris and started talking to him, "Chris, I trust you in this mission. You need to be there to be strong for the group, for Melissa. Be the first one to speak to Jenner and protect Melissa. But you are more than that, agent. I need you to be hopeful but if it doesn't turns out well, arrest him. If you weren't able to arrest him, leave. Do not let any agent get hurt."

"Yes, sir, you can trust me." Chris said with hope and confidence in his eyes. David nodded and dismissed them.

Chris was the first one to leave the office. Before Melissa leave the office, she faced David, "When will this be?"

"Tonight," David replied, looking for Melissa's reaction but received nothing but a small nod. "I know this is sudden but we will just try. If we can't do it today, I'll let you take the lead."

Melissa shook her head and looked down to her feet. "I don't want to lead this mission, sir. I haven't said no to anything you give me but this is.. this is different. I don't want us to lose just because of me."

David smiled and faced her. "We won't lose because we have you. What more if you lead it? I believe in you, you can do this. Whatever he did to you, make that an inspiration to arrest him and him to face legal trials. I will help you. He will not only be put in jail because of killing but also for hurting you."

"Sir, I am not a person that seeks for revenge. No matter what the person did to me. I want them to realize their mistakes on their own, which on Blake's case, he will realize it soon." Melissa stated and left the office.

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Night came, the team that will go to Blake's house consists of Melissa, Chris, and other ten agents, some are just back-up. David didn't come because Blake already saw his face when they were in contact with him. Even if Melissa and Chris were there the moment David and Blake talked, he wasn't able to identify their faces. Once they were in the address, they watched out for any movements inside and outside the house. Chris noticed a movement inside one of the room, which they assumed a bedroom.

Before they make any movements to go inside, Chris looked at Melissa. "You sure you're ready?"

"I am," Melissa replied with a weak smile, a smile not reaching her eyes. "I should do this for the sake of the mission and to keep our country and people safe. I am supposed to be professional, sorry if I wasn't before."

"Hey, you are professional. If ever you weren't, no one can blame you. They don't know you or what happened to you."

Melissa smiled and followed Chris. They went inside the house, as quiet as possible. They heard the footsteps coming from one of the rooms, then they saw a man that they are looking for.

"Well, well, well," Blake said. The doors suddenly all shut, making some agents panic. "Look who's here. Didn't know you can change me that easy, Melissa. Anyways, have fun inside my technology-advanced house that I did myself. Kinda proud of this but maybe you could test it our? Test it if it really does kill people who trespasses in my property. Thanks, I'll be chillin' inside my bedroom, with popcorn and blanket while staring at the monitor where I could see you suffer my technology. Don't worry, I won't kill you just yet, I'll just make you suffer. In your case, Melissa, suffer more." And he entered his room. All the lights were suddenly off and there was a beeping sound, then a voice, "find the bomb!".