The Debt
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When Natasha woke up that morning, she had a feeling that it would be a good day. She crawled out of bed and walked into the kitchen. Opening the cabinet above the sink, she grabbed the box of fruity pebbles. She grabbed a bowl from another cabinet, and the milk from the fridge. She poured in just the right amount of cereal and poured the milk. She opened a drawer and grabbed a spoon.
She then set her bowl down on the coffee table in front of the couch, and went to find the remote. She looked under the pillows on the couch, in the kitchen, on the floor. She couldn't seem to find it. Going through her night last night in her head, she remembered that she accidentally brought it into her room. She walked into her room, and sure enough, the remote was sitting in a small chair she had in the corner.
When she walked out into the living room, she heard a noise coming from the door. She spun around on her heels and hurried back into her room. She jumped onto her bed and removed the painting that hung on the wall above her bed. She set the painting aside, and revealed a small safe imbedded in the wall. She quickly spun the dial, hitting all the right numbers. She grabbed the small handgun she had, and jumped off the bed.
She inched her way back into the living room, gun pointed ahead of her. She checked the hall closet, and the bathroom, not finding anything. Not yet convinced, she slowly opened her apartment door and stuck her head into the hallway. Not seeing anyone, she closed the door and locked it. She let out a deep breath, and headed back to her room to put the gun away.
When she came back into her room, she gasped. There was a man, standing next to her bed, with an arrow pointed at her. A million thoughts ran through her mind. Was he here to kill her? Who is he? Who sent him? What should she do?
She had just recently got out of the spy life. She had been a Russian spy, who did anything that anyone asked her to. It's how she was raised, starting at a very young age. She even was dubbed the "Black Widow." Not wanting to ruin her new life, she set down the gun, and out her hands up.
"What do you want with me?" She asked, taking in a deep breath.
"I'm here to kill you." The man said, keeping his arrow dead set on her.
"Why?" She simply asked.
"Come on now, you and I both know the things you've done."
She sighed. He was right. She had done very horrible things in the past, but she didn't deserve to be killed, so she thought.
"Listen, I-"
She was interrupted.
"Yes, I know. You don't want to be killed because you think you deserve a second chance, blah blah blah. I've heard it all before. This is my job, and I'm going to do it." The man said blankly.
"What's your name?" She replied, trying to change the subject somewhat.
"I'm Agent Clint Barton, I'm with SHIELD."
"What's that?"
"SHIELD stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement, and Logistics Division. We handle high threat level cases."
"And I'm a high threat? You've gotta be kidding me." She paused. She needed to get out of this situation. She didn't want to kill him, she was done with that. She had a couple choices; she could attempt to escape, with the possibility of being on the run forever. Or she could convince this Agent Barton to spare her life. She continued, "Hear me out. Yes, I've done bad things in my past, everyone has at some point. Now, I can tell you're a man of integrity. You'll get the job done. But this job doesn't need to be done. I'm done with that lifestyle. I'm not going back, so I don't deserve to be killed for it."
He was silent. He considered her previous statements. She was right. He could tell just by her home that she really did want to move on.
"I will spare you're life, but only on one condition." He replied, lowering his arrow.
"What is it?" She asked eagerly, willing to do just about anything to save her life.
After what seemed like forever, the man finally replied, "You come back to the United States with me, and you work for SHIELD."
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