My name is Eva
My name is Eva. And I am a small strand in the vast web of the Covert Alliance Force,
a powerful and guarded group of select individuals that act against the Russian government. I work in the Operations Division. My job is to complete C.A.F assigned missions with no questions asked…and to kill any who stand in our way.
It's morning again, just another early morning. Rolling over on my hard cot I opened my eyes to see what time it was. Clearing my eyes of sleep I glanced at the digital clock next to my bed. It read 5:00 am; taking a big gulp of air I threw my head back against my soft pillow. "I need sleep!" I breathed, lately I have been very tired but it didn't help that Yan came bursting into my room saying something about a new roommate. I looked at the cot opposite of me and saw the blanket covering it steadily rise and fall. Someone is sleeping there; I must have been really tired not to notice, time to get up.
Standing up I shivered a little when my feet touched the cold stone floor. I pushed my long blond hair out of my blue eyes and looked around at my gloomy room. It consisted of four dusty stonewalls, a stone ceiling, and a stone floor. There are no windows because we are deep underground, and the only furniture is two twin bed size cots and two wood nightstands.
Holding my breath, I allowed my feet to adjust to their new frigid environment. I grabbed the sheets from my cot and rapped them around them tightly around my bare skin. Crouching down I started the hunt to find my cloths; I let my hand glide over the floor in hopes of being able to feel my cloths. This task isn't easy when you only have the glowing light from the hallway shinning in threw the cracks in the walls. My hand finally hit something that felt like one of my boots I took hold of it and found a pile of cloths so large I was momentarily stunned that it took me so long to find it.
I picked up my gray socks and pulled them up my frail, thin legs. Raisa keeps telling me to eat more, but eating isn't important to me, all it does is sustain this body. I threw on my short shorts and a revealing tank top. I then slid my arms into my long black trench coat, pulled my hair out of my coat and let it fall to my waste.
Walking over to my nightstand, my eyes fully adjusted to the dark. I picked up my keys and ID card, and slung them around my neck. My heels clicking against the floor as I walk over to the door, taking hold of the knob, I placed my other hand on the door and the doorframe as I tried to absorb the sound of the door as I opened it. Light spilled into the room, causing Raisa to stir. She took a deep breath and lifted her hand, attempting to block the light from her gray eyes.
"Eva what are you doing? What time is it?" Raisa mumbled.
"Its 5:30 in the morning. You're going to be late." I answered and walked out through the doorway, into the light, letting the heavy door swing shut behind me. Walking down the hallway I looked at the cement doors drifting past me and listen to the buzzing of the florescent lights overhead. I stopped and heard hurried footsteps behind me.
"David, what's the hurry?" I questioned. I turned around and my accusation was confirmed. David rushed to my side and stopped, His blond hair fell in his golden eyes.
"How did you know it was me?" He grinned. I looked him in the eye and stared angrily at him. I was insulted; he insulted my intelligence by asking that question. I turned on my heel and started walking down the hallway again.
"Woo… Ice princess has returned." He announced as he followed me.
"Everyone makes different sounds when they walk, and you, shuffle! That is the answer to your question," I snapped. "Some one with your so called 'talent' should know that."
He laced his fingers together, placed them behind his head and looked at me. "Well if that's the way you want to play, the answer to your question is, the Boss just called a meeting that we are all supposed to attend. You should have known that since you are the 'all knowing'." He scoffed. At the same moment my cell phone began to ring. I pulled it out of my pocket and looked at the screen.
"Talk to me." I ordered holding the phone close to my ear. "Yes… yes…. I got it." I closed the phone and stuck it back into my pocket. I looked and David and smiled. "That was the director," I stated. "He just told me the there is a meeting in a few minutes, so I guess I really didn't need you in the end."
"Yes, well now I have the honor to walk the little Ice princess to the meeting room. I am truly blessed" He teased and advanced towards the meeting room.
"Shut up" I said as I follow him. David continued to walk but
looked back.
"You really are a piece of work in the morning." He laughed and kept walking.
"Shut up." I barked again. We continued walking in silence occasionally David would look down at me, but I said nothing. I dragged my hand across the gray walls realizing how much they made this place look like a prison. I continued listening to the lights buzzing and the sound our footsteps made.
We turned right, left, up stairs went down stairs and right again until we reach the main conference door. David swept his ID card through the plastic scanner and the panel slid open. We walked through access and immediately the sounds of our footsteps were muffled due to the red carpet now under our feet.
The soft light now came from light fixtures on the painted walls. I could hear the low whispers of conversation coming from all directions, as we continued to walk.
We kept on walking until we came to a circular room with many hallways leading from it. The first hallway I looked at had a sign over the entrance, which read: RD, known as the Research and development. The second hallway said: IT, a.k.a Intelligence and technology. The third hallway I turned to was my own OPT division. David and I advance down the hall way to the 5th door on the right, were the OPD debriefing room is. I stepped deliberately in front of David and wrapped my fingers around the cold metal doorknob. I was about to open the door when someone from the inside opened it.
I slowly looked up on to a hard face with black cold eyes and long brown hair.
"Lui?" I quizzed. He looked at me and patted my head, messing up my hair.
"Ah, hello little princess," He sighed. "I was just coming to get you."
" Oh careful Ludwig, she is Ice princess this morning! And how come you weren't coming to get me?" David yawned and looked straight into Lui's eyes, challenging him. Lui glared back.
" My name is not Ludwig its Lui! Get it right!" Lui thundered. David smiled with satisfaction, and walk passed Lui.
"Ah chill ax ole' chap, you're just mad because you got stuck in the RD again this week." David laughed and sat down in one of the chairs surrounding the debriefing table. Lui turned around, allowing me to pass by and take a seat across from David. Then Lui cracked.
" Its true. Why do I always get stuck with them? They are such freaks. They think I really care about gun populations and old time bombs. That's not my job. As long as the stupid gun works I am happy!" Lui bellowed and fell backwards into a chair next to me.
"Ah Lui, I just love listening to your complaining at 6:00 am." Dina said, walking through the door carrying a clipboard in her hands.
Dina works in the RD, but is assigned to the OPD for introducing new weapons. She is required to come to all of our meetings.
"Ah, come in come in. Ms. Dina." David invited and waved like a kid as she passed. Dina ignored him and looked at me.
"Good morning Eva. Being quiet as usual I see." Dina smile and sat down next to me. I tried to force a smile back but its easer said than done. She looked really tired and had circles under her green eyes.
" You know Dina if you lose the glasses and let your hair out of that bun you would look ravishing!" David complemented. He put his feet on the table, crossed them and winked at Dina. Dina looked uncomfortable as she gave him an angry look. Lui slammed his fist on the table.
" I think she looks fine!" Lui objected and then sat back as if waiting for some one to slap him.
"Oh, Lui, stop being such a kiss ass." David laced his fingers behind his head and leaned back in his chair to the point were it tipped over. Everyone immediately burst into laughter; even I was in stitches epically after Lui laugh so hard he fell out of his own chair.
The door opened, Yan and Michael walked through the door.
"What are we playing musical chairs here? Get up Lui your making and fool out of your self, you too David!" Yan scolded Lui and David scowled as they picked up their chairs. Yan took a seat next to David and Michael sat next to Lui. Dina turned to me with a perplexed look.
"For get about them hon. so how did you sleep last night? You should really get a better room, those living quarters you are in can't be comfortable." She urged. I tried to block out the sound of Michael, Yan, David, and Lui spewing insults at each other as I replied.
"I am fine with where I live, I have been there as long as I can remember." Dina had a smug look on her face as she turned away to yell at the guys. Some how if feel lonely. Like I don't understand something. What am I supposed to need am I supposed to want things? All I know how to do is fire a weapon is there really more to life?
The door opened again and our boss walked through. A short, fat man balding from old age. He waddled over to the chair at the head of the oval table and sat down, causing the chair to sink a bit. I looked over at Lui and he was starring at the boss with puppy eyes.
"Please tell us we are getting mission!" Lui folded his hands together and begged. The boss looked down.
"I am sorry Lui, but no missions so far this week is just more around jobs." The boss explained. I felt the happy spirit in the room disappear quickly.
"Lets get to the point," The boss cleared his throat, "As you know we, the OPD, are a small group in the SAF. The head people are thinking of changing that. Meaning they are going to send us new members, and expand the OPD."
Lui stood up and slammed his fist down on the table. "They can't do this! We have always work with a small group, we would have to change everything!" Lui shouted.
Yan brushed his dark hair out of his eyes before he spoke. "Who would they be adding? Field agents like Lui, David, and Eva? Snipers like Me? Or technology freaks like Michael?"
"Were are getting more field agents so we can have a bigger force." The boss tried to reassure, as he took off his glasses and wiped his brow.
" We can't have more people, they will get in our way we do things our own way!" David exclaimed, " We could even be put in danger because they don't understand how we work." David looked at me worried. I turned my head away from him as Lui sat down again.
"Now, now they are just sending us two newbies for now," The boss motioned for Elena to bring them in. Elena is from the CSC, company security cover. She was assigned to the OPT to make sure that the public doesn't find out about us or get hurt during one of our tasks.
Elena came in the room with two girls following behind her. One of then was Raisa, my roommate. The two girls stood next to Elena as she introduced them.
"This is Raisa and this is Lena, Please welcome them," Elena announced, she looked at me and spoke again, "Eva you know Raisa, correct? You two have been sharing quarters for 3 weeks now." I shifted in my seat and nodded. I really don't know Raisa that well I have never truly talked to her. I do my job and she does her.
" Oh so you two know each other…good then Raisa you will be shadowing Eva today, since Raisa is going to be a field agent she might as well learn from the best." The boss sputtered "oh and Lena I guess you can go with David. Meeting over check your positions on the board." Then the boss stood up and began to leave with Elena. David stood up and walked over to me as Lui ran to the board on the navy blue wall to see we he was posted for the week. David stood next to me and smiled.
" So is ice princess angry?" He teased and poked me in the head. I brushed his hand a side and looked at him.
"Why should I be angry?" I questioned.
"Because I have heard about that girl, Raisa she is almost in love with you and never shuts up." David whispered in my ear and smile. Then he walked away to check his position on the board and grab Lena. I walk to the board and it read:
Yan job for week – Sniper practice (sorry Yan your getting rusty)
Status: Sniper
David & Lena job for week – R & D
Status: Field agents
Lui job for week – R & D
Status: Field agents
Dina job for week – R & D (do a check on any new weapons)
Status: R & D representative
Elena – CSC (see if you can get a task for the OPD)
Status: CSC representative
Michael job for week – IT (work on the files we talked about)
Status: IT representative (brains of the OPD)
Eva & Raisa job for week - CAP
Status: field agents
CAP I am there again. Well they are orders some it does not matter were I am. A wail interrupted my thoughts. I looked over, and on the floor sat Lui. David was patting him on the back trying to reassure him.
" Again, again, again! What did I do to disserve this?" Lui bellowed, throwing his head against the wall.
" What is wrong with him? Honestly Lui you are like a child how did you ever get into the SAF?" Dina cried and looked at David for an answer.
" Number one, Lui is stuck in the RD again! And two, sure he is a baby off the job but when he is on a task he is amazing." David sang. He bent down to help Lui up.
"We will just see how good he is once we get a mission!" Lena scoffed, flipping her curly orange heir. She scowled at Lui and went to stand next David. Raisa ran up to me.
" Oh my god, I know we are roommates and all, but I never get to talk to you much and it is so cool to get work with you. I heard you're the best. You know one day I hope to be as good as you. So are you happy we are partners. Hopefully we can get a good friendship started, and it is so great to work with a"
" We are working in the CAP, today." I cut her off. She had a shocked look on her face. Geez, this girl is like a puppy dog. I went over by the door and waited for her to finish talking with everyone.
"Whats wrong with her did I make her mad?" Raisa whispered David, thinking I couldn't hear her. Everyone looked at her. Michael and Yan looked at each other and turned to leave. They nodded at me as they passed through the doorway.
"Its not you, that is just the way she is." Dina explain, she looked at David for support, but instead Lena cut in.
" Do you want to know why she is like that? Its because she is different, weird, not like us! She is a CAP!" Lena preached, her hair flying in all directions. I glared at Lena giving her a warning sign, but she ignored me.
"Whats a CAP?" Raisa asked. David looked at Dina and she wrinkled her forehead.
" Oh my god, you don't know what a CAP is? Don't you read the books or study? CAPs are orphans that came to the SAF at a young age. They are taken in and trained to be the ultimate assassin! No fear or emotion they the perfect weapon. They are blank pieces of paper. They are object with only one function, how to work a gun. They aren't normal! Eva isn't normal. Remember this Raisa Eva can never be normal but we are and always will be. We are better than her!" Lena's voices echoed in the cold room.
Every one was silent, but the tension could be felt. All the color drained out of David's face. He looked at me, My eyes glazed over and put my head down as if I was going to cry. His face turned red and it looked like he was going to punch Lena, but Lui grabbed hold of him.
" Eva isn't like that!" David argued, trying to get Lui off of him. Lena turned and smiled at him.
"Then what is she?" she teased. Then out of nowhere Dina smacked her.
"This is enough! No one is better than anyone, we are all friends and colleges let show some respect!" Dina yelled and stormed out of the room. Lui let go of David.
"Raisa you should go with Eva to the CAP department." David sighed and motioned for Lena to follow me out the door. I walk out the door and lend against the wall with my arms crossed and head down. I tried to pull myself together. I felt this weird feeling in my heart, like it had been dropped in ice water. David and Lena came out of the room followed by Lui. David stopped as the others continued walking.
" Are you ok?" He asked sympathetically. Out of the corner of my eye I watch Lena walk away as I answered.
"Yeah I'm fine, it is not something I would lose sleep over. All Lena did was tell Raisa how I grew up. No different from saying, 'David grew up with his parents and went to privet school' so yes I am fine. Now go, you have a lot of work to do, David."
Raisa pooped her head out from behind David to show that she was there. I pushed myself off the wall and began to walk down the hallway towards the CAP Corridor. David leaned over to Raisa.
"That means follow her." He whispered in her ear. A big smile formed on Raisa's face.
"Ok." She said and chased after me down the hall.