MATILDA: diary of a cleaner
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By: Scott D. Halfacre
Copyright 2000
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The character of Matilda appeared in the movie THE PROFESSIONAL. She was a child and played by Natalie Portman. I have taken her into the future and made her what she wanted to be. Forget La Femme Nikita… Matilda is the true cleaner.
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PROLOGUE
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There was a time when I thought life was a great joke.
A huge effing mistake made by someone.
Life had seemed to lose its meaning long ago.
That was then.
This is now.
Life has become something new to me, full of twists and turns and new experiences. My past has helped me be prepared for a lot of things, but this job was not one of them.
I'm a cleaner.
For those of you that don't know, that means I kill people for a living.
The greatest guy I have ever known trained me.
Leon.
My name is Matilda and I met Leon back when I was very young. He showed me a lot and I have been training ever since his death. I'm now 23 years old and have my first assignment.
That's right, I'm a virgin.
I haven't killed anyone… yet.
I have shot corpses and stuff to get the feeling of having to shoot another human, but my new mentor tells me it's not the same. He says once I have done it, there is no turning back. He's held me back till now.
Now I have my assignment.
The only problem is he doesn't know that I have been given my first assignment.
I only know my mentor by one name, John.
He has long dark hair, and it's graying at the temples. John also has one of those small goatees that is just under the lip and nowhere else. I have no idea what he calls it. I call it dumb. He wears nice clothes and smokes a lot. John's over six feet and fairly thin, but don't let that fool you. He's strong as an ox.
I on the other hand have grown very little since my time with Leon. Although I do have a better sense of style now.
I'm five foot three inches and weigh a hundred and five pounds. I have the dark hair I had back then, only this time I keep it much longer than I used to, it's down to the middle of my back; no bangs. I'm not very strong when compared to John, or many other guys for that matter, but I am fast as hell and have trained in the martial arts for a good ten years.
As for how I am with a weapon?
A gun and I are like one; I'm the deadliest bitch you'll ever meet when it comes to shooting. Although as John says, I haven't killed anyone yet. So I guess my guts remain to be seen… well… tonight they will be seen.
I should get ready now, time is running short.
Thanks for listening, I'll tell you all about my target and my life later.
Matilda
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