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Sounded
the school bell. School was no in session, to many students
displeasure. People moped around tiredly and slightly annoyed on this
cold Tuesday Morning.
"Let her say one more thing, and see
that I don't whoop her--"
"Riley!"
A young brown
skinned girl was yelling at her friend from down the hall. She had
recently found out that someone was supposedly talking about her and
starting rumors. But the teacher behind her in E-Hall, called her
before she could say the last word of her sentence.
Teacher:
"Turn around Ajia!"
Ajia cringed at the sound of the
teacher's voice. It was shrill and high pitched; she looked like a
teacher you would find off of "The Brady Bunch". But Ajia
obliged and turned around slowly, not wanting to see this teacher's
old, pale, and wrinkled face behind her cat eye glasses.
Ajia:
"Yea?"
Teacher: "What was it exactly you were going
to say, hm?"
Ajia: "I was going to say behind, if you
had let me finish my sentence, you would have heard that"
She
replied calmly, and cooly, heading for her 1st period class;
Psychology. Ajia always dreaded this class. It was so boring and
plain, there wasn't any hands on activities for her to get into. She
sat in the back of the class unable to see the white board for
today's notes.
Ajia: 'The desk is a torture device, and I have no
idea on what kind of info they are trying to get out of me'
She
propped her elbow on her desk, and rested her chin on her hand,
staring out the window. The weather was gloomy, it looked as if it
was going to rain any minute. This only added more to her dreadful
Monday morning at Rodriguez High School.
3rd period rolled
around, and that was worse than Psychology. Ajia sat in this class,
zoned out, with her deep brown eyes scanning over the room, trying to
find something interesting to hold her attention. It was time to get
to work, they had a lab today, but it wasn't nothing speical. Just
simple chemical changes in different substances. Ajia went to the
back table to get her group's supplies. As she was picking up what
she needed, she saw a small white envelope sitting in the open, in
the center of the table. She looked around before picking it up, then
snatched it and examined it; front and back. It was blank. No name or
anything, however, there was a gold seal keeping the envelope closed,
with a wierd symbol embroided in it.
Ajia: 'This looks like
something you would find on Harry Potter or something'
Then a
group member, Anna, called to her,
Anna: "C'mon Ajia!"
She
looked at her impatient group members.
Ajia: "I'm coming
guys!"
She grabbed the supplies and the envelope and set them
down on the table. She hid the envelope under her binder secretly,
not wanting to draw attention to it. She then got off of her stool
and started to make her way towards her chemistry teacher.
Ajia:
"I'll be right back"
She approached the desk
confidently, and leaned over the table top.
Ajia: "Mr.
Salerno-White, may I please use the restroom?"
Mr. SW: "Sure,
go ahead..Hurry back"
Ajia: "Thank you"
She
signed out on the bathroom sheet, brushing a piece of her dark hair
out of her face as she did so. When finished, she grabbed the pass,
and walked by her table, grabbing the envelope from under her binder,
keeping the attention on her face.
Ajia: "Ok guys, I'll be
back, I'm going to the bathroom...You can start without me, I'll just
get the notes when I get back"
She smiled at them as they
agreed. She power walked out the class and to the bathroom which was
just down the hall. When she entered, she carefully opened the back,
just in case she needed to seal it back if the information was
something she shouldn't have been looking at. She pulled out a folded
letter, unfolded it and read it to her self.
Ajia: 'Dear Ajia
Riley, we know that you are reading this message in the girls
bathroom. Where else would a teen go for privacy? Anyway, we require
your services here at our organization. We've been watching you for
sometime now, and think you would become of great use. There are a
set of instructions waiting for you in the back of your Chemistry
class, in the drawer on the far left by the left exit door. i suggest
you discard this message in the right way. Hope to see you soon'
She
stared at the letter stunned!
Ajia: 'What the hell!? Who is this!?
Is this a joke!?'
She threw it into a toilet in the nearest stall
and flushed it. She threw away the envelope but kept the seal. She
returned to class and signed in, then headed to the back of the room,
to the drawer by the left door. She acted like she was looking at the
homework sheet, and slowly opened the drawer and pulled out a piece
of folded green paper. The paper that stuck out the most. She
unfolded that, and there was the instructions like the letter had
said.
Ajia: 'Oh my God!! this is crazy!'
She read them to
herself.
Ajia: 'Step 1. Fake a sickness and go to the main
office'
She took a deep breath and shoved the paper into her back
pocket. She walked over to her teacher with a look as if she didn't
feel well.
Ajia: "Mr. Salerno-White, I don't feel good...Is
it ok, if I go down to the office to call my mom to get me?"
He
granted her request and she hurriedly pack her things, after
explaining her "sickness", and left. She then pulled out
the paper and read the next steps.
Ajia: 'Step 2. Talk to the
nurse and call this number'
Next to the step, was a number that
seemed unreal, like it wasn't even in this country. But she went on
with the plan. She got to the nurses office and explained her dilema.
She dialed the number and it rang once before it was answered...It
was a woman.
Woman: "Very good Ajia...There will be two men
in front in suits. If anyone asks, they are your dad's co-workers Jim
Hearty and Ron Baker. They will be escorting you here."
Ajia:
"Ok, thanks Dad...Bye"
She acted, just to prove that she
was really on the phone with her mom and she hung up. Ajia didn't
know what to think, she was running off of adreneline(sp). She walked
out and to the front where she saw two men in suits waiting for her.
She met up with them and greeted them.
Ajia: "Hey Jim, Ron
^-^' I'm glad Dad sent you guys"
Guy: "Yea, once he told
us how you were feeling, we came right away"
Ajia: "Ok,
let's go"
They headed into the parking lot and got in to a
silver honda civic with tinted windows.
Guy: "Hello Ajia, I
am Agent Tom Phillips"
other guy: "And I am Agent John
Rogers"
Tom: " We are from a secret organization, who
have requested your services to serve the country"
Ajia:
"Like the CIA?"
John: "In a way...You shall bein
trainning as soon as we arrive"
