Thank to those who reviewed my first chapter. :) This one is a lot longer, I suppose half of it should have beenin the first chapter. Hope you enjoy this.
The Call
Cammie POV
I walked through the airport looking for my mom or Bubble Gum Guard; it's normally him that picks me up if mom can't. I did not expect to see Joe Solomon standing there waiting for me.
"Hi Mr Solomon"
"Hello Ms Morgan. Nice time with your grandparents?"
I shrugged "Yeah" I wondered why he was calling me Ms Morgan, during the school year when we're in my mom's office, unless it is serious or about school, he calls me Cammie, so why the formality now?
"Good." He motioned for us to start walking, "How is your Grandpa?"
"He's a bit out of it, but it'll pass. It's just the flu." Mr Solomon nodded and we walked out of the airport in silence.
When we were in the car park we stopped at a black Mercedes, it was an expensive car but it wasn't too ostentatious.
"You want to drive Cam?" he asked I was shocked but he was my covops teacher, I had to keep it out of my face (especially as he was expecting it)
"No thanks," he wasn't expecting that answer, "Sixty percent of driving advertisements say 'don't drive tiered' and I'm shattered."
He smiled, "Okay kiddo" it was weird him calling me that two minutes after he was being formal.
I got in the front seat and we started driving back to school. The airport was a thirty-nine minute drive and I had no idea how to break the silence, so I stared out the window.
"You can some music on if you want. As long as it's not local radio." Now I had paid attention in the first class I'd had with Mr S, so as soon as I'd got in the car I had noticed things. Things like the fact that there was no dust or rubbish or crumbs in there, the glove box had a finger print scanner and the rear view mirror had scanned his retinas before he started the engine. And the empty cd case in the pocket on the passenger door. So I turned the cd player on, it was 70s rock, not my favourite thing to listen to but I had always liked it. Solomon had taste.
Joe POV
When I picked Cammie up from the airport I saw the smallest hint of surprise when she saw me, it was gone in less than half a second; she was learning to hide emotion well. I made small talk with her and she seemed comfortable enough with me there. I was shocked when she turned down the chance to drive us back to Gallagher. I knew for a fact the her father had taught her to drive when she was young and she loved it.
"Sixty percent of driving advertisements say 'don't drive tiered' and I'm shattered." She explained I smiled at her, trying to work out if she was telling the complete truth or if she was just trying to surprise me, she was just like her dad.
"Okay kiddo" I said. We got into the car and took a one second glace around the car, I wondered how much she noticed. After seven minutes I told her she could put some music on, it was mostly to make her more comfortable in the silence but I was also testing her; I wanted to see if she had noticed the cd and if she was curious about my music tasted; the box was blank. The answer to both was yes and she quickly relaxed to the music.
Cammie POV
The ride was pleasant. When we got home mom was waiting on the drive. I got out the car and walked over to her, she hugged me and asked how I was "You don't feel sick do you sweetie?" she asked putting her hand on my forehead.
"Mom I'm fine." I assured her.
"You're sure?"
"Rachael, she doesn't need coddling." Mr Solomon said. I smiled as him gratefully and he smiled back.
"Okay sweetie. I've got to go to a meeting, you going to be okay on your own?"
"Sure. I always am."
"I'll keep an eye on her" Mr S said. Great I thought.
"Okay see you later kiddo" mom said and she walk to the helicopter that had risen from beneath the drive while we were talking. We waved her off then Mr Solomon handed me my backpack. I thanked him and we walked into the mansion, him going towards his office and me going towards the kitchen, I was starving!
I made myself a cheese and ham sandwich. I ate it and then slipped into a passage which opened by me pushing a stone which was just behind the fridge. I quite liked this passageway; as long as you knew where to go, and in some cases had some rappel-a-cord, you could get to half of the other hidden corridors in the mansion, but not all of my favourites.
I didn't have any rappel-a-cord with me but I wanted a passage to the library, and to get to that corridor I would normally rappel eight feet to a wooden beam, then walk along that beam for a hundred meters and jump to the corridor tow and a half meters to the left, easy. It was going to be harder today, the wall was relatively easy to climb but the hand holds were far apart so it got you breathing heavy.
After I got to the library I slipped into another passage, I wasn't going anywhere in particular, I was just wondering but after five minutes I heard a phone ring, I looked through the airbrick into the office of Joe Solomon.
"Solomon." He answered, "What is the objective?" was he being asked on a mission? "Alone?" he paused, waiting for an answer. When he got it his face changed. It looked like he was surprised and worried about a decision. "When will you need to know?" pause, "We will be there in ten days." He hung up and went to his computer; I walked around to the other side of the room so I would be able to see what he was doing. He was looking at the list of students he had taught, Gallagher Girls...and Blackthorn Boys.
Joe POV
I was in my office studying a student file; it was Macey McHenry's. Rachael had left it to me to decide whether or not she should be in covops next year, most of her classes were eighth grade still but she was excelling fast and had a hand in helping the sophomores with their final. I wrote a memo
Ms McHenry will attend covert operations with the sophomore class next semester. If she excels and wishes to continue that trail of study after that semester I will offer her a place in the junior class with the students her own age.
Just as I closed the file the phone rang, "Solomon" I answered.
"Joe Solomon this is the deputy director of operations for the CIA. We need you for a mission."
"What is the objective?" I asked, it must be important because this time last year I told the director that I was semi retiring after the last mission they gave me, they didn't object because they wanted good agents teaching their future agents.
"Teenagers are being kidnapped from a small town on the edge of DC. We need you to find out why, who is responsible and get the teens back. Hopefully they are still alive."
I felt like there was something more so I asked "Alone?"
"No we need two others. We need people in the school to which all the victims attend. We need your best student from The Gallagher Academy, and your best student from the Blackthorn Institute."
I felt my face pale slightly I had to choose two of my students to go into the field, to risk their lives before they were fully trained! "When will you need to know?"
"I want you to email me the student files as soon as you have decided. I need to know as soon as possible and I want to brief the three of you in ten days time, no later."
"We Will be there in ten days," I told him, and then I hung up. I was worried about this. I walked over to my computer and brought up a list of all my students from both schools. I already knew who best student from Gallagher was, I had a few ideas about Blackthorn, but could I bring myself to send her in?
So what do you think? Any ideas for what comes next? What do you want to come next? Constuctive critism welcomed. Review please!
(Oh by the way I've never beento good at spelling so forgive me if there is any mistakes. Love you guys)
