Chapter 3
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Frankfurt international airport", sounded the voice from the speakers of the plane.
That was how Delphine woke up. She looked at the window beside her and there it was, the huge building of Frankfurt Am Main airport, its modern traces getting clearer as the aircraft approached it, now slowly. As the fasten seat belt sign turned off, she got up to get her smaller suitcase on the above compartment and went out of the aircraft, saying goodbye to the crew. Just as expected, as soon as she managed to get her larger suitcases and left the baggage claim area, there were two guards in dark suits, waiting for her to get out of the gate.
"Doctor Cormier?", asked one of the guards.
"Oui", she said, "I'm doctor Cormier".
"Welcome to Frankfurt, doctor. We will take you to your new apartment, then we shall leave you there. Be aware that you will be surveilled for the first 12 hours of your stay, for your own safety, of course", said the guard.
She nodded. Yeah, she thought so.
They got to her new apartment. It was smaller than her other one, but it didn't feel cozy at all. It was probably the sterile look its white floors had and the coldness of the leather furniture in the living room. The guards helped her out with taking the large suitcases upstairs and then left her. It was, however, obvious that there was a black car with tinted windows, which stayed parked on the end of the street opposite to her place. She closed the curtains of the living room, so that it didn't feel so uncomfortable, and went to take a shower before unpacking what she saw as fundamental things. She then, replayed her plan inside her head. She would report to work the next day, by then the surveilance around her place should end. She then would announce she would be heading to Paris to visit family and then, getting to Paris, by taking a train from Frankfurt, she'd head to the airport and catch the next flight back to Cosima.
After reporting to work and being sent back home, her trip to France having been approved by the new boss, she announced to one of the guards she'd be heading to France for a couple of days to visit her family. The guard said he'd accompany her to the train station and she agreed. She packed her passport and some changes of clothes and headed to the train station. She'd done this journey before, so she would climb on the train which would take about 4 hours to get to France. She left the guard behind as she boarded the train and initiated her journey back to Cosima. "I'll be right with you, my love", she thought as she held the photo she took from her purse against her chest. She looked around on the train, but nobody seemed to be particularly paying attention to her. It was probably the first time in a while she had actually felt like she wasn't being followed. It probably wouldn't last long though...
I'm sorry it took me longer to update the story, but I've been travelling and haven't had the time or the internet to actually do it. Hope you enjoy it and that it lives up to your expectations. Please do let me know what you are thinking about it, it's always great to know! - J