Chapter Three
Massie soon found herself in a comfy leather chair and the center of attention. She paid close attention as each family member introduced himself/herself. Since she had already met Derrick, he had excused himself to get some dinner and ice cream. (Well, mostly ice cream)
She learned that the family consisted of four people; Mr. and Mrs. Harrington (or mom and dad) and their children: Claire and Derrick. But now, it was five: Mom, Dad, Claire, Derrick, and Massie. It felt good to be part of a "real" family again. Back in Chicago, her real dad was usually busy in his office and Cam was always in his room playing on his computer. Yes, Massie could definitely get used to this.
Claire introduced herself first. She was seventeen, blond, and very pretty. The two girls hit it off very well and were excited when they were going to be in the same grade. Mrs. Harrington was pretty much "mom" and was a Medical Doctor in a famous hospital somewhere in Westchester and Mr. Harrington was "dad" and worked….somewhere. He hadn't really mentioned his job occupation.
What surprised her was that none of them seemed secret agent material except Derrick. Claire apparently had a talent in acting and in Massie's fourteen years of training, she had never heard of acting being useful while hunting down a criminal or extracting important information. And Mrs. Harrington! She was about the cheeriest person she had ever met and plus, she was a doctor! Why would a doctor ever work with an agency like that? Maybe father got the information wrong. I'm pretty sure there's no secret plan.
Suddenly, all eyes averted to her. The family waited patiently for her to introduce herself and for a moment, she blanked out. What was she supposed to say? Her father hadn't given her specific instructions about her fake identity history. How come I never thought of preparing an interesting story for my life? What am I going to say now? Massie felt a trickle of sweat drop down the side of her face. This was tough.
"Um…..I'm Massie and I've been an orphan all my life." It was just one single sentence and apparently, it was enough. The circle became quiet and she could see the rest of the family shooting guilty glances at each other. Looks like that worked, she thought a little skeptically.
"Claire dear, how about you show Massie her room now?" Mrs. Harrington put in, trying to break the awkward tension spreading around the room. "And Derrick, you might as well bring her bags up there as well."
Everyone seemed more than glad to oblige and soon Massie found herself upstairs in a room that was almost better than the one she had at home. And her room back in Chicago was ah-mazing.
"I-it's beautiful," she said, walking up and feeling the bedspread. "Are you sure thi-this is all mine?" She made herself sound happy and beyond hopeful, as if she had just won a million dollars. After all, this was how an orphan would act right?
Derrick, who was still carrying all five suitcases, grunted impatiently. "Yeah, yeah. All yours. Now where do I put these? They weigh a ton," he complained, making a cranky face. Claire on the other side of the room couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Stop complaining. Just leave them there and you can leave. Massie and I have serious girl talk to do," she commanded.
"Whatever you say," he retorted, dropping them down on the beautiful, soft white carpet "I'll be taking my leave now Your Highnesses." With a mock bow, he turned to leave the room.
Massie watched with a sinking heart as he left and looked around desperately for something to say to keep him just a little longer. Claire, recognizing the look, shook her head. "Are you already falling in love with my dashing brother?" she whispered, giggling at her choice of the adjective. "Don't worry, you're just about the tenth billion girl to do so."
Massie looked at Claire with shock. "I can't believe you just that!" she exclaimed, with a shocked look on her face. Smiling deviously, she grabbed a pillow and hit her new sister smack on the head.
"Ohhh…you are so paying for that!" Claire yelled, hitting Massie back in the stomach.
Thus, began Massie's first night at her new home. And boy did she enjoy every minute of it.
Massie Harrington's Room
September 8, 2010
9:30 AM
Massie woke up with a groan. Claire and she had stayed up practically the whole night chatting and becoming...well, friends. It was definitely fun and she had never felt so close to anyone in her life, but a girl also needs her beauty sleep! And she just didn't seem to get enough of it last night. Rolling over, she strained to see the time on the clock.
Snap! It's already 9:30? I can't let the rest of the family think I'm lazy. Getting up quickly, Massie threw on some random clothes and quickly applied some makeup. Brushing her hair, she reassured herself she would change later. After all, there was no way she would let Derrick see her in loser clothes. No way in hell.
Suddenly, she spotted a miniscule black dot hidden in a small hole in the wall. Going through her last suitcase, she locked her door before taking out a small kit. It had all the necessary equipment for a spy, all the latest versions too! Using a small plier, she carefully picked the video camera out of its hiding place and laid it on the table. What's this?
This chapter is a little ehhh...
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