Heathrow Airport; 14 years ago:
The day was hot and humid. It was a very busy day at the airport; there were reports of a shooting at Albert Bridge. News spread quickly and where theres big news, tourists will come. There were three people, two men and a woman, sitting in chairs, waiting for their flight to arrive. The men were Ash and John Rider; The woman was Helen Rider.
"When is the plane arriving?" asked Helen.
"It will be here shortly," said John, staring at his watch. "Just wait."
As if it was on cue, the plane pulled up into its slot at the gate.
"Flight BA1409 bound for France has arrived. Please wait at the gate. Flight BA1408 is now boarding."
"Let's go," said John. "We're going to miss our flight."
"Alright," said Helen. She hugged Ash. "Take care of Alex until we return, please."
"Don't worry Helen. Alex is in good hands," said Ash. "I'll see you later, John."
"I'll see you later, Ash. Have a good time," said John. "We have to go. We'll miss our flight."
Ash wiped a tear, and then said, "Alright. I'll see you in a few months."
John and Mary went into the gate and then stopped. John said to Helen, "I think Ash turned on us. I noticed a bomb transmitter in his bag. Let's go into the other flight."
"But…"
"Trust me on this one, Helen!"
Helen was shocked. She didn't think that anyone would try to kill her. She didn't want to take a risk that could kill her, especially with her new son. "Alright John. It looks like we don't have much of a choice." John and Helen went into the other plane.
John and Helen found their seats in the plane and sat down. Luckily, the seats didn't have an owner, so they were able to stay in their seats. One flight attendant, a young American lady, walked up to them, looked at a clipboard, and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't think anybody's supposed to be in this seat. May I see your tickets?"
"Here they are." John flashed the tickets to the lady. He was concerned that see that they are in the wrong flight, and put them on that plane.
The lady glanced and said, "Well, it looks like the tickets check out. Have a pleasant flight."
"Thank you, ma'am, You too."
John and Helen were in their seats when the plane started rolling to the runway. The captain said, "This is your captain speaking. We are about to depart to San Francisco International Airport in California. We will be making one stop in Miami International Airport for thirty minutes to refuel and we will hope to arrive in California in thirteen hours."
The airplane was rolling to the runway when all of a sudden there was a huge explosion. The lady in the row in front of John and Helen turned towards the airport and screamed. The plane that John and Helen were supposed to go on was suddenly engulfed in flames! Within five minutes, the entire plane was in a mumble.
As the plane gained speed on the runway, John said, "Don't worry, Helen. This spy life will be over soon."
San Francisco; Present time
John all of a sudden woke up in a cold sweat. Helen asked, "Everything alright, John?"
"I think Alex is nearby."
Helen was shocked. For fourteen years, Alex had been a figment of their past. Now, they may be together again. "Are you sure?" asked Helen.
"I am certain. Trust me on this one."
"Alright John. I'll trust you on this one. Let's go back to bed."
"Alright," said John. John went back to bed instantly. Helen sat up for a few minutes, somewhat hoping what John said is right. If he was, they could be a family again. After she pondered these thoughts, she went back to bed.
Alex for once had an average teenage life. The only thing he was suspicious of was that he had a feeling he had been watched, but he considered that it was a feeling all normal teenagers had.
Alex had a "normal" life for two years. He had his learners permit at fifteen and a half years and got his license at sixteen. Now he was almost seventeen. His relationship with Sabina had gotten stronger and they started dating when Alex was 15. Alex had established himself in the high school hierarchy when he decked the school bullies. Alex was now almost 6 feet tall.
In the past 3 months, the feeling that he was being watched got stronger, day by day. One day, he looked back, and saw a hooded figure about 50 feet behind him. He walked across two more blocks and looked back again. The man was there, and he was even closer. Alex found an alley and walked down it. The man walked into the alley and started walking down it. All of a sudden, Alex leapt at the man and pinned him against the wall. "Who are you?!?" shouted Alex.
The man pulled down his hood and said, "Well, you may not believe this, but I'm your father."