"My whole life is a web of lies." I said that once to a civilian. I was at the book store and doing what I did best: blend. But that day, someone saw me. It was a guy and he called himself Ezra. He was pretty cute; I had to give him that. And he wouldn't lay off flirting. I was an élite spy and maybe it'd work out in an alternative universe, but just not now. I lied and told him that I had a boyfriend and showed him a picture of a pretty buff guy I carry around for situations like this. He laid off and we talked about books. At the time, I was in Canada and my cover was shy and quiet so hence what I was doing in a book store. "Every body's intent on doing it right that they don't even notice that right is so wrong. Am I doing it right?" He quoted from an author. I replied back with a totally different quote, by me (but he didn't know that), "My whole life is a web of lies." He looked at me funny and a small smile graced his face while he asked, "Does that mean you don't have a boyfriend?"
I almost let my cover slip this week and for a spy especially a spy with a price on her head that is a bad bad thing. I almost laughed. I was sitting silently and alone in the corner of the room during, eating a plain ham and cheese sandwich. The cafeteria was tense and nearly quiet with only a few murmuring in the air some but not all of the classes had exams coming up and they were slightly stressed. Everything was fine until proud and all mighty Bex saw a spider. Her boisterous voice carried over the nearly silent conversations. The first words out of her mouth were,
"HOLY SHIT, IT'S A SPIDER." Who knew that the girl who held herself up so proudly was afraid of spiders? At first, I stifled my grin as the room became quiet and eyes focused on her and terrified face.
"For the love of …" I heard Macey mutter under her breath from the across the room. She wasn't as quiet as she intended to be. After slipping off her shoe, (which were more sensible then Bex's were, might I add) she began to lower it to the spider to kill it. Before she could, it moved—straight to their faces.
"HOLY EFFEN HELL IT'S MOVING!" Bex shrieked. The girls jumped away and the spider gradually took a stroll up his silk web that apparently brought him to the lovely girls. I ever so casually glanced to the ceiling and then moved my eyes to take a stroll over the faces of the students, who stared at her miffed and irked at the girls behaviour. As I did so, Mr. Smith strode up to them with a flustered face on,
"Bex!" he said with convincing anger, "Language!" I could see right through it though; he found this absolutely hilarious.
"English!" She huffed before crossing her arms over her chest and slamming her rear to her seat, joining Macey who quickly sat down once she realized (before Bex) what ruckus they were causing. Mr. Smith raised an angry eyebrow and, to everyone's shock, gave her detention before walking off. Bex gaped at the detention sheet for a few moments, her face the same color as the white material, before walking out with as much dignity she had left. It was quite funny. Mr. Smith turned to me for a second to send me a small, unnoticeable wink. He, like me, knew that the spider was fake and he, like me, knew who did it.
I looked down at my plate and I had to bite my lip to hold in the crazy urge to chuckle. I guess I should've noticed that that had been the first sign something was severely wrong. I almost laughed—something I haven't done in a year or two—and that meant I was getting too comfortable. Too attached, too loyal. That shouldn't have happened.
AN: Yay two chapters in one day. Yes they are both shorter than normal but I consider it an accomplishment as it is my first week at uni and I'm still able to update. Please review I want to hear theories and stuff and the first person to spot the Pretty Little Liars reference I chucked in will get a sneak peek of the next chapter plus reviews make me want to update faster so REVIEW :D