CHAPTER 26:
Jennifer looked down at the gold diamond studded ring that had once lived on her third finger of her left hand. It had once been her wedding ring. Now it had gathered dust sitting on her desk. She didn't know what to do with it. She was undecided whether she wanted to just throw it away in the River Thames or sell it to a jeweller. But she knew one thing; every time she looked at it, it made her think about James and when she thought about him, she couldn't help but get angry. She decided that once Fiona and Cooper got back, she would let Fiona take it in to a jewellery shop for her.
At the mere thought of her best friend, she honestly couldn't believe that thirteen years had gone by. She had come to realise that her life had gone round full circle; she had had her favourite career, she fell in love, got married, had a baby, and then got a divorce. Jen sat and pondered for a little while, glancing out the window, watching the cars go by on the nearby road. She drew a conclusion that in order for her life to have gone full circle, she would have to get back to doing the thing she loved most; being a mercenary.
She immediately began searching for available jobs using the hacked networks that Fiona had on her computer. Jen glanced over them, finding the ones available with the most money and soon, she found a job in Northern Russia, offering one hundred million dollars to get rid of a rebel leader and his army of ten thousand strong. Jen grinned evilly. She decided it was now or never and wrote down the phone number.
After consulting with a man by the name of Vladislav, she took out an old suitcase that was full of her old gear. She had the job; now she needed her guns. There it was, her good old Barrett and silenced M9. She pulled them out of the bag, the sunlight reflecting off them. Holding her rifle brought back memories of the good old days. Those were the days she was very, very willing to get back to. She was leaving England in the next twenty-four hours and she left a note on the front counter.
~To Cooper, Fiona and Marissa;
I've decided that in order for my life to really have gone full circle, I need to get back to doing what I can do best and what I love most.
I should be home by mid-September. If I'm not, well…you'll cross that bridge when you come to it, if you must.
Yours, Jennifer Mui~