[DAY TEN]
LA mortuary.
"What do you think professor?"
"We reported all we can find. In my opinion the bodies can be released."
"I'll make the necessary dispositions."
Washington DC.
The telephone on the presidents desk rings: "Yes secretary, ... the bodies have been released? ... See to it they get a full honorary funeral, all eight. ... Contact the English embassy. ... Yes, Lewis, he had an OBE and is a knight in the Order of the Garter. ... Yes, check with Whoop and the Secret Service who gets the flags. ... I need to be at the funeral ... See to it!"
[DAY TWELVE]
The sound of the last honorary shots has been dispersed by the wind.
The president, the British ambassador and their suits have left the graveyard. Alex, Sam, Clover, Mandy, Madison, Paul and Terry are standing at the graves of their friends. Alex kneels down, all in all she's the spy who has the least physical trouble. She takes some earth from the graves of her trusted friends. Never more she'll see or speak them. Her eyes are filled with tears. When she rises and turns, she notices once more the empty left sleeve of Sam's coat, Clovers arm in a sling and Paul, poor Paul, he's trying so hard to help her. She knows he's suffering a lot more than her. After all her nights won't be spend any longer in fear for the Mean Man, but he lost his brother. She puts the earth in a small pendant. Turns once more to the graves, "Bye Jerry, Bulldog, Britney and Devin." She strolls to her friends. Madison walks up to her and gives her a big hug.
"Girls, do you want a lift?" asks Terry.
"No, thanks Terry, Mandy is our designated driver," answers Clover.
Terry and Paul take their leave and the girls walk to the car.
Mandy's car, vivid orange coloured and therefore called Orange juice, awaits them at the gate.
Automatically they are watchful, although they know the Secret Service team is around. Mandy opens the doors and the girls take their place. Mandy looks a last time back at the graves from the people who sacrificed their lives for hers. She turns the ignition key and drives towards her mansion. The black town car is behind hers before she realizes it. She still doesn't like it, but at least she has a lot of new friends. She watches the spies in her mirror and can't help but smile.
"How about a shopping spree at the mall?" asks Mandy.
Alex looks up, with her hair ruined by the doctors, she could do with a hat or something. Sam and Clover are less enthusiastic. They still don't like going out in public, the way they are now. But still, it takes their minds of other things.
Sam is the first one to react, "You're right, being locked up in a house isn't much fun, we could grab a film too?"
Madison is immediately overenthousiastic. Going out with these four teenagers, "A Cinderella Story, it's just out. I'd love to see it, Mandy, spies, please?"
The four older girls share a short glance and burst into laughing.
"OK, Madison," says Mandy, "we go and change and then hit the mall. We can order the tickets via the internet, so we don't have to stand in-line."