Chapter 18
What's going on? The words Vaughn said making it suspicious enough. Is their family crisis brewing? Some long lost relative out to get one of us? Or another Rambaldi prophecy? Something which only seems to happen to my family. International terrorist parents and Aunts. Programmed Spies. All manner of strange things which only seem to happen to us.
"Guys, what's up?" Nadia asked only to look over in the direction of Sydney, where she noticed the look of thunder in her face.
"Syd what's wrong?"
"You're what's wrong"
"What have I done?"
"You told Sloane about Laura. That's what you've done."
"It was an accident"
"I've already had that line of Mom"
"It's not a line. It did slip out accidentally. I wouldn't say something like that unless you know about it."
"How did it slip out, you're a trained spy for god's sake. Your supposed to think before you speak, it's one of the earliest things your taught."
"Don't bag on me for this. Your not miss perfect yourself. You've said the wrong things at the wrong time yourself. So don't make it a problem"
"That's not my full problem with you. There's something else"
"What else?"
"The fact that you seem to get away with everything/"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean that if you set a foot wrong you automatically get away with it. With Mom. The CIA. And when I do something which even helps you I get disciplined for it."
"Oh poor Sydney. Not the special only child any more is that what's making you upset. Because if it's that, then deal with it, I'm your sister and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Half sister remember. We have different father's remember, yours being the one in CIA custody."
"Oh of course you had to bring him into it. Just remember yours is not perfect."
Irina had been sitting there letting them get on with it, but she decided know that enough was enough an intervention was needed. She stood up and positioned herself between them.
"Sydney, Nadia. Stop this, this petty squabbling. It will lead to no good. You've seen what can happen because of this. This is what is at the centre of my problem with my sisters. And I don't want this to happen to you."
Irina turned to face Nadia and told her this.
"Nadia, Sydney is not getting onto you because she resents you taking away her special ness. Your both special in your own way. Sydney being my oldest and you my baby."
Irina then turned to face Sydney and said this.
"Sydney, Nadia is not doing this deliberately. She's still adjusting to this. She's not had the chance's you've had. And up until 20 minutes ago you were getting on perfectly."
Irina then stood back to see them both clearly.
"So can you forgive each other and start acting like sisters again."