Irina Dehrevko
Truth and Lies – Passage
After spending over a month in a cell, just being allowed to go outside felt surprisingly good to Irina. And to think she was with Jack and Sydney again. Not that she was idealistic enough to think they'd ever be a normal family.
Families who are put together by Russian Intelligence are not normal by any standards
For Irina, everything was half the truth and half a lie. For example, to say that she felt nothing for Jack would be a lie. But it was true that she'd only married him because she was ordered to.
To say that she felt nothing for Sydney would also be a lie. But so would saying that she felt like she was Sydney's mother. She's missed so much of her life.
Sydney's voice interrupted her thoughts. "We're getting close to the ridge. How are we going to get off this train?"
"We're going to parachute. I'll go first," Irina answered.
"No, you're not. I'm not taking my eyes off you," spoke up Jack.
Jack certainly seemed pissed with her. Well, she supposed he had a right to be.
"I'm the only one who knows how to demonstrate the parachute. I have to go first," she replied.
"Fine. Then if these things don't work, you die."
"Dad! Will you stop it? I do not want to listen to you two bicker for the rest of this mission," spoke up Sydney.
The family who goes after nuclear weapons together stays together.
Irina was enjoying that Sydney was standing up for her. It was more than she deserved, but it was justified in this case. The parachutes did work.
A few minutes later, they were all dusting themselves off by the side of the train tracks. There were thick clusters of trees, but no civilization or other trains in sight.
"This is how it's going to be," said Sydney, in a tone clearly meant to grab everyone's attention. "Mom knows where this facility is, so she's going to bring us there. After we get the weapons, Dad will take over. Got it?"
Well, Irina always had appreciated assertiveness.