"Sonya, would you marry me?" Birkoff asked really nervous.
"Yes, Seymour. Yes" Sonya replied and hugged her fiance. Everyone congratulated the new couple. One good thing in a terrible day.
" I guess that this is the answer that Alex was talking about. I have one last message for you, guys. Tom put that tape on" Ryan said calmly.
Alex's face pumped on the screen. She was smiling.
Nerd, finally! Congratulations. I hope that I didn't forget something during the organisation, it's how you told me that you planned it. I am sorry for not being there, Seymour, I am really sorry. You all need to understand something. In this kind of job you don't have time to wait, you can die in the next minute. So take your time and spend it with your loves one. Hug them, kiss them and tell them that you love them. You may don't have any other opportunity. I want you to be safe and happy. I love you all too much.
I am sure that each of you is going to blame yourself for whatever happened to me. Don't. It's not your fault. Birkoff you asked me once how I managed to revive when I was almost gone and I told you that there was something worth living for. I meant all of you guys. Now I am here to tell you that you are also something worth dying for. I won't regret my choice. I would give my life for you again and again. Remember what I wrote to you guys and please follow my wishes. Especially you Michael, I am counting on you.
CONGRATULATIONS AND REMEMBER I LOVE YOU.
and then the screen went black. The team was standing there really motivated by Alex's words, they had to find her before it is too late, they needed to act now. A sudden noise took them out of their thoughts.
"Guys!" Birkoff shouted "Amanda is calling"
"put her through" Nikita ordered and put her brave and emotionless mask on her face.
The picture shocked her. It was Alex tied in a chair, covered with blood and sweat, obviously beaten but she was smiling...
" Hi, Division. I only want to ask you one question and then I let you suffer. Why is she smiling? I am here torturing her over a hour and she doesn't scream, she doesn't do anything, she is just smiling? Is she ok?" Amanda asked. She was really confused.
"I made a promise, Amanda. I told you. I will scream and cry and whatever you want in a while, for now I keep my promise" Alex said calmly.
" A promise to who can make you control your pain?" Amanda asked her angrily and slapped Alex with a chain causing her some more cuts.
" A promise to me" Birkoff replied calmly. " I didn't know that you meant it,Alex." Birkoff said.
" What promise?" Amanda asked and looked at Alex, who didn't answer and to Birkoff.
" Birkoff, I will break her hand with a hammer if you don't answer my question. You remember the feeling?" Amanda coldly asked and took a hammer in her hands.
" No! No! No! You don't have to, I will tell you anything. Please don't hurt her again" Birkoff shouted
"I am listening" Amanda said and went to stand beside Alex's body.
" She promised that her spirit is going to be with me when I will ask Sonya to marry her. She told me not to delay it and I asked Sonya to marry me ten minutes ago." Birkoff replied nervously.
Suddenly they all froze. Amanda had just stabbed Alex's shoulder with a knife. They were in shock. Amanda was so cruel, they waited Alex to scream but she didn't. She was just standing there with tears in her eyes that she didn't let fall as the pain stiked and then she spelled "congratulations!" and smiled once more.
Amanda was out of control and angry of Alex's calmness she pushed the knife deeper in her body. Alex let a grimace of pain to show and then she told
" Really Amanda? You stabbed from the behind? If this is all what you got then I am going to have a great time. You are a coward, Amanda. Too scared to love, to care, to face the truth."
Amanda slowly came in front of Alex and lowered in her eyes level.
" You are stupid, Alex. You will regret turning your back on me. I will make you and your family suffer. Actually I am gonna leave the camera online until you die. It's late, I am going to rest and we will continue our talk tomorrow. Reconsider my offer, Alex, join me." Amanda said and left.
" Are you ok?" Nikita asked.
"Yes. I am fine, Nikita. Relax. Birkoff, Sonya congratulations" Alex said and smiled ignoring the excruciating pain in her entire body.
"trace the signal" Sean ordered.
"It's gonna take days, Sean..." Birkoff replied
" I don't care. I want my wife back." Sean cried.
"Hey, hey, Sean look at me. Don't yell at them. I love you. Go and spend some time with our baby girl. Don't look at me like that. Go" Alex said calmly and watched Sean as he left the ops.
" What is going on Alex? Why you didn't want Sean to be here?" Michael asked really worried.
" For the same reason I don't want you guys to be here but I don't have any way to persuade you to leave. If I can protect one of you for being hurt then I will do so. Nerd, I kept my promise so please now activate the soundproofing system inside ops and lower the volume. NOW!" Alex shouted.
"Alex? what are you talking about?" Nikita asked anxious about her answer.