Once we finished that class I went onto Cultures and Assimilation class. She told Liz and I to set the tables while she talked about how to behave properly when in front of a very important guest. We had to get partners. I had Bex as my partner and since Macey was up to our level she was Liz's partner. We were all to sit at a table.
Then we would practice. We got food while in the process so it wasn't too bad. At least now I know how to act in the presence of Senator soon to be Vice President McHenry. After C&A it was time to go to…CoveOps. Where my dad would be teaching. Not that I wasn't grateful that he was back but my mom was already headmistress now I have another family member as part of the faculty. Great.
Bex and I went separate ways from Liz as we went down to Sublevel two. We were in the elevator when suddenly we went down for about a hundred feet. We stopped. Then we were plummeting down again. Bex and I were braced against the elevator so we wouldn't get shaken too bad. Then a mechanical voice said, "Present DNA Please." A narrow slot appeared. It looked about finger size. I looked at Bex who nodded and I put my finger in. I felt something prick me, almost like a bee sting.
A small pin had pricked me. Then it disappeared and a fresh needle replaced it. Bex's face paled as much as it could pale. It wasn't much though. I just figured out that Bex, who would take on the most dangerous men in the world is afraid of needles. The mechanical voice sounded again, "Present DNA Please." Just as she stuck her finger in the doors slid open. I saw her breathe a sigh of relief.
We stepped out. I thought it was going to look like Sublevel one, but it was different. As we stepped in we saw other girls stepping out of elevators with bleeding fingers. There was creaking wide-plank oak wood floors. The ceiling reminded me of jigsaw puzzles, like one I did with my father when I was little. The walls had no seams it was just huge amounts of limestone and earth creating a barrier to the outside.
I couldn't determine how much limestone there was, just that there was a lot. It seemed never ending. That's when my dad and Mr. Solomon stepped out from a corner in the darkness. I did what Mr. Solomon taught us last year, I noticed things. I noticed that Mr. Solomon was wearing brown Italian loafers and my dad was wearing a pair of tennis shoes. The curious thing was there was another man beside him.
He had a long white beard, brilliant blue eyes that were sparkling against his dirty skin. His teeth were impeccibly white. He was in rags though. He must have had good dental care. Then I noticed little things like how instead of having his normal green eyes Mr. Solomon had brown eyes. Which meant one of two things. One he was wearing brown contacts or two every other time I've seen him he had been wearing green contacts.
I had a feeling my first assumption was correct. I looked over at my dad and saw that he had a peg leg and a cane. I saw his nose was slightly larger and he had a mole on his neck. I looked back at Mr. Solomon and saw that his hair had gone slightly gray. From the last time I saw him, which was over the summer, he had gotten gray hair. Maybe it was the fatherhood or maybe he was wearing a wig. I had no clue who the other guy was but I did know that Mr. Solomon and my dad were not the same.
"Welcome students to…" he paused dramatically for effect, "Covert Operations Sublevel two." I raised my hand.
"Yes, Ms. Morgan." Mr. Solomon asked he looked slightly annoyed.
"I have noticed a few things." I said wanting him to ask me to elaborate. I could feel the eyes of my classmates on me.
"Would you like to tell us what you noticed?" my dad asked me. I nodded.
"Mr. Solomon now has brown eyes instead of green, you're hair has gone gray, and he, my dad has a peg leg with a cane, your nose is slightly larger and you have a mole on your neck." I said pointing to each thing as I said it. I wasn't sure if I should call my dad dad or call him Mr. Morgan.
"Very good Ms. Morgan. In just a few minutes you have managed to see some things that none of your other classmates managed to." Mr. Solomon said with a smile.
"Now can any of you tell us who this man is?" my dad asked pointing to the old man beside them. I looked over at Bex who was grinning at me.
"Cam, that was bloody brilliant. I didn't even notice it that fast. I noticed his eyes but I hadn't seen anything else yet." she said her accent heavy. I saw Mick Morrison raise her hand.
"Is he a homeless man from New York City?" she asked. Sure it was way out in the ballpark but it was possible.
"No, Ms. Morrison. He is actually a she." Solomon said as the old guy took off his disguise and I saw a beautiful woman underneath. I was shocked to see who it was.
A/N: What'd you think? Was it good? I used some of the description from the real third Gallagher girl book: Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover. So any guesses on where Zach may be? Or who is the woman who was disguised as an old man? To tell me what you think please review!
