Chapter 17
Zach POV
It was tense and quiet in the car. Everyone was slightly nervous as we briefly glanced at each other when the car pulled over. It was 5pm. Two hours before the scheduled first meeting. Jonas and Liz got out silently, heading to the café across the street. They set up their laptops and looked to all the world as two normal people using the free wi-fi of the café. The comms unit in our ears sparkled to life.
"I'm going in," Liz's delicate Southern voice chimed softly in my ear. There was a tense silence. Everything relied on Liz and Jonas. We had to know what was in there, what was waiting for us in there.
"It's not that bad in there," Jonas's voice suddenly appeared in my ear, "there are 5 camera's but we've looped them already, a few alarms, which we already disabled, and some other technical stuff which I don't think you'd understand."
"Thanks for that," my lightly sarcastic comment popped out before I could stop it. There was a titter of laughter in the car as everyone became a little more relaxed.
"Is it safe to enter now Bookworm?" Cammie's voice was steady and calm, her face even. Liz/Bookworm's voice replied shortly.
"Yes."
We got out of the car and slinked into the building. We were fast, agile, we got into the building in 14 seconds. I glanced at my crew, each was dressed in a black attire, weapons hidden in every possible place.
"Thanks guys," I called softly in the dim glow of the light. Everyone smiled and nodded. I caught Cammie's hand gently.
"It'll be ok," I reassured her, or was I reassuring myself? I couldn't tell, Cammie looked what every good spy should look, dangerous and calm, confident but sly. And I knew that Cammie was going to be fine. Because she was a Gallagher Girl. She leant in and kissed me softly on the cheek before walking away.
We got into position. And waited.
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"They're coming," Jonas's voice rang through everyone's ears, the first sound we had heard since 1 hour and 16 minutes ago.
"There are around 20 guys with him. Muscle. Each person has a panic button which can summon an army within a second. It also sends out information to every terrorists out there that a breach is happening. We're disabling the panic button now," I felt my heart speed up. They were coming.
"Disabled. We also got location of extra guys and HQ," Jonas's triumphant voice was heard through our ears, "they're 10 seconds from you guys," Jonas paused before adding, "go get 'em guys."
"Good luck," Liz's faint voice echoed through our comms unit before the doors of the building sprang open.