Chapter Seven
Blindfolds
The next day, Ember ate breakfast alone while Kay went to the store. It was quiet except for the soft 'whoosh' of cars outside. She sipped gingerly on a cup of coffee, thinking to herself, until there was a knock on the door. Ember set her cup down and went to look through the peephole. It was a man in a trench coat. Just like in her vision.
"Um, who's there?" she asked.
"Er, a friend of Agent K."
Ember opened the door a crack. "He's not here."
"Oh. May I come in?"
Before the seer could respond, the man shoved the door open and walked in.
"Lovely apartment," he mused.
"Yeah, and, uh, I'd like it if you'd tell me your name."
"My name is Yura."
"Sounds alien."
"Mhm. Can I ask you something?" He walked closer to her until she was backed up against the wall. Ember said nothing. "Where is the Key? Is he hiding it here?"
"No...Um...You need to leave," she replied.
"Do I? I believe you're lying about the Key. My friends don't like liars."
As if on cue, three more men in trench coats entered the room.
"Ay, what have you got there, Yura?" said one.
"Should we bring her back to HQ?" another asked.
The third silenced them all with a look. "Yes, we shall bring her back. She'll make nice bait. Driss, you're in charge of the girl. Yura, Peryn, stay here and capture the agent. I think I might visit the Men in Black and make some demands."
Ember was blindfolded. Time dragged on, until Driss finally ripped off the piece of cloth that was covering her eyes. She was tied to a chair in a dimly lit room. One wall was made completely of glass so that the room behind it could work as an observation area.
"Tell us where the Key is," Driss demanded.
"I don't know where it is! Let me go!"
"Then tell us where Agent Kay is!"
"I don't know. Please let me go!"
"Liar!" The man removed a mask, revealing his true alien face. It was brown with gray speckles. Long fangs protruded from his mouth. "What do you know about the Key?"
"I know that the MIB is looking for it!"
"Everyone knows that, you worthless girl." He slapped her. "Until you provide us with useful information, you're going to stay here."
Driss left, as Ember started to cry.
"Let me go! Please...please l-let me go!"
The alien watched her from behind the glass. He would get something out of her, no matter what it took.
Where is she? Kay thought frantically. He was searching the house, until a pair of hands grabbed him.
"Heya, Agent K," hissed a voice.
Someone pointed a gun to Kay's temple.
"Where is she?" K growled.
"Oh, the girl? Driss took care of her," another voice responded.
Took care of?
And in a split second, the agent was blindfolded, gagged, and his hands were tied.
"You're gonna love this, Kay."
Glass. The next thing that Agent K saw, after having the blindfold taken off, was a wall of glass. But there was a scene beyond the glass. Something that made fury and sadness well up inside of him like a ticking time bomb. He wanted to lash out at the person next to him, but he couldn't. He would wait until he had a plan, and when he did, all hell would break loose.
You might be wondering what Kay saw, but I'm going to save that for the next chapter...Mwahahaha. - MISS GLOBAL