Hey there lovely readers. Here's a quick little chapter I wrote tonight when the inspiration struck. Haha read on! And also, go and read Run LIke the WInd! It's getting a complete makeover and I swear I don't even recognize it anymore. In a good way haha I'm doing some major editing and rewriting!
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RECAP- Chapter 6
Satisfied that I will be uninterrupted, I wait, and when no one comes looking for me, I press send on my phone hoping Chase will answer quickly. "Hey, Jul. What's wrong babe?" Chase drawls the words out lazily sounding bored.
"Chase." I breathe out in relief leaning against the wall. "We have a bit of a situation on our hands."
Chapter 7
"And now everyone's talking about how I stood up Mason. Scale of ten?" I finish a little out of breath and lean against the wall to wait for his response. One being my safety rope has come untied and the criminal is escaping up the wall and ten being a volcano exploded and Chase is buried somewhere in the rubble with no way to escape. We took ten crazy experiences from our missions in the past couple years and created a scale to communicate the gravity of the situation. I guess it'd be easier to just rank it 1-10 with normal numbers but this is more real to us.
There's a slight pause before Chase and a familiar voice in the background break into laughter, making me frown in confusion.
"I fail to see what's funny in this situation." I shoot back quickly and the laughter only becomes louder.
"Is she serious? Spies these days." Arianna breaks into laughter again and I can just picture her shaking her head, her eyes rolling back as she mourns my ignorance.
"Babe, that's like a negative two." Chase finally replies and Arianna chuckles in agreement.
"What? It is not! They're all talking about me, how is that not a big deal?" I sputter out a protest which is met with another round of laughter.
"Julianne, it's high school, the place where rumors fly thick as seagulls at the beach." Arianna comments eagerly and I hold back a snort at her attempt to be poetic.
"NIce one." Chase laughs again, a booming sound full of energy. A faint slap echos and then Arianna's groan reaches my ears. Did he- no of course he wouldn't, Arianna would kick his butt. Another slap echos out and they both cheer. Oh. High fives, right. That was stupid.
"Hey, why are you together anyway?" I ask curiously.
"Just a little training exercise." Arianna answers after a second of silence and I nod in understanding, forgetting for a moment that they can't see me.
"Gotcha." I say looking at my watch. Just a few minutes till the bell rings. Because of Ari's high rank, she doesn't usually have time to just hang out with us unless we're training or she's in between missions. Besides, she also trains a lot of the other teens at SASS. We all know the story of how she rose through the ranks. It's commonly told to newbies in an attempt to make them work harder.
At the age of fouteen, when Arianna was just a freshman, she was approached by two reps from SASS on the way home from her school Redwood High.They asked her if she would join and for some reason, which is always glossed over when they tell the story, she actually agreed. If I had to guess, I'd say that something was very off about her family situation, which is not as uncommon for SASS kids as one would expect. When I first arrived and saw all these kids, I thought SASS was so evil. How could they kidnap all these poor kids who had families and loved ones? Janet explained to me that SASS only recruits kids who for the most part have nothing to lose. Although, in my case I could have lived with my aunt. She has a kid about my age and we used to play together all the time.
After a year of training, Ari finally was deemed ready to start going on missions. Everyone agreed that she seemed bright and probably had a pretty good career ahead of her, but no one had any idea what she was really capable of. She was assigned to a boy named Ted, who was in the same grade as her. The hard part came with location because halfway through the year, Ted transferred from Ocean City High School to Redwood High. At this point, SASS was stumped because they had already assigned her to the case, but they couldn't bring Arianna back to Redwood High without suspicion. She insisted, dyed her hair black, and took on a new name. She even wore contacts which changed the color of her eyes. When she stepped out of the changing room, everyone was startled. She was a completely different person and the proof was when her boss happened to walk by at the end and called the security, thinking she was an intruder.
Arianna was enrolled as Mary and she kept her eye on Ted every minute possible. She became the ultimate fan of soccer, basketball and track just so she could keep her eye on Ted and finally, it all paid off. Marco Vantoni attacked Ted one night after a track meet and she swooped in to save the day. He tried in vain to fight off her advances, but of course, being a trained agent, she was too strong. Ted was unconcious by that point and she took him to the hospital after calling her boss Tanner to come take away Marco.
This all sounded only semi impressive to me as an eight year old child, when I first heard the story. It wasn't until recently, when I discovered just how dangerous and cunning Marco is that I fully appreciated how brave the risks Ari took as a fifteen year old against an older criminal.
Even though I didn't fully appreciate it, it did make an impression on me, as it does with every child brought in. I began to start working harder in an attempt to become as brave and bold as Arianna allegedly was, and I was thrilled when Chase and I had the opportunity to have her for a mentor.
She was my ultimate spy hero and the best part was that she'd be teaching me. It didn't take long for that to wear off and for me to realize that she's only a girl a few years older than me. A sweet, caring, independent, strong woman who isn't afraid to protect those she's in charge of, and more importantly, those she loves. She became my role model instead and this time, the feeling hasn't worn off yet.
I sit back on one of the old shelves and keep still, hoping it can hold my weight. I haven't thought about Ari's story in a while, not since I told little Lexi the story a few weeks ago. It really is something of a legend among SASS children. There's silence on the other end of the phone and I check the connection before realizing that they hung up. Probably half way through the story that was replaying in my head. I think smiling to myself slightly. It's time to go to class anyway. I don't want to be late.
I pick myself off the shelf gently and unlock the closet dragging the chair back into place near the back. I stick my head out quickly and then slip out hoping to go unnoticed in the crowd of people.
"Hey there." His voice slips out of no where stopping me in my tracks. He's that arrogant boy- Mason.
"Hey, I have to get to class." I give him a tight smile thinking I can ignore him and just head to class. I know he didn't hear my phone call. It was totally soundproof. The scream proved that.
"Oh, don't give me that bullshit. What were you doing in the closet, hmm?" He narrows his eyes a bit daring me to deny that I was there but I can't. He obviously saw me coming out.
"Oh, that. I was just looking for a rag to clean my locker out." I reach into my backpack and pull out a small rag that could be used to clean or dust. Rule number two: Always have a backup plan.
Mason's eyes narrow even more until it looks like he's squinting and I hold back a laugh.
"That's not-, You were-, I'll find out what you're up to, Julianne Brent." He promises me looking me straight in the eye before walking away.
"Wait, how does he know my name?" I realize looking up quickly but it's too late. He's already gone.
That's all there is sorry to say! Oooh Arianna's story is at least a lil interesting right? Cause I LOVE writing about her.
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