Aftermath: Inception

finitely the crux of her avoiding me. She wouldn’t stop making me regret what I had I done until few days ago when she forced me to call Ella and apologize. Nene had promised that things

chool today. She was preparing for her exams and she decided she would have to stay in school while she studied. She was working on her master’s programme an

re that relationship was going to end and that was not even on my bucket list. She was the most important thing in my life and I wasn’t ready to lose her anytime. However, Yosef’s rant of a confession got to me. I wasn’t sure how I was supposed to hold on to this relationship. Maybe I believed in something that wasn’t going to last. Soon, N

a few weeks, right? Stop l

arding school but I bet it was not as much as what I was feeling right

make me cry,” Nene said as she stared at me with her

like living in an entire planet all alone,” I said loo

would drop you off at the school whenever you have

I said it out loud and judging by the expression on

o see me? And how am I supposed to study with you

d help y

id. “I wasn’t aware my boyfriend had a degree i

capable of. I can catch up real quick, just l

I would be teaching you not stu

ach me what you know and I get to ask questions which I am sur

…..we are already at my lodge. Too bad you thought of that too late and I

her. Her lodge was just ahead

on my face. I was already feeling terrified

ule. I might come to the house when I’ve got n

mmediately she said that. That wo

was just

stopped as soon as she saw I was grim-faced. As much as I wanted to be pissed at her for mak

said gently as soon as I parke

her hand. She looked even more beautiful. Too ba

rt me as well. As soon as I am done with my

f her mouth was making it even more difficult to let her go. I responded with my tongue clashing against hers. After a few seconds, she pulled back, pecked me

ly,” I said unaware that my tho

pulled away from me. I was the man here but I was acting like a little teenager

try,” I replied as I

ger’s seat and carried out her leather bag which had her books in it. She carried out the other bag with her clothes. As soon as I walked up to her, a friend of hers walked outside the gate of the lodge. The lodge was more than three acres wide judging from the view I had as soon as the gate opened. I have never been invited in because only students were allowed inside. Nene’s friend was Linda and she was the only one I have had the chance to meet except from

up to us smi

replied her as I

up to Nene a

rning,” Linda said as soon a

ust won’t let mummy go all morning,” Nen

unny,” I said i

collected Nene’s bags an

ams, Linda,” I said as

, I will return her in one piece,” Linda said as she walked through the g

harder for me….mumm

be fine. Just promise

ine I promise

aid that, she looked really serious. It ma

that?” I repli

cook

her say that. That was the least of all

ookies,” Nene said loo

Your mom specifically sai

il I get back. Then….then we ca

ene

ling her name, “Don’t Nene me. Just don’t touc

planted a kiss on her forehead before I kissed her on the lips. We hugged each other warmly and then she turned to leave. As she walked away, she kept giving me the over the shoulder look until she eventually got to the gate. She turned back at me and

phone, I saw a couple of missed calls. It all came from the director. I had dropped my phone in the car earlier so it must have rang then. I started to move

or said as I placed

ing less enthusiastic. I reall

p,” said the director w

een called up?” I asked a

ute had over seven hundred agents and only eighty-five of them were special operatives like me. The twenty-six of us trained as kids were on top of this special group. We led the way for advanced ops. Calling up agents before the end of the one mont

your leave but this needed immediate atten

ernment under imminent attack. Governors and senators were top officials as well but the ones we majorly use code blues for was the president, the vice, ambassadors and foreign diplomats. I have never heard this code been

titute tomorrow,” I re

e off to school. We already have a chopper prepared for you tomorrow at th

because I have always suspected I was been watched. Th

ip, sir?

ving for France by 1700

the protection of the French government. Months passed and it was getting more impossible to withdraw the criminal from the protection of the French. Nigeria officers left France empty-handed after months of negotiation at hundreds of meetings. Things got rocky afterwards. Couple of months later, investigation revealed that the criminal under the protection of the French government was the perpetrator of the whole scandal. Afterwards, the Nigerian government and t

the direc

lied sounding

” the direct

else to call. I am terribly sor

feel the sincerity in his voice. I just didn’t wan

Like you said, I am a so

when you get back. See you soon, Adam,” th

g. Suddenly, my mind strolled back to what Yosef said at my house and he was right. This relationship was taking a toll on me. I was more concerned about my lover’s reaction to my suddenly travel rather than preparing myself for my mission, just like I was trained. Yosef may be right but I wasn’t ready to leave that life alone. I wasn’t trained to have a relationship w

s, she always did something amazing that would make me stop whatever I had planned. It was like she knew what I was thinking. I knew what would happen if she eventually found out about me so I just let things play out like they were scripted. I