Aftermath: Inception

as raining heavily with strong winds that could pull an impatient plane out of the sky. We arrived in France and thankfully it wasn’t raining here. It was however late in the night and

m. As I stepped out of the plane, the air felt heavy and smelled of diesel. I could feel the heat reflecting off the tarmac. There were the sound of planes tak

es, each one of them heading to their various destination. There were sounds of suit cases dropping on the conveyer belt, voices of young and old. Their tones were either subdued with anticipation of separation or excitement to leave. It just made me remember how much I wanted to leave this place and get back

ce of the airport to get a cab to convey me to the location Mark had given me. As I was about to leave, I took a glance at the big clock in the airport’s entrance. The time was already 11:48pm. I needed to get to that locatio

the cab driver as he tu

m. He must have definite

just had to say it in a questioning tone. I couldn’t see the driver’s face clearly but he definitely laughe

he said with such

he said that, “Oui…

reacted to his question. “You don’t loo

t before,” I replied him la

eigner?” ask

job,” I kept enunciating each word carefully

nglais too,” he

ou sound well just wi

en if we speak another language

nsieur?” he ask

ot from Mark. The driver read

and five euros,” he said as h

it take to get

raffic is not mu

rds. In every corner we turned into, there was different artist building structure that makes you drop your jaws in awe. It didn’t even feel like it was late in the night because of the few adults going about and the impressive street lights shining around accompanied with a bright full moon. It felt like the moon here was different from

ahead of us, you could see the incredible three hundred and twenty four meters long wr

to complete my sentence as I

ere here in Paris. You like, huh?” the dr

roits. Paris has plenty. I can take you,

ob and I will be leaving in less than three days if all goes wel

coming back here. Thi

to bring Nene here. She would be mind blown just to see all these amazing art. I have seen in a couple of books on how the French was used to portray

e driver and I snap

g. I pulled out my wallet and passed him one hundred and fifty euros throu

said before the drive

he replied as I wa

r,” the driver sa

up by tree roots here and there. I finally turned to the building I was here for. The paints of the apartment was peeling but it was more accurate to say it was shedding. It seemed old-fashioned and gloomy with lots of rooms judging by the numerous windows and several fire escape stairs. That made it impossible for me to know exactly where I was going in the building. I wasn’t give

th

om

answer there. I returned the tablet into my bag and slung it back on my shoulder. I walked into the building and there was an old cranky-looking elevator right in front of me. I taped th

to walk into the elevator. He was wearing a leather jacket and a shawl obviously because of the cold. He was taller than I was and also black-bearded. Just a glance at him, he really didn’t fit in

soon as the elevator began to move

. Few seconds later, it dawned on me. He was the one I was here to s

said as soon as I steered my gaze

n code?” he

ond Amethyst

rs of each of the words spells our name and mine was ‘ADAM’. Also, the l

rcher?” the

ive dash three two on

eign soul, we needed that information to be fully activated for duty. Only the safe house operative at t

for you,” the man said as turned to fac

, “Sorry for kee

ef up on my progress,” the man explained as he turned back to look at the elevator door as it slid open. We

walked in front of me. I realized h

see anything until the institute sent me a mem

r from the window, pictures pinned to it with red and white threads placed on each pin pulled across from one picture

e living here can just walk in,” I squin

“You agents w

arting an icy s

know me as Captain Picard. I most times just lock the door behind whi

hen,” I sa

t now?”

n the table. He finally pulled up a red envelope and pas

s I opened the file obse

sure he doesn’t give that order tomorrow. You need to be there at t

tel I saw on the tablet M

ental Swiss. The prince can’t just pull the trigger by himself so we believe he w

ave been going out together a lot judging by

re to have talks with the French government. Besides, p

hit supposed to

t you get enough rest. You must

room, “You can use that one on the left

movable glass. At least, it didn’t smell like shit just like Picard said. The bed was the only thing that looked new. I pulled my shoe off, tossed my bag on the bed and pulled out the burner pho

s your trip?

How ar

ouldn’t reach you since evening so I told her you

ks. That me

an I talk to her no

phone to dial Nene. She put her phone on speaker and I was able to hear it ring. It took a

lla,” N

id I wake you

peak quietly because I didn’t want

here,” Ella

the phone, than

eside her. Since I could hear them both beca

I said as I laid

o reach you all day. Is ev

s just fine,” I said trying t

I wanted since I had arrived in France, taking to the love of my life in the city of