CLOAK AND DAGGER

's point

won't do it again. Please! I have a family, please!

eak, his face all battered from the numerous blows he had gotten

l from me." My father spoke i

to help my daugh

, "you have to do this son, we need t

n it was weak, not inclined

we? He said it was for his family. Yo

s doubted my ruthlessness. I once overheard

this world that this goodness doesn't get people too far, people like this

uld exist for the wo

o die and leave all of

I tell you that boy is not a weakling. H

nacceptable, it la

have to let him be his own person not train him the way

ordinate and in front of a dying man must have shown me not just weak but intractable b

either kill him or I'll keep hitting you

hrough with what he said wouldn't be a feat for him. I once saw him beat a man to

I knew this from the countless times we had shooting lessons and it wouldn't be

it won't h

g for? I didn't rais

won't happen

t was literal oblivion, to take a life meant the person wasn't existing anymore. I hesitated hoping th

te harder than the first

ed and the man d

It has been around for years now since I was twel

ared for work. I took with me an envelope marked "important" and other do

mornin

ing,

g straight to

from the usual spot and

ad the routine check with other dep

office and decided to go ahead with the main task for the day. I sinc

ad jet black hair tied loosely behind, with some curls escaping through. Her eyes were warm but had a dullness to them, she had physi

ope containing her details, took up

aking with Miss

May I know wh

make the conversation longer than I originally planned but then I rememb

with you at the café next to your office b

he was left wondering if it was a call she should heed or just not turn up for the meeting. But I

point o

ill did not. I just got assigned to the case this morning and have not discussed the details with anyone, so how did the caller know I was

the unknown caller, I was very much at ease since the meeting place was not far from my office and

raying that this would not turn out to be a total waste of my time. I was still

yre Che

ea

nieska

you're meeting with be

e a hard per

ng that's a

was mean

case I'm working on?" I ask impatiently to confirm

d half smiling, he brought out an envelope marked "Important" and handed it to m

ontent is wha

you think it's safe to open it he

asked "why are you doi

n and I think that

r this a busine

o," he sa

t from this, the

ys with a sc

reet and as a businessman getting my rival out of the way helps my bu

u know that I'm the one

t yet. Not until we've gone on se

ginative sense a

ecause I know the worth of what I've given

e pieces of usel

ng it out." He said as he got up f

assume we have a date. I'll call you." He added. "Have

ca

e office. I closed the door, locking it from inside and proceeded to take a look at the content of the envelope and was in total shock when I

re him that this was more than enough to close the case but discover that I had not gotten his phone nu