Agent Helen and the lady were still waiting for Kane to forward the details of Paul Cole. Many minutes had elapsed but nothing came yet. Was it that difficult to get the information? Who was Paul Cole really? She thought. Another thought crossed her mind. She remembered she was not just in Philadelphia for one reason. She had not come for only platinum hotels. There was another drive behind her move. She was there to track Mike. Fortunately for her, there would be no reason for her to track him. She smiled at this. At least, her work had been made easier for her. It would have been another circle of stress if she just began to search Center City because of one man. Though , it was not only one person she was there to get. There were two of them . Mike and whoever it is that was with him a couple of hours ago. Just then, she reasoned. Could it be what she thought? She wondered. What if the young man she had seen with Mike on the first floor was the per

Rick was just seated staring at the computer screen. That was all he had been to do for a couple of years of his life. At some point , it became a very boring life for him. From morning till night on most days, he just spent almost all the hours sitting before a system and typing the appropriate commands. Life outside that was a rare one for him. Since the crisis started, he had barely had any time for himself. Just like he was seated now, so has he been seated for a while. If he was not there, no one else would take up his responsibility as much as he did them. Sometimes , he wondered what would happen to the United States Secret Service without that man called Rick. His role in the organization was not in any way questionable.  He yawned . The thought of everything that had ensued came to him. For a second time in one morning, Captain Clinton had created a scene in public. It was not even noon yet. What was going to happen before the day came t

" Did you see that?" Mike asked Steve. " Did you hear them speak?" " Of course, I did. At least, I have not lost my hearing ability. " " We heard the gunshots. We witnessed everything that happened there. . How come they deny nothing really happened? Does that even make any sense?" " Well, that does not make any sense. But there is nothing we can do about it. Going public to say anything will only make matters worse for us. And you know what that means , right? We will have to get involved in a matter that we know nothing about. I joined the fight because of you . I wonder what you were really thinking when you started that fight." " Well, it is obvious I did not start any fight. You were there. I did not start it.

Rick twisted his neck in both directions and then stretched his hands back and forth before walking into the office. His face was not in any good shape. The fine face that had fleshy chins like that of a succulent fruit had been disturbed . He held his jaw as he walked. His eyes went round. Everyone was busy. So, he needed to just pretend as if nothing really happened. Holding his jaw that way or walking in the manner he had been walking would only mean that something had gone wrong with him and would definitely attract the attention of other agents who would want to sympathize with him. That sympathy was not even necessary at the moment since it was only going to delay his move. He stood at a place and yawned . Then, he took his handkerchief and wiped his face. Every sweat that would prove a point had to leave his face. He put the handkerchief back into its place and began his majestic walk to his system. Funny enough, it was a failed attempt. "What is wrong wi

                          31Captain Clinton looked at his wristwatch to check the time. But it was a wasted effort. He sighed the wristwatch was lucky enough to not have been completely dislodged from his wrist. The whole screen had been broken off completely and the hand that denoted the hour time had been taken off the system. The only healthy hand was the minute hand as the second hand was cut from its middle point. There was no way he could know the time . The basketball court of the state school was totally deserted. The whole school was nearly void of people. No parent would let a child go out to school in a time like this when everyone was not safe including the fully grown adults. He yawned tiredly. What was taking Rick so long to come? In the past f