appeared to be contemplating the dead man’s question, somehow feeling that she owed him an answer.
“I don’t know,” she said in a soft voice, which sounded normal for her age. “I don’t know what I am.”
Chapter Four
Lights flickered into life in the building as the two girls sat quietly on the floor. The older girl held the younger one in her arms and slowly rocked her as if trying to sooth her. The sound of men entering the building, the thumping sound of heavy boots on the wood floor, came to their ears. They didn’t move, but remained seated, as if they were expecting the arrival of the men.
Four men entered the room. They wore military uniforms, but these men also had something covering the areas of exposed skin from head to toe, especially the neck and facial areas. Others waited in the hall outside the room. One of the men stepped forward and stared at the girls for several seconds, then went over to the body on the floor. He knelt down and checking for life, then stood back up.
“Secure,” said one of the men into a tiny microphone near his mouth.
Moments later, another man entered the room. Unlike the others, he did not wear the clothing that covered the skin as the other men and he carried no weapon. He walked over to the man that had spoken earlier into the microphone.
“All confirmed kills?”
“Yes, General. Five confirmed kills.”
The general smiled. He looked at the dead man’s body on the floor and then he approached the girls.
“I watched you in action,” he said as he pointed toward the ceiling. In the corner, a small camera silently swept the room back and forth. “You were told to kill him quickly,” he said to the older of the two girls. “By waiting, you might have caused more harm to yourself. You were lucky he didn’t kill you.”
“Lucky?” she said in a voice that was too full of cynicism for her age. “If this is what life has in store for my sister and me, then death may be better.”
The general’s smile quickly vanished. “Remember our little talk,” he said. His voice was low and threatening. “Your sister will suffer if you don’t do as you are told.” His hand moved toward his pocket and removed a remote control device. He held it up in front of her. “Do we need to remind you?”
“No,” she said, her voice fighting to sound regretful.
“Good, good,” he said, placing the device in his pocket, the sharp edge of his voice slowly fading away. “Even considering your hesitancy tonight, you still did very well, but I know you can kill more efficiently, as you did with the homeless man at the beach a few weeks ago.”
“I felt pity for that poor man. He had done nothing to me. I knew I had no choice but to kill him so I made it quick and as painless as possible. This one,” she said, pointing to Jonsey’s body, “was just an evil man that enjoyed killing. If he suffered, it was of his own doing.”
“I see,” the general said, eyeing her cautiously. “Still, you neutralized five targets, one of which was one of our best.” He glanced toward Jonsey’s body. “His skills were well-developed and he was dependable in accomplishing his tasks. He was just getting a little too risky to keep around anymore.”
He turned his attention back to the girls.
“You have done well and I have good news for you. Because you have proven yourself in our little test, we are moving you to a new home. You will have a lot of room and be much more comfortable.”
“And these?” she said, touching her collar and wincing in pain.
“You know you can’t touch them,” the general said. “If you do, the poison will be released and you will die a horrible death. You must remember that.”
“I will,” she said. “I will remember many things from now on.” Her voice was full of hatred and contempt.
“Do I detect an attitude problem?” he said. His hand disappeared into his pocket. The older girl tensed as she prepared for the result of her
“I don’t know,” she said in a soft voice, which sounded normal for her age. “I don’t know what I am.”
Chapter Four
Lights flickered into life in the building as the two girls sat quietly on the floor. The older girl held the younger one in her arms and slowly rocked her as if trying to sooth her. The sound of men entering the building, the thumping sound of heavy boots on the wood floor, came to their ears. They didn’t move, but remained seated, as if they were expecting the arrival of the men.
Four men entered the room. They wore military uniforms, but these men also had something covering the areas of exposed skin from head to toe, especially the neck and facial areas. Others waited in the hall outside the room. One of the men stepped forward and stared at the girls for several seconds, then went over to the body on the floor. He knelt down and checking for life, then stood back up.
“Secure,” said one of the men into a tiny microphone near his mouth.
Moments later, another man entered the room. Unlike the others, he did not wear the clothing that covered the skin as the other men and he carried no weapon. He walked over to the man that had spoken earlier into the microphone.
“All confirmed kills?”
“Yes, General. Five confirmed kills.”
The general smiled. He looked at the dead man’s body on the floor and then he approached the girls.
“I watched you in action,” he said as he pointed toward the ceiling. In the corner, a small camera silently swept the room back and forth. “You were told to kill him quickly,” he said to the older of the two girls. “By waiting, you might have caused more harm to yourself. You were lucky he didn’t kill you.”
“Lucky?” she said in a voice that was too full of cynicism for her age. “If this is what life has in store for my sister and me, then death may be better.”
The general’s smile quickly vanished. “Remember our little talk,” he said. His voice was low and threatening. “Your sister will suffer if you don’t do as you are told.” His hand moved toward his pocket and removed a remote control device. He held it up in front of her. “Do we need to remind you?”
“No,” she said, her voice fighting to sound regretful.
“Good, good,” he said, placing the device in his pocket, the sharp edge of his voice slowly fading away. “Even considering your hesitancy tonight, you still did very well, but I know you can kill more efficiently, as you did with the homeless man at the beach a few weeks ago.”
“I felt pity for that poor man. He had done nothing to me. I knew I had no choice but to kill him so I made it quick and as painless as possible. This one,” she said, pointing to Jonsey’s body, “was just an evil man that enjoyed killing. If he suffered, it was of his own doing.”
“I see,” the general said, eyeing her cautiously. “Still, you neutralized five targets, one of which was one of our best.” He glanced toward Jonsey’s body. “His skills were well-developed and he was dependable in accomplishing his tasks. He was just getting a little too risky to keep around anymore.”
He turned his attention back to the girls.
“You have done well and I have good news for you. Because you have proven yourself in our little test, we are moving you to a new home. You will have a lot of room and be much more comfortable.”
“And these?” she said, touching her collar and wincing in pain.
“You know you can’t touch them,” the general said. “If you do, the poison will be released and you will die a horrible death. You must remember that.”
“I will,” she said. “I will remember many things from now on.” Her voice was full of hatred and contempt.
“Do I detect an attitude problem?” he said. His hand disappeared into his pocket. The older girl tensed as she prepared for the result of her
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