Chapter 36 - The Text

POV

Nym:

*After arriving at the hotel*

I went into my room and immediately headed towards the shower. The room had one large bed, a desk, a wardrobe, closet, and T.V. There was a seperate room for the bathroom. Everything was clean and had a comfortable feeling to it, but this was the least of my worries.

I opened the bathroom door and began to strip down. My clothing was covered in dried body fluids. I could no longer smell the odor that my body was emitting. My shirt and pants stuck onto my skin. I removed my tactical boots and dark purple socks first. I continued on stripping the contaminated clothing and gear.

I finally took my hair out of the tight military style bun that it was in. My auburn hair had turned into a murky orangish brown from the blood. It fell and draped over my taunt shoulders in tight ringlets due to the sweat and blood. I couldn't help but sigh, after all, it had been a very long few days.I was finally able to remove my pants after five minutes of trying. I am so glad I wear black because I would look even worse if I didn't.

Well I am never going to be able to wear these clothes again. I sigh knowing that I'll have to get new clothes again. I separate my clothes from my weapons. My poor babies; they will definitely need to be throughly cleaned.I throw all of my clothes in a trash bag. I go into the small shower and turn the knob all the way to the left. Steam begins to fill the small bathroom, clouding the once reflective glass mirror. Dark colored grime begins to flow down the metal drain. It swirled around my tired feet like flood water ebbing into a storm drain in the heavy rain.

My hair became plastered to my wet body. I slumped my body against the wall. It slid on the tile all the way to the floor. I brought my knees up to my chest and wrapped my arms around my legs. I nestled my head in between my knees and began to rock my body while being pelted with hot water. I felt nothing, my body was completely numb. The constant pouring droplets of water on my skin calmed me. I sat there for two hours. When I finally left the shower the water had been cold for over an hour.

I reached out and grabbed a decently sized white towel from the rack. I wrapped the towel around my body. Cold drops of water continued to drip from my hair. I looked around the bathroom again and spotted a medium sized black duffel bag that had a almost black crimson colored emblem of a dragon on the underside of one of the straps.

On top was a black envelope that had a sea foam green wax seal embossed with an E. The E had several small barbs of glass sticking out of it. To the unsuspecting people that tried to read the contents, their fingers would be sliced open leaving their blood on the envelope. That way we could track who attempted to steal intel.

I carefully opened the envelope. Inside was a ivory colored paper with elegant black handwriting.

Agent L,

I know that you have had a ruff week. Just remember that what you are doing is important. You probably didn't think that it was going to take this long. Here are some clothes and other tools for you to use should you need them. Come home safe. That's an order agent.

-E

Well that's Emi I thought smiling. She always looks out for me. I reached into the bag and found two fresh sets of water and blade resistant black clothing, casual and some lounge wear. There was a new pair of tactical boots with several pairs of socks, and many other things.

Black leggings with a sports bra was my pajamas for the night. I tucked a pocket knife into my bra. I pulled my semi dry hair back into a long braid that reached to my bellybutton. I pulled out a toothbrush and toothpaste and began to brush my teeth. I spat out saliva that had a slight tint of red and washed it down the drain.

I walked over to the bed and checked it for any electrical equipment that could be used to spy on me. After finding the room all clear I laid on the bed. My body melted like a marshmallow near an open flame. I almost fell asleep when my phone dinged with a text.

'Hey Nym, I don't know where you're at right now, but I hope that you have a great day/night.

P.S. I miss hanging out with you 😊'

-Charlotte

My cheeks heated up and I feel asleep with happiness in my heart.

I woke up 16 hours after I originally laid down. My stomach made a loud rumble that echoed throughout the room. Well I guess I better go get some food. I rebraided my hair and put on some of the casual clothing which included: a few pairs of blue-jeans, an olive green and black flannel shirt, tank tops and some t-shirts with bands on them. I decided to go with the flannel and a black tank top paired with the jeans. I left the flannel unbuttoned showing the tank top. I found a simple necklace that was silver and had a bear on it.

I grabbed some euros from the bag and made my way out. I found a small bakery around three blocks away. A bell chimes as I entered the bakery. The scent of fresh bread assaulted my nostrils.

*RUMBLE*

A young dark haired man turned around to look at me.

"How can I help you?" He smiled warmly at me.