We got onto the plane back to New York and the plane ride was normal, boring even, well, that was until Alex started teasing Max. Hey Max, Yō mama was so dumb, she thought Mold was a vegetable." he said with a cheeky look in his eyes. But the response he got was silence because Max was asleep and didn't hear a single word. He then resorted to being annoying "Are we there yet?" He asked Miles, who replied "No" Ten minutes later, he asked the same question and got the same reply. It went on like this till we were twenty minutes away from the runway when Noah spoke "Alex, can you please act your age, you're not a baby." Luckily, the plane touched down and we soon disembarked. outside, waiting for us were Jason and Cole. when Jason's gaze fell on Miles, he strode forward grabbed the front of his shirt and then lifted him off the ground "Why you little.." but his words were cut off by Cole who said, "We can interrogate them later, but for now you need to keep your cool. We were led to separate cars and then driven to the field office. On reaching Cole's office, He told us to sit in the chairs that were placed in front of his office desk. Max looked very disoriented from just waking up and now, by the looks of it, we were all in trouble. " tell us what happened" Cole said sounding very serious. I had never seen him like this, he looked and sounded scary. the guys looked like they'd rather be anywhere but here. Max and Alex both kept glancing at the door while the others kept their gaze trained on the floor never once looking up. I on the other hand kept my eyes focused on Cole. After surviving an encounter with my cousin, I wasn't going to be afraid of another human. My brother stood at the door with his arms crossed, his gaze locked on my face. After ten minutes of silence, my brother strode over to where I sat and started examining my face. He searched my entire face and then he froze. " what happened Charlie?" He growled. sometimes my brother could be scary like right now "N_ nothing" I said shakily What do you mean nothing?" He said sounding frustrated. He looked like he was about to pull his hair out. He ran his hand through his hair and then looked at me directly Who did this to you?" he said angrily. I'm guessing he saw the bruises on my chin. "Ray," I said quietly and looked up at him. his face was turning red with anger, and his eyes looked cold not like the brother I knew. I'm gonna kill him," he said quietly before getting up and striding to the door but came to a halt his hand coming to rest on the doorknob. " wait," I said finding the strength to stand even though my legs felt like noodles. he stood up straight and turned around. his eyes looked very sad. " don't do it, Jason." I told my brother who then looked confused. " why? look what he has done to you... he's his cousin.... he's an animal." My brother said still sounding angry "Maybe so J but he's still human. don't do it to hurt him. instead, spare him to hurt him." My brother looked conflicted and it looked like was fighting with himself. he let out a sigh and his shoulders sagged " Not after everything they've done." he said quietly before storming out of the office.
soon Cole asked the guys to leave us to speak in private. we sat in silence for about ten minutes when he finally broke the silence "What do you know about your Uncle and cousin?" he asked. " okay first of all buddy, my family is my business and non of yours. secondly, what a strange question to ask your newest employee." This is what I would have said if I wanted to break the record of the shortest time spent at the Beuraue and get fired after the very first mission that I failed but I did not want to get fired, I said this instead, " nothing much. all I know is that they own a toy factory... why? Is there a problem? I asked timidly. to which his facial features softened and spoke as though speaking to a child " no...not at all" but with the way he spoke, I could tell that he was keeping something from me and what did Jason mean when he said," not after everything they've done? it looks like I will have to solve it by myself or... maybe a friend can help me..... He then got up and walked over to what I thought was a closet but when he opened it, I was shocked to see several stacks of papers. He reached inside a picked a top folder which he handed to me. I gingerly held the folder and slowly opened it but what I read had my jaw hitting the floor. It turns out that my distant relatives are terrorists with an extensive criminal background including but not limited to arson, robbery and other petty crimes but what caught my eye was the fact that they were responsible for the kidnap and torture of many BOA agents. After I read the folder from cover to cover, I placed it on the desk. When I looked up at Cole, I realised that he had already been looking at me with concern and sympathy in his eyes.
the school hallways were packed with kids. some I recognised, but some I did not. I glanced around searching for the velocity crew and Miles but failed to find them. eh, maybe it was too early so I grabbed my books from my locker and headed to class. there sitting in my seat, was Alex looking much healthier than he did over the weekend.