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Falling Masks

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Chapter 1 - The Price of Truth

'I know that you are obliged to tell us only the facts and not the real story but please consider telling us the story as it will be easier for us to keep you safe and how we can catch them before they harm your life,' said Corella, she was a stern woman who looked like she was innocent, unaware of the dangers of life but she was the head of the Intelligence Agency 'TWIA'(The World Intelligence Authority). She was thin, a brunette and looked fragile and her skin was pale, and she had blue eyes which made the person who looked at it mesmerized. It was quite ironic that a woman like her was out in the most dangerous operations of the world, 'Mission; Demolish 'CAT' (Criminal authority) which was considered to be the world's most deadly Criminal Organisation.

Yet, what worsens this is that I am the leader 'CAT' but she does not know that. All that she knows is that I am someone who is involved in CAT. 

'All I know is that they are planning to destroy Syria,' I lied, but she was convinced and that changed my viewpoint of her. I realized her naivety, 'I don't have a story...'

'There's no point of lying,' she smiled, 'I know the truth.'

She took out her sleek silver gun from her pocket and aimed at my heart, I realized my gullibility. I had fallen for her from the beginning.

I cursed myself by my new realization. I always looked down on people and realized their flaws. Now, I realized mine. I was not the mastermind of the 'CAT' but it was my employees. I was not a great leader, I was their drawback to greatness. I was just a self-centred leader who was stubborn.

She looked into my eyes and I realized that my emotion conveyed my vulnerability and looked at her. I wasn't as emotionless as I thought I was.

Tears welled from my eyes and I started to feel humiliated. I felt like this was the first time I had been true to myself. 

'You had many opportunities before but now you are too late. Are you scared?'

She held the gun with new rejuvenation and clicked the lever of her gun.

THUG!

The bullet soared instantly to my heart. I fell upside down in the chair I was confined to and I felt my life leaving me. Each second made me weaker. The pain of the bullet helped me relent on how cruel I was, this was what I did, I just shot them. But I never had realized what it feels like.

 I had learned much more about myself and my life than I had learned since my birth. I felt thankful for dying. I was now happy to die, die knowing my many flaws. I had always feared death but now it felt welcoming and heartwarming.

'Thank You,' I managed to say and then I closed my eyes, leaving Corella confused at what I had said last.