Coded By Heart (#2)

CHAPTER TWO Sitting alone in a classroom full of classmates was great. Ending up being partnered with the annoying ‘new kid’ in Chemistry was at my wits end. “No, no, no, stop! Don’t add the solution yet, it isn’t the right temperature yet!” I hissed. Justin rolled his eyes, “Whatever boss.” “Don’t call me that.” I growled. He shrugged and added the solution. There was a big light and shattering glass heard through the quiet classroom. I turned on him, “I told you not to add the solution yet!” Then something fell on my foot. It was solid and hot. “Great I now have a hole on my school shoes.” I grumbled. Justin just laughed. Then everyone else started to do the same. I cursed under my breath. “I will get you back eventually you know!” I declared. “What with?” he asked, raising his eyebrows. The bell rang, and I cleaned up Justin’s mess. He wouldn’t know what hit him. I left the room five minutes later, walking back to my locker. I didn’t need to rush for my bus, I was getting picked up. Oh yeah… I quickly did my plan against Justin.

I was at the front of the school. Everyone was still here, unless they were on their bus but they still had a good view of the limo that came. I groaned. The limo came up in front of me and the driver seat opened up to reveal Calla. She was a pretty red head of average twenty-three year old height. “Hey girl, fancy a ride?” “How else will I get there?” I smiled. Everyone was looking at me and I caught the eye of Justin, who was smirking at me. I sighed as another Agent came out of the passenger door and opened the door for me. The door closed and I was happy with the dark tinted windows. I can see them but they can’t see me. “How was your day?” Calla asked. “Irritating,” I grumbled.

She spared me a look of sympathy. “You sure know how to shake the Boss up, he has all agents tracking your area, except Will here.” She smiled at him which he returned. Hmmm something’s up. Will looked at me then his gaze trailed to my fingers which were rubbing against each other because I was nervous about the meeting. “Did you cut yourself?” he asked. I looked at him confused then he pointed to my fingers. No wonder I thought it was wet, it was sweating from the nervousness I felt but it was blood. “Chemistry class, Clark didn’t listen and messed up the task.” I explained. Calla scoffed, “Lazy idiot.” Will turned around and offered me a tissue and a pen. Oh, this isn’t an actual pen with ink. Instead the ink is filled up with this stuff that acts like a band aid and boosts your recovery time. Sort of like stitches or something. I tended to my injury, it didn’t hurt, much. I’ve had worse. “Mr. Wall has already disconnected your home system. He wants to know if the guy who put us on alert knows anything more.” “Other than that I can trip him over and threaten him, give him the finger, skip detention and be very strict in Chemistry, no I don’t think so.” Calla laughed, “You tripped him over? What was his expression?” “Dunno, he was sort of ‘love struck’, then I tripped him and yeah he couldn’t breathe.” Will chuckled. “We can always count on Alexia to bully others.” “Yup Alexia ‘Rebel’ Thorn, you’re finally living up to your name girly!” Calla cheered. I half-smiled, “Don’t call me girly.” I mumbled. “Sorry, well here we are.” She turned to smile at me. I looked around; we were at a ‘government’ house, well mansion. It’s strictly under surveillance at all times. “Well let’s get to business.” I sighed out. “You can leave your bag and things here.” Calla said. “I have work afterwards, if this doesn’t take long.” “What time?” “Five-thirty, I need to get back to my house to change.” She was leading me into the gates and on the pathway leading to the polished door. I’ve grown up to get used to the mansion, the place where a part of the Agents live. “New garden, did you do it or a gardener did it?” I noted.

“I did it of course, that’s why they let me work here.” “I hate gardens, they give me hay fever.” I grumbled. We reached the door, I was wondering where Will went. “All yours,” Calla gestured to the door. This door was funny, well not magic tricks but I love this best. I turned the knob to the left twice, then to the right once. I jiggled the door knob then turned it right to left. The lock clicked open. “You did that fast, I take ages trying to get the correct angle of it!” Calla complained. I smiled, “This is probably my thousandth time doing that.” “We should change it.” Calla piped in. We came up to the double doors that led to the entry office. Calla used her key for this one, “Easy peasy.” She grinned. Once we entered we were bombarded from a hell of a lot of Agents. “I’m Alexia, not some crummy impersonator!” I cried to them. They don’t want to see my bad side. In my annoyance I just kept walking on, then running. I was almost to the meeting door until a hand grabbed my arm, making me fall down and whoever it was to fall on me. “God, you fatty, get off me!” I growled. I looked into the smirking face of Justin. I sighed and then glared at him, “Comfortable?” He gave me his signature smirk, “Absolutely.” I shoved him off, and got up to the door, and then remembered something. “Wait why you’re here?” I turned back expecting his smirk. But the hallway was empty. I rolled my eyes and walked into the door, cursing myself then opened it to see Mr. Wall in his large leather seat and Mr. Smirking-because-I’m-dumb was on one side of the tiny couch. I decided to stand next to the couch. “Alexia, good timing, as always…” Mr. Wall drifted off giving me a weird look. “Did you talk to yourself? You’re here for a mee-“ “Yeah, I know.” I replied cutting him off.

I turned to give Justin a questioning look, which he looked at me innocently. I rolled my eyes and turned to the Boss. “Inform me more,” I asked politely. He nodded, “I brought in Mr. Clark today to question him, questioning first then the official meeting.” He smiled at me; he was up to something with the ‘official meeting’.

I was still waiting in the office, ten minutes after Clark’s questioning, apparently he was seeking a life like mine, flattered, not. I glanced at my watch, only half n hour until I had to go home and get ready for the café. The door opened up, Justin was there. “Hey…” he whispered. I nodded curtly. “Alexia, whatever I did to make you hate me, I’m sorry, but you’re, well you’re…” He was speechless. I gave him a questioning look. I sighed, “You’re so powerful with this… undercover business.” He looked at me. “Thank you, Clark.” I said while keeping my expressionless face on. He sighed again. “Anytime Agent Thorn…” I felt a slight tingle go down my spine, “What…” He smirked then grabbed my hand and led me to a door on the right. It was the official meeting room. Mr. Wall was standing behind the Boss chair, and indicated us to sit on the chairs left vacant at the front of the room. We both walked towards the allocated chairs and I remembered that I was still holding Justin’s hand. “Alex, you okay?” he asked giving my trembling hand a reassuring squeeze. “Not sure,” I gasped. He chuckled, okay now he was growing on to me, how selfish I am right now. We sat down, (still holding hands!) and I glanced at around the room. This looks similar to my coding! “Everyone toast to the new Agent this company has received recently, Agent Thorn!” Mr. Wall announced.

I smiled totally listening to what the second part he was going to say. “And we hope she wouldn’t chop off her new partner’s head off during their missions, Justin Clark!” he continued. Everyone laughed, but I didn’t. I turned to face a smirking Justin, “Thanks for the idea Boss.” Everyone went quiet just as I launched myself at the horror-stricken Justin. His beautiful face was priceless.