There was a knock on the door.
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"Come in," Damien called out and Sage came in. It had been one week after Jeffs's death and she had not received any more missions.
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"You called for me?" Sage asked as she sat on the chair in front of Damien.
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Damien was a man in his late forties. His eyes had aged deeply and some streaks of gray hair could be seen on his head.
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"There is a mission I'd like you to complete. Actually, you are my last option. Everyone one I sent failed to finish off this target."
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"Then he must be a tough one?"
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"Indeed he is. So tough that I will have to send you undercover."
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"Wow. So what will I be? A chef, an actress--"
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"A house maid."
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"Of all jobs?!" She had gone under cover as all sorts of people but never a house maid. She didn't even know the first thing about being a house maid.
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"It's just cleaning." Damien explained but somehow Sage had a feeling that there was more to it than he said. But the problem here wasn't the undercover job, the problem was that it reminded her of her mom who she deeply detested.
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"I know how you feel but given the circumstances you have no choice."
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"... " Sage didn't say a word.
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"You will be traveling to the city of Lerolia."
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Her birthplace. She unknowingly clenched her fist. Lerolia brewed up memories she wanted to forget...
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But it was not her place to say. Damien had after all saved her...if it wasn't for him...
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"Okay, I'll get my things." Sage said. She was going to do this and pay her debt.
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"Are you sure?" Damien asked to confirm but it didn't really matter. She had no choice but to accept the job.
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"Sure, how hard can being a house maid be, I watched my mother." Sage said with a smile as she got up.
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"One more thing, You will be taking either Amelia or Ram with you."
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"What?!" Sage couldn't bear to take any of those two! Their mere presence infuriated her...
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Amelia, a blonde lady with unique grey eyes was competitive in nature. She had shown nothing but hostility towards Sage. No doubt she wanted Sage dead.
Ram on the other hand, let's just say was not a partner you'd want to have around.
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"I am confident that I can succeed alone." Sage tried to convince Damien.
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"You are going to have choose one. Choose carefully. You will inform me of your decision later." Damien finished. Sage couldn't add a word his decision was final.
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What could be so hard about this undercover mission that she had to choose one of the two?!
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She walked out of the office her head feeling groggy.
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If she had to choose between the two in terms of skill, Amelia was capable of handling the mission well, plus she wouldn't get on her hair. She would keep her distance, which is great, but there is a high chance that she would wind up dead! Sage shuddered at the thought.
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Although a flirt and annoying, Ram was a better suited companion for this mission. He may be a bit compulsive at times but he always completes the mission oddly smoothly. At this point she made her decision.
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Sage headed to her room to begin packing. As she was packing she came a cross the picture of her from Jeff.
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Right...I forgot about this...
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Why did Jeff have a picture of 18 year old her? How comes she couldn't remember taking the picture?
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Oddly enough, or perhaps coincidental, the address in the picture was in Lerolia, the place she was going. It made sense that it was her birth place... But why did Jeff give it to her... Did he know who she was?!
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At this point she wished she could bring him back to life to question him. But one thing she was sure of she was one way or the other going to find out why Jeff had a picture of her.
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Later after packing, as Sage was chilling in her casual sweatpants reading a book the door bell was rang. Sage wondered who it could be. As far as she knew no one visited her.
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She had no friends in that city. Moreover her job didn't allow her to. Any relationship formed was like a death sentence to the people involved.
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She opened the door and to her surprise saw Amelia. She was wearing a casual attire, a pair of jeans and a pink spaghetti top It was weird to see her in bright colors. Sage was almost blinded. Black definitely looked good on her.
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Without waiting for a welcome she burst into the room, closing the door behind her.
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"What the hell Amelia."
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"Listen, I want to go to that mission with you. You have to choose me."
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"What? Why would--"
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"Do not waste my precious time." She spatted.
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"I should be saying that! You are the one wasting my precious time! I'm not the one going around budging into people's home." Sage kept this thought to herself. Voicing it would be an actual waste of time. And she liked going straight to the point.
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"Amelia, you and I both know who I will choose and as long as Ram is still alive I will not choose you. Now get out!" She said as calmly and composed as possible, pointing at the door.
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"As long as he is alive eh?" A smug smile quirked up on Amelia's face.
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Don't tell me she is...
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Before Sage could react Amelia was out of the door.
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"She wouldn't possibly kill Ram, would she?" Sage wondered as she debated whether to chase after her or leave her alone.
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Immediately her phone rung.
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"Sage! Get in the office right now!" Damien said or rather ordered immediately she answered. She begun to shiver as the worst may have happened.
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She made her way to the office.
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and then Add to home screen.