3 Who are you?

Few years had passed, I visited my father's grave. It was Christmas. Touching the words carved on the gravestone made me miss him even more. I gently placed a white carnation beside his grave. I said a silent prayer in hope that he will be at peace wherever he is. "Father," I said in a tearful voice, "I missed you so much! Today, I graduated from university studying medicine. I can promise you, father, that I can be useful in the future. I will also train hard in martial art. Don't worry, father, I will make you proud and find my brother. Please say hi to mommy. Tell her I missed her and I love her very much. Merry Christmas, Mom and dad." I gently took a step away while wiping off my tears and headed back.

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"Anna! Long time no see!" Leah was so happy her boyfriend got her an engagement ring and showed it off to me. "Nice ring you got there! Congratulations on your engagement." I smiled at my best friend. Thanks to Leah I can forget all the sad things happening thus far. Thanks to her I can practice martial arts. Thanks to her parents supporting me to study medicine. I am forever grateful.

"Anna, did you hear about the recent ruckus about the death of our President? I heard he was assassinated." Suddenly, Leah's expression changed. I nodded and said, "I heard whoever killed him was a young male and is a very well known professional killer." We both were worried about our safety. I patted Leah and said, "Nothing will happen to us, rest assured."

When I headed back home that day, I thought about what Leah said. What if that young male killed my father? I shook my head, that can't be. But, that thought was stuck in my head for the rest of the night.

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The next morning I woke up in my own bed. My father's friend managed to buy the house for me. This house held so much memory of my father and I. I smiled and got ready for my clinical shift in the morning.

When I got to the hospital, there was a huge crowd and I wondered what happened.

Luke, my favorite clinical buddy came and said, "Anna, someone is looking for you."

As I walked into the crowd, a tall man wearing a black sunglasses guided me into his car.

"Who are you and what are you doing here?" I yelled.

"Miss. Anna, our boss wants to meet you. Please, get into the car." The tall man answered.

As we finally reached our destination, the tall man guided me to the boss' office.

Knock, knock.

"Please come in, Miss. Anna. We've been expecting you."

As I entered quietly, the tall man respectfully closed the door.

"Nice to meet you, Miss. Anna. You look beautiful as always. My name is Matt. I'm your boss here in HSA. I will give a bit of my personal information, I'm your parent's best friend. I heard a lot about you."

I was kind of speechless, what am I doing here at HSA?

"I understand you might be confused. HSA is a very well-known Spy company here in Budapest. We only recruit members with extensive experiences. We recruited you because you have a skill that our team needs. You are very gifted in Israeli's Krav Maga and other types of martial arts. You also have a keen eyes for details."

I am still confused but Matt reassured me that he did extensive research of my background.

"How is your old house? Do you like living there?" Matt suddenly asked. I was shocked and asked, "Were you the one who helped me buy the house?"

He nodded.

"I apologize for any rudeness I've caused, I didn't know who you were but now I know. Thank you for everything." He nodded again and smiled.

A bit later, Matt introduced me to another young gentleman. His name is Henrik. A handsome young gentleman, black hair, broad shoulder, cold-like facial feature and a scar under his left eye.

Matt explained, "He will be your training partner starting tomorrow. Come here tomorrow at 9AM. If you have any questions, you can ask me or Henrik. He's a very experienced guy."

I nodded and couldn't stop thinking about how handsome Henrik is. I wonder what his abs are like. Sigh, why do I always think about those stupid things, I should stop thinking those and start working hard tomorrow. Since Matt already explained my situation to my clinical supervisor, I should be fine for now.

I did not know that this work will change my life forever.