Spy

When I saw my mother in the evening I didn't understand what was going on because she was usually at work at that time. And she looked like she was on the lookout.

I had to make sure...

I kept my distance so as not to be spotted, and only occasionally peeked where she was going. I noticed that she was walking strangely. Not in a straight line, but rather in circles, as if she wanted to get out of the way or get away from someone.

She couldn't have seen me. No. If she did notice me, she would probably come up and ask me what I was doing, and she didn't even look in my direction herself. So it's not about me. It would be better to just keep watching.

After a while, Mom came to some kind of warehouse. It looked abandoned because of its unremarkable appearance and empty aura. For some reason she just stood in a secluded place and began to wait for something.

*Looked at his watch.

This watch my mother gave me for my seventh birthday, though I do not usually use it, but for some reason now decided to look at it.

It's 6:55 p.m.

I'll wait a bit, maybe something will happen.

And so it happened. At exactly 19:00 one man in a country dress reminiscent of a mixture of business and casual style came out and approached my mother. They began to chat about something, and soon they went towards the warehouse, inside.

Not good all this.

For some reason my whole body was screaming and saying that I must not go there, but I had to go there to find out what was going on. I took my will in my fist and went towards the warehouse, but suddenly the huge gate, which was always open, closed.

А? How am I supposed to get into the warehouse then.

The only thing enclosing me with the warehouse was the wall with the gate. It was big and surrounded the whole warehouse. The only way out was to climb the wall. After a little searching I found the place where I thought it was closest to the top of the wall from the ground, and the place was nice, it was furthest from the main building of the warehouse.

I tried to climb this wall 3 times and only on 3 successfully got up, all the rest fell down. Thank God I have not broken anything, but to my regret I forgot about one detail, namely how I will go down and up again. And without thinking, I just jumped.

Ouch! It hurts... I think I'm all right... Great, then.

Now my task was to get into the warehouse. There were no guards visible, so it was kind of safe to go, but without risking like a ninja I made my way from bush to bush, or so I thought ... In fact, I really like watered down my ineptitude. Just resigned myself to a slice of sadness, I took the usual step to the warehouse.

And now the most problematic part was getting into the warehouse...

Just to go in from the main entrance would have been the stupidest thing I had done, so it was better to go in through the window. Fortunately, there was a broken window nearby, which I could easily climb through. And then I saw the first people inside.

*(wood creaking)

Oh, shit!

Quick as a bullet I went to the nearest shelter and started looking around.

-Listen... Did you hear any strange noises just now?

-No... -Maybe you just heard something.

-I'm sure I heard someone...

-Yes, yes... -I'd rather play Apex like that and listen to the opponents.

-Oh! Don't start...

It looks like a lucky break, but it's better not to risk it again.

They were standing there and didn't even seem to be planning to leave. This was problematic for me so I had to think of something. There were all kinds of things lying around. Among them was a gas bottle and a kind of working lighter...

Noooo... I'm not crazy enough to use explosions yet.

After a little more searching, I found a fire extinguisher. Only problem was, it was nowhere near me.

Shit. What if...

An idea came to my mind and after some thought I started to execute it. First I threw a pebble...

*♪ Knock ♪

-Who's there!

-Who's there!

In both voices said those people. They did something and pulled out their machine guns.

What the fuck! No no no...

Realizing I better not stay here, I rushed toward the fire extinguisher while those men were distracted by the sound. I opened it and threw it as hard as I could in the direction of those people.

# Sizzling sound #

The fire extinguisher started hissing and fiddling which helped me a lot and after a quick look around I saw a ladder to the top which I quickly climbed and temporarily got away from those people.

-What the hell!

-Damn it looks like it was just a faulty fire extinguisher...

-Really?

-Yeah

-Then what was the sound before it?

-Have you seen how old this building is? -It's probably just falling apart by now.

-Ah... -That's it...

When I climbed up to the second floor I saw a corridor with rooms and to my surprise there were no people on it, as if all the people were on the first floor. This was good for me as I could check out the details.

Looking around I noticed that on the second floor there were mostly machines which were doing something. They looked like they had been used recently though. Even though it looked like there were machines everywhere on the second floor, it wasn't really true there was one door that clearly didn't fit in with the dilapidated look of the building. It was obviously new and rich looking. So I headed in its direction.

Shall I open it?

-Wait, what about the previous prices.

А? That's my mom's voice!

-It's a little different...

Who's that?

-But we had an agreement...

-What did we talk about? -What did we talk about?

We should listen...

-The prices used to be different, but things are different now...

-Because of the shortage... -the prices went up.

-But...

-But, right?

-А!

-Honey, don't forget that your life is in our hands.

What's he talking about?

-...

-If you remember, you live because we sell you this drug generously, even though it's forbidden.

?

-We all know that if it wasn't for this box, your ability would slowly kill you, because... It's defective!

It's flawed... but it doesn't kill...

-And not only is it defective, it's also passive.

So that's it! That's why... Why didn't I think of it... The reason Mom will die is because she has a defective passive ability. Although I'm surprised... It's such a rare condition. Just because you're born with passive ability it's very rare so it's also defective... it's a one in a million chance. That's why she's on medication. Conventional medicine can't cure a disease like this now, only in 2040 will science be able to invent a cure. If only she had lived for a year there was a chance to save her...

-Is your life really worth all the screaming you've been doing lately?

-No... -I'll give you the money.

-Good for you.

*Rustle*

Looks like they were planning on going, which means I have to hide, again...

After waiting in one of the rooms and making sure they were gone, I got up and headed for the exit as suddenly something grabbed my hand.

-What!

-Who the hell is that?

When the hell did I get caught?

-Bad... -Well, I guess I have to.

What's he...

*Sound of a blade*

-What...

-Pha...

Before I knew it, the knife was in my throat.

That can't be right.

Without the strength to resist, I gave up my last breath and...

died again?

*tick, tock, tick, tock*

What?

*Rewind sounds*

When I opened my eyes, the only thing I thought was: What the hell. In front of me again was that picture of my mom and the house and... Little me.