2 CHAPTER ONE
Listen to New York by Alicia keys for this chapter
ELIJAH'S POV
The plane landed and I arrived in New York city, its' a city filled with lots of lights and life, the clubs bubbling with music, the road filled with cars, I feel most activities happens during the night time here.
The driver dropped me at the hotel that was book by Mrs. Burbank and I checked in and dropped my suitcases, I swiped the card the receptionist gave me on the door and it slid open, I walked in with my suitcases as the door closed behind me.
The room is spacious with a king sized bed, portable bed lamps and a transparent window that gives a beautiful view of the city, a reading table, a big bathroom with a bathtub and a large screen tv. I must say I'm quite impressed, my watch started beeping and I tapped on the screen as it automatically connected to the ear pod on my ear
"Agent D, have you arrived safely?" Mrs. Burbank's voice came out clear on the ear pod, "yes and I've checked into the hotel" I paced around the room
"Excellent, your job starts tomorrow morning, all the necessary things you need to know will be sent to your email as soon as possible" she said
I exhaled, "You are no stranger to this job, so you must follow protocols and do as you are told, no tardiness, and the job must be done as swiftly as possible, good luck!"She added as the call disconnected
I stopped abruptly by the window, another mission, I wonder if I won't get any rest at all, it's always from one mission to another, don't get me wrong it's absolutely fun working for the NCC, all the cool gadgets, the trips and everything
But I don't have a life outside my job, no love life, no family, nothing. The last girlfriend I had dumped me because I didn't have time for her, my work have now become my girlfriend.
I've been working for the NCC since I turned 16, I must say, I'm a pretty fast learner and I adapt easily to situations too, I guess that's why I'm the best in the agency, no wonder Trevor is always trying to kiss my ass, Trevor is my co agent, he believes I have a secret to why the agency trusts me with most of the mission but the thing is I'm just a trust worthy person.
I'm starving, I haven't had a decent meal since my flight took off, except for that taco I had before boarding and honestly I must admit I'm not a fan of Mexican food.
I picked up the hotel's food menu and tried to see if I could order anything, well I'm not exactly going to pay since all expenses has been covered by the NCC but sadly nothing on this menu interests me, I'll just go get a good burger somewhere around.
I dropped the menu and changed out of my jacket as I walked out of the room and outside the hotel, I stood in front of the hotel building just trying to figure out where to turn to next, I'll just keep walking till I find a restaurant
New York is quite beautiful and I don't mind having more missions here, it's so fun filled, it's actually one of the places on my bucket my list that I wished to visit, I guess I can cross it out now but even as fun as this place is it's still no match for New Orleans, the party central of the world.
Finally, I found a restaurant and it's not too far from the hotel, I walked in and it's quite empty, I guess they must be getting ready to close for the day, I walked towards the brown curly haired girl by the counter
"Hey" I pocketed and the girl turned to face me, "oh welcome to Buddies, we're getting ready to close but what can I get you" she pushed the glasses up her nose as she sighed, she looks quite tired, I could tell since the weariness is written all over her face and the way she rubs her temple
"What do you have exactly? Something quick" I shrugged, "um… I think we still have curly fries and a meaty burger with cheese and milkshakes are available too" she said
"okay please do me a quick favor and take the cheese out please, I'm starving I just want a quick meal but I'm quite allergic to cheese" I swallowed, I get this really crazy reaction anytime I eat cheese, like my eyes gets literally blur and my hands start to redden and itch really bad, I found that out the hard way.
"um, sorry okay then, are you eating here or..?' she asked and I couldn't help but notice the freckles from her nose to her cheeks
"I think I want them to go please" I shook my head and she nodded positively as she turned to pack up my meal, and I just looked around the restaurant, it's pretty spacious, I'm guessing people eat here a lot.
"Here" she cut off my thoughts as I turned towards her handing a white packaged bag to me, "thank you" I smiled as i collected it from her and dropped a $20 bill on the counter
"I don't think I have 10 cents available" she said as she kept pressing the cash register in search for change, "oh it's okay, consider it a tip" I gave a tight lipped smile as I walked out of the restaurant
I walked away from the restaurant a little and found a bench, maybe it's for people waiting for a bus but it's quite comfortable for me to quickly eat
I opened the package and un wrapped my burger as I took a bite, I must say it tastes quite good and the beef is well fried unlike the some restaurants I've been to, sometimes the beef is half done or it has too much oil and I'm no fan of too much cholesterol either
I quickly connected my watch to my ear pod as I tapped on my playlist, it's filled with lots of lil nas x songs, my unpopular opinion is the guy is quite good but often misunderstood but isn't that how people are anyways
I kept taking bites out of my burger when I noticed a guy trying to jump a lady down in alley across the street; I quickly dropped my burger and ran across the street not minding any on coming vehicles
"let me go, leave me alone" the lady pushed as the guy kept trying to fondle her, " stay still pretty thing, it'll all be over very soon" he growled "get the fuck off me" she stepped on him and he turned her facing him as he gave her a slap across the face and her glasses fell, still trying to exercise his man power I rushed towards him and gave him a heavy push, he staggered letting go of the girl as she was free from his grasps
"What's the deal man, she's my mine for tonight" he sniffed as he walked towards me, "why don't you pick on someone your size, dirty ass" I spat, "you little mutt" he rushed towards me and I landed a punch to his face which knocked him down
"There's plenty where that came from and more" I smirked as I brought out the pocket knife and slid it open
He got up staggering, backed away slowly and ran away from the alley
Yeah you better run bastard, I don't know why some men just think it's fun to harass ladies, it's disgusting
"Are you okay?" I asked as I slid the knife back into my pocket and moved towards the lady and she looks familiar, "No, my glasses, i-I can't see without my glasses" she said and I quickly looked around, I sighted the glasses laying beside a trash can, must have fallen off her face
"Here"
I put the glasses back on her face and she pushed it up her nose a bit, Now I know her, she's the girl that took my order at that restaurant
"it's you again" I smiled
"Yeah, thank you, for-for what you did, you really saved me" her lips parted into a beautiful smile
"It's nothing, where are you going? And why pass here it's dangerous" I pocketed
"I'm heading home and this is like a shortcut to my house" she chuckled nervously, "oh well can I walk you home then?" I asked and she looked at me for a while before words came out from her mouth
"um, sure sure, what about your order?" she asked, "I've had my fill" I didn't get to taste that milkshake but since I'm in new York for a while, why the rush
She nodded and we started walking down the alley, I saw a few cats scouring the dumpsters and hobos warming up by a little fire they made "so what's your name?" she asked, breaking the silence between us
"Da- I mean sorry Elijah" I gave a tight lipped smile, I almost told her my real name for a sec, not that it would have been bad but I've put some people in jail and who knows not everybody can be trusted
"I'm Yasmine, Yasmine Johnson" she said, "hmmn, Daughter of Dwayne Johnson?" I asked jokingly
She let out a little laugh, "I wish"
"You guys kind of look alike though" I added and she laughed, "oh please stop, we don't even look half alike" she chuckled
"Don't say that, for God knows you might even be his daughter" I shrugged, A little joke is not too much to kill the tension that must have built up a while back
"Anyways, my house is there, I think I can take it from here" she stopped and I sighed, "alright then, stay safe" I smiled
"Thank You, Goodnight" she said and I stood and watched her walk away, she turned in between her walks to see if I was still standing and waved at me again
And I turned to go back to my hotel, work starts tomorrow
