It's Me or You

"Hello Mr Vitaly, what can I do for you today?" I ask while reclining trying not to sound bothered.

"Ahh Mr. Kelt, it's been far too long, how have you been?" came the voice rather cheerfully. "My friend I have another favor to ask of you. Yet another rat trying to steal from me."

"Another rat? Ohhh so just like last time then? How many will you be sending and how many VIPs (Very Important Person(s)) will need 'escorted?' " I could barely say this with out it being a whisper.

"There will be six in total and the only one VIP. Handle with due diligence. Last time i heard you had to pay a much steeper price than expected, so this time ill pay you 10 times what i did last time. Does that work for you Richard?"

"Denver, this sounds to good to be true. If there's even a chance of what happened last time repeating itself, you'll have hell to pay."

"Of course, we lost a lot of top secret tech that can't be replaced last time, so this time they are all front liners. No specialists, just don't harm the VIP, understood?" Denver was starting to sound very irritated.

"Send over the operation details, we'll handle it. Pay half up front, and half when we are done. I'll keep you updated." Before he could reply i ended the call. In ten years, I've never felt my anxiety rise to this point.

As I recline further back in my recliner lost in thought, My assistant Tasha walks in looking very perplexed. She has a very confused look on her face, like she wants to say something but doesn't know where to begin.

"Now, now Tasha, that look doesn't suit you at all. Keep it up and you'll start looking as rough as me!" Chuckling at her childish reaction. At 33 years old she'll pout like. a child and stick her tongue out.

"What's the matter? I just got off the phone with a big client, so there shouldn't be anything wrong, right?"

"Well sir, I know that you're not really Richard.... he was my uncle, so i knew him well. After investigating all these years... you're really Alex Sin aren't you?" She said so nervously while tensing up.

I jumped to my feet and stared at her in shock. So many thoughts running through my head; How, when, what clues did I leave, didn't all of his family pass away when Seattle fell?