"What was that about?" Ella asks me
"He's... I cant tell you" i say walking back into the living room and I pace slightly
"What if he..." i trail off
"That boy... man, is very good at his job Eden, he knows what he's doing" my mom tells me
"Yeah but so was Kaylee but she's gone" I say
"Wait Kaylee?" James asks with shock in his voice
"Your in the army" Ella says and i nod.
"Ethan rescued you" James says and i nod again
"You can't tell the others, they will ask questions" I say and they nod
"Put the news on now" Olly says rushing inside
"Guys none of you can go out tomorrow" i tell them all as they gather inside
"Why?" Nate asks me
"It's too dangerous, you can't go to the mall or anywhere busy" I tell them
"Breaking news now" the woman says and we all turn to the tv
" we are getting reports that terror threat in Denver has been raised to critical, due to the creditable evidence presented to Counter Terrorism Command this past few weeks" she says
"This means that an attack could happen imminently in the city" she says
"Shit" Ray says in shock
"The upgrades threat level means that there will be an increase in police across the city and there will be reinforcements at key locations across Denver" she says
"In addition to police we are told that army units are reportedly on standby with a focus not only on uncoordinated attacks but many lone wolf-style attacks" she says
"That's all we have for now, we will keep everyone updated as soon as we find out more information, we urge the public to work with the police and not make it difficult for them" she says
"Oh my god" Ella says
"What's Ethan doing then?" James asks me
"He's special forces, they signed his section on to help because he's had experience with Hopkins" I say
"Wait, Jacob Hopkins?" Ella asks
"Yeah why?" I ask her
"That's Harriets ex boyfriend" Mia tells me
"What?" I state in shock
"Oh shit" I mumble
"I can't call Ethan cause he can't talk to anyone, fucks sake" I say annoyed
"Calm down Eden" my mom says
"No! You don't realise how smart and how evil that man is" i say, "you haven't seen the things he did"
"We know that-" Olly begins
"No! You don't!" i snap
"You don't know what he did to me" i say before storming off upstairs.
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I sit in the living room, a glass of water in my hand with the radio on and my phone on the table.
I keep checking the time, he hasn't talked to me since he had to leave yesterday and there has been no sign on Azizi yet.
I should be out there.
With him.
Helping them.
Fuck.
"Police will be preforming stop and search manovers on random individuals and we ask the public to cooperate" he says
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Last Duty
ActionEden Martinez. Much more than your ordinary eighteen year old girl. At the end of her sophomore year she dropped out of college to join the army, and it was the best decision of her life. Yes it meant that she had to mature quickly, yes that meant...
