The Lonely Spy (5 page)

Yolanda and Charles went out to a
restaurant and had a late lunch. ‘’What a day’’ Yolanda said. ‘’
Charles poured warm milk to his cup of coffee. ‘’ Tell me about
it’’ he said. Yolanda picked the menu and read it. ‘’Why did you
put me on the spot like that, telling the president I will go to
space without consulting with me first.’’ Charles asked. ‘’ I
thought you wouldn’t mind, I’m sorry Charles’’ Yolanda said.
Charles sighed ‘’Ah well, what’s done it’s done. I’m looking
forward going on an adventure with you’’ Charles said. ‘’ Does that
mean I am forgiven? ‘’ Yolanda asked. ‘’ Of course,you know I enjoy
being with you’’ Charles said. Charles held Yolanda’s hand but she
pulled it back and called the waiter. Moments later, Charles looked
at Yolanda and smiled. ‘’Do you think we will ever get back
together?’’ Charles asked. Yolanda shook her head and stirred her
coffee. ‘’I am happy where I am and enjoy my freedom’’ Yolanda
replied. ‘’Fair enough, so when are we going to NASA attend the
training sessions’’ Charles asked. ‘’David Wilson will call us in
few days to confirm’’ she replied. The waiter brought Yolanda’s and
Charles’s order and placed the food on their table.

MIDDLE EAST
THREAT

Yolanda wakes up from her bed and
feels invigorated. She hasn’t slept this peaceful in months. She
stretched her arms wide and yawned with her smile on her face. Her
mindwondered far away and started reflecting. She thought of the
mistakes she has made in life about her career and relationship.
This journey to space is a big deal to her. This is bigger than
life itself; this is more than saving planet earth. She is seeking
redemption for all her sins. She looked at her watch and the time
is 08:40am.

‘’
No way but it’s still
very dark outside maybe my clock and watch are not working’’
Yolanda said. Yolanda jumps out of her bed and opens her curtains.
‘’Wow! She shouted. She rushed out of her room and went downstairs.
She saw her parents eating a hearty breakfast. Yolanda’s dad looked
at her and smiled ‘’Hello angel’’ he said. ‘’Good morning guys, why
is it still dark outside?’’ Yolanda said. ‘’ We don’t know honey,
it is strange though’’ Yolanda’s mom said.

‘’
Come join us, have
something to eat’’ Yolanda’s dad said. Yolanda sat down and enjoyed
her breakfast. ‘’ Bacon, just how I like it, yummy’’ Yolanda said.
The phone on the kitchen rang and Yolanda’s dad stood up. ‘’ I’ll
get that’’. Yolanda was about to finish her breakfast and her dad
called her. ‘’Angel, it’s for you, its Charles’’ he said. Yolanda
stood up and took the phone. ‘’Hey Charles, did you see the weather
outside’’ Yolanda said.

‘’
Yeah... it is very
strange. Listen I have received an email from the White House they
want to brief us about the progress of the spacecraft. I think it’s
finished now but I’m not sure, we will hear from them what they
say’’ Charles said. ‘’ Oh man, I didn’t check my email this morning
I was preoccupied with this strange weather.

I will check it and I will see you in
few hours time. ‘’ Yolanda said. Yolanda rushed upstairs to check
her emails and prepare to go to the meeting. ‘’ Wait young lady
where do you think you are going to? You haven’t finished your
breakfast’’ Yolanda’s mom said. Yolanda smiled at her. ‘’Mom, I’m
full and I am in a hurry, Thanks.

All around the world, there was no
sunrise at all. The time was 11:30am, TV media shows run interviews
with experts and religious leaders to weigh in on this occurrence.
Most religious leaders concluded these are the end of
days.

The earth is coming to a disastrous end
this time. These opinions are taken to heart by the global
audiences and the news go viral spreading fear everywhere. Amateur
Scientists and astronomers are also interviewed. They also think
the end of planet earth is very possible. From a scientific
perspective, they believe Yolanda return to the USA is linked to
these universal disastrous occurrences but they can’t prove it.
People around the world want answers and no one is providing them
even their governments do not know what to do.

At the White House conference room,
President Sharon Washington enters and everyone is ready to start.
The president seems to be in a good mood today. ‘’ Yolanda, Its
dark outside tell us what’s going on? What is it? Are we going to
die today? Everyone burst out laughing including
Yolanda.

‘’
I’m not sure madam
president, but I think it is the Nighttime Sky. I think my fellow
colleagues know about that too but I thought this would only happen
in the next 2 billion years but its here. The president shook her
head. ‘’ This is very scary hey. Anyway I have good news; the
spacecraft is ready and has been tested. You will only get to see
it on the day you leaving. People clapped hands and the room was
buzzing with excitement. The nuclear bombs from China, North Korea,
Britain, USA, Iran and Russia have all arrived. They have been
loaded to the spacecraft and the spacecraft is in a secret
location. The chief of staff came rushing and whispered to the
president.

A minute later, President Washington
spoke. ‘’ We have intercepted a very suspicious phone calls and
emails that terrorists from the Middle East have entered the US
Airspace and have disappeared from radar. ‘’ I hope they take down
those bastards’’ Brad Williams said. John and Brad rushed outside
whispering upon hearing this breaking news. ‘’Yolanda and Charles
you are leaving for space in 4 days time, please get ready.’’
President Washington said.

‘’
We have finished our
training and drills, I just need to pack my staff and snacks’’
Yolanda said. ‘’ One last thing, the spacecraft has separate
bedrooms, bathroom facilities, kitchen, food supplies. Half of the
26 powerful engines installed, are solar powered engines. Just in
case the nuclear engine crash, the solar engines will kick in. The
solar engines will draw rays and radiation energy from space.
That’s it, thank you guys’’ President Washington said. People stood
up, clapped hands and left the room. The sky cleared and the sun
showed up. People all over the world cheered and appreciated the
sun even more than before.

Yolanda is getting ready to sleep and
had a long day. She hears a loud bang in her bedroom. She wakes up
and sees 2 men wearing black clothes and masks. Yolanda’s heart
beat faster and her body trembled with shock. ‘’ What do you want
here, get out’’ she shouted. They came closer, grabbed her and took
her downstairs. She sees her parents tied, lying on the lounge
floor with tears on their eyes. There were also 2 men waiting
downstairs. ‘’Leave my folks alone they didn’t do nothing, leave
them out of this’’ Yolanda shouted. The men took her outside while
she was screaming and they drove off. They tied her hands and
covered her face with a black mask. Yolanda’s body was shaking as
she can’t see anything and is worried she might get killed and
thrown in the dump.

The van stopped and there was a
complete silence for a few seconds. Yolanda heard a voice she
thought was very familiar. The man cried, fought and tried to
escape but was caught and pushed inside the car. The man saw the
woman tied and covered in the backseat. He recognized the clothes.
‘’Yolanda is that you? What have you done to her’’ Charles shouted.
They hit him in the face and in the guy until fell
unconscious.

They tied, covered his face
and put him in the backseat next to Yolanda. The SUV sped off. Few
minutes later, she heard sounds planes and thought they must be at
the airport. Few minutes later her suspicious were confirmed. She
and Charles were taken inside the plane and felt it taking
off.
One thing she could pick up was, the
men who kidnapped them are from the Middle East and speak Arabic.
She had a flashback about what President Sharon Washington said
earlier today about a potential threat from a terrorist plane
disappearing from the radar of the Pentagon.

2 hours later, the plane landed on an
isolated small airport. The men took off the masks covering both
Yolanda and Charles’s faces. ‘’ Where are the nuclear bombs?’’ the
man shouted. There was no answer and Charles was punched in the
face. Yolanda screamed and trying to free herself. ‘’leave him
alone’’ Yolanda shouted. ‘’Where are the nuclear bombs that entered
America few days ago?’’ ‘’We don’t know! President Sharon
Washington never told us the location of the spacecraft and the
nukes’’ Charles shouted. They punched him again until he bled,
blood streamed down on his face. The man slapped Yolanda twice and
demanded answers. Yolanda cried and looked on Charles side to check
if he is ok. ‘’ Listen you 2, right now we are outside of your
country, we are in Mexico. If you don’t tell us right now the
location of these nuclear bombs. We will take you to Syria and we
will sell you to the village chief. You will be one of his servant,
concubine and a sex slave for his friends and guests in his house’’
he said.

‘’
No, No, No! I wouldn’t
like that but I really don’t know where the bombs are’’ Yolanda
pleaded his case. The leader called the pilot, they spoke Arabic
and Yolanda heard the plane engines getting switched. ‘’ Please let
us go, we could be your spies inside the White House and give you
the location of these bombs. Just let us go and we can help you’’
Charles said.

The leader walked towards Charles
‘’Wow, you have just given me a very good idea. I will let you go
alright, but your girlfriend will stay. She is leaving with us and
there is nothing you can do about it’’ he said. They men untied
Charles’s hands and feet. He punched the leader and one of the men
who untied him. He was overpowered, the plane door opened and they
threw him to the ground at the airport. The plane took off, Charles
tried to chase but it flew away. Inside the plane, Yolanda was
devastated, screamed louder and cried until tears dried in her
eyes. The men in the plane looked at the windows laughing and
mocking Charles chasing the plane. ‘’You can’t catch us’’ he
shouted.

Charles didn’t know what to do as he
was in a foreign country and doesn’t know a single person in that
place. The place was so isolated, it looked like a desert. He
started running to look for help. He saw a convoy of trucks
trailers, 200 meters away coming into his direction. ‘’Oh thank
God’’ he said. He stood in front of the road and waved at trucks to
stop.

A moment later the trucks stopped and 2
men came out. The men were carrying AK47 guns and walked towards
Charles. They touched his arms, hands and frisked him. Charles
tried to speak but they couldn’t speak nor understand English. The
grabbed and threw him at the back of the truck with the other
people. The people at the back with him were Mexican women, men and
young children. ‘’ Does anyone speak English in here?’’ Charles
said. People just looked at him. There was silence and no one
responded. Charles’s face lit up ‘’Hey, why didn’t I think of that
before. This truck is going to the USA and Mexico border. When we
arrive there I will jump out. Call for help, enter my country and
find Yolanda.’’ he murmured.

30 minutes later the truck enters the
forest that is surrounded by military vehicles and soldiers
carrying AK47. The truck entered the forest. Charles’s mood changed
for the worst when he saw bodies being thrown into a mass grave.
His body trembled and wondered what is going and where this truck
is going. The truck stopped next to a large factory and the
soldiers opened the truck door. They grabbed everyone and pushed
them to enter the factory. When Charles entered the factory, he
realized this factory is a manufacturer of cocaine and his job was
to package the drugs together with the other guys who came with him
in the truck.

Well known TV stations in the United
States of America were sent a videotape from the terrorists who
kidnapped Yolanda and Charles. The video footage premiered on the
8pm news. The terrorist declare they have kidnapped Yolanda and
Charles. Yolanda isshown in the video. They demand the United
States of America to withdraw airstrikes in Iraq. They also demand
all 6 Nuclear Bombs in a secret location in the US. They want their
demands met within 48 hours or Yolanda and Charles will be executed
within 48 hours.

Within few minutes America is in a
state of pandemonium. People were livid and felt they are no longer
safe in their own country. People got out of their houses and there
were demonstrations all around the country. People were demanding
answers on how is it possible that terrorists entered the country,
kidnap its citizens and fly back to The Middle East without
detection. Yolanda’s parents were interviewed by a well known TV
news Station. They were devastated and pleaded with the US
government to bring her back safe and sound.

As a result, President Sharon
Washington wielded the axe on most of the staff in his cabinet. He
fired key employees of the NSA, FBI,C.I.A, Pentagon air base and
all other heads of agencies that are responsible for intercepting
threats against the United States of America. The following
morning, online and TV national polls results were out. 95% of
voters feelthe president is out of her depth and should just step
down as the president of the United States of America. A major
newspaper publication published a story that the president has
given Yolanda a presidential pardon for her crimes and Yolanda is
working with the Russians to steal the nuclear bombs and destroy
the North America continent. The people felt the president should
be impeached with immediate effect. President Sharon Washington was
under pressure from the congress to step down from the
office.