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Liam made his way into the dimly lit conference room. A long wooden table sat in the middle of the chamber. Chairs surrounded it, Liam picked one and took a seat. The concrete walls echoed the sound as it squeaked, the only two people to hear it were him and the director. The director seemed to be doing his own thing, not even acknowledging Liam's presence “You called me down sir?” Liam felt tense as a wave of anxiety entered his body, whenever they “needed to talk” it never turned out well. “Liam you have been with this agency for 18 years, you have shown phenomenal improvements in every aspect of your training. Today is the day I give you the assignment that you have been training for.” “What assignment sir?” Feeling a bit …show more content…

He felt as if he was looking over a cliff, his stomach churned, adrenaline rushed through his body. He made his way to his commanding officer which was already in the hall waiting for him. Liam opened his mouth to fill him in on the news but instead got interrupted “Liam, about the mission. I wanted you to hear it from the director. I realize you're going to hesitate and have your doubts but i believe in you. You trained for these exact situations, it'll be a walk in the park for you.” James smiled “Y-y-you're right sir, I'm ready for this, I can do it” Liam stumbled with his words. He didn't even know if he was truly ready but he had to try. “You're doing the right thing” James added while offering a handshake “Also the plane to Germany leaves at 0700 hours, i'll brief you on the plane ride.” “I thought I was doing this alone” Liam uttered looking puzzled. “Well you will be on your own during the infiltration of the research facility but i'll be getting you to that point, I won't be with you the whole way sadly. I'll be your training wheels.” James chuckled at his own comment and wandered back to his quarters. Liam rolled his eyes, now he was alone with his thoughts. He dragged his feet one in front of the other over the squeaky clean floor, heading back to the cramped room he has learned to know and love. Trying not to let the anxiety take over he packed everything that was essential. Liam packed only what would fit in a suitcase, a change of

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