The 11th Mission - Chapter 4 - Overcoming a Fear

                 

                                                                    Overcoming A Fear

After reading a few magazines Andrea fell asleep, an old lady sitting next to her amiably said, "Dear, the flight has landed, get up" Andrea took support of the arm rest and pushed herself up as she was almost about to fall from her seat and replied in a gruff voice, "Yes, thank you for informing me" The old lady did not reply as her face did the talking, she smiled cordially and left with her walker making a slight noise that made the passengers curious. Andrea got up from her seat yawning and groaning, she took her belongings and entered the long queue in the flight filled with several sweaty and incessantly chattering people, she could see big families helping their relatives with their suitcases, Andrea also sometimes felt like just being a normal person with a jovial family, Andrea's parents had passed away when she was very young, she couldn't have the luxury of having parents, and would envy big families, but whenever she talked about this to her friends and the head professors, they would say that they are her family. Andrea finally got to the exit door of the plane, an air hostess bade her goodbye by saying, "Thank you so much for boarding our flight, goodbye ma'am" Andrea had never felt so thankful, and replied, "Thank you for your service, my experience has been great" and left the plane. She then entered the french airport with her blue suitcase following her like a pet, she finally found her way outside and waited for a cab,"Bonjour Miss Addington,  C.A.T. will be sending a cab that looks like a common one but is actually a secret covert agency's cab, the name plate contains the initials 'C.A.T.' , you may enter the cab and will find your fellow friend Cyrus Turner driving the car, he will take you straight to Miss Blacksmith's residence" Explained Alex in an impressive French accent, "Okay, Monsieur Alexander, as you wish" Replied Andrea continuing with the French accent chuckling to herself, she waited for a few minutes and would squint to see each car's name plate, some people even stared at her in curiosity, but she continued. Andrea finally noticed C.A.T.'s car and ran towards the car at first, but then seeing people around her briskly walked towards the car, she entered the newly polished vehicle and seated herself, the driver suddenly turned his head towards the rear seat and said, "Hey Andrea, good to see you, your going to this uh.. um.. Claire Blacksmith's house to give her a dose of chloroform am I right?" Questioned Cyrus in a friendly tone,  Andrea then remembered that she had to give someone chloroform, her biggest fear, she took a deep breath and replied, "Yes, good to see you too" Cyrus turned to focus on his driving  while Andrea pensively thought about her fear, she started sweating and panicked, a few minutes passed and Cyrus exclaimed in his friendly voice, "We're here! All the best!" Andrea did not reply for she was still deeply thinking about her fear in trepidation, Cyrus was surprised and turned around, he saw Andrea shivering and sweating, he  knitted his eyebrows but with a worried expression and exclaimed, "Andrea! Are you okay?" He did not get a reply so he reached for her through the front seat and shook her, she finally came back to her senses, Cyrus was frightened and inquired, "What happened to you? Should I get help?" Andrea suddenly replied and said, "I'm- I'm okay, I don't need help Cyrus, I just get a bit nervous sometimes, that's it, but thank you" Cyrus finally rested himself and sat back, but he was still worried and with a brotherly warmth said, "Should I go? It's only chloroform, I've done it a thousand times, you can rest" But Andrea reluctantly said, "No, I'm okay, I'll do it" Andrea bade Cyrus goodbye and left the car. Cyrus cordially smiled but was still worried about her, it was seen in his eyes when she left, Andrea herself looked like she needed help, but at that time all that she was thinking about was accomplishing this mission. Andrea entered the huge building, it had tall glistening white walls and beautiful paintings, there were red coloured warm sofas with artistic pillows too. Andrea saw the reception, "Hey, I'm just not going to talk about the thing that happened in the car, it'll make you more nervous. Anyways, are you at Claire's building?" Questioned Alexander, "Thank you for ignoring that thing in the car, I really don't know what happened in there,  I felt like I this is the right time to face my biggest fear, I just can't describe it in words. Anyways, yeah, I'm in her building, the interior is amazing" Whispered Andrea for she did not want the receptionist to think she's crazy, she continued observing the tiny details of the huge piece of art, "I know, this building is known for having the most mesmerizing interior in France" Replied Alexander, "Wow, Blacksmith's rich" Whispered Andrea, "Let's not get carried away now, go to the receptionist and tell her that you're here for Claire Blacksmith, I called her yesterday from another number and asked her if you can interview her, she agreed, I've made a fake show called Interviews with Andrea, when the receptionist calls her you have to say that your here for an interview and she'll let you go" Explained Alex in one breath. "Okay"Said Andrea going up to the keyboard crushing lady, "May I help you?" Questioned the exhausted receptionist still keeping an eye on her keyboard, "Yes, I'm actually here for Claire Blacksmith" Replied Andrea, "Hmm, flat number?" Asked the lady lowering her spectacles, "Uh, um what was it again?"  Questioned Andrea to herself, the lady waited (Not so patiently) "1836!" Exclaimed Alex with a mouth full of a burger. "1836!" Said Andrea in haste, the receptionist made a clicking sound with her tongue and typed something on the keyboard, she squinted her eyes and said, "Claire Blacksmith...... 1836, hmm, and what is the reason of you meeting her?" Questioned the suspicious lady, "An interview, of her." Said Andrea, the receptionist picked up the telephone and dialed some numbers, she waited for a while and observed Andrea, "Hi Ms. Blacksmith, I think someone want's to meet you, are you having an interview?" Questioned the receptionist, "Yes, is it a lady from the show Interviews with Andrea?" Replied Claire, the receptionist held the phone on her neck ,  turned her head towards Andrea and asked, "Are you from Interviews with Andrea?" "Yes-Yes, of course." Answered Andrea in haste, the receptionist went on the phone again and said, "Yes Ms. Blacksmith, should I send her?" "Sure."Replied Claire, "You may go now"Said the lady turning her head towards her computer, Andrea pressed the button of the elevator and went up to Claire's floor, she took a deep breath and rang the bell, Andrea heard a sweet voice coming from a distance exclaiming, "Coming!" She then opened the door and said, "Hi! You're here from Interviews with Andrea right? Come in" She did not give Andrea time to speak so she just went in, "Hi so I just have to set up the camera and you can get a bit ready and we'll start" Said Andrea opening her bag in which was a camera and chloroform, Andrea felt terribly guilty when she saw the chloroform in her bag, but she was obliged to do so, "Where's your washroom, I actually just cleaned the really dirty lens and I really need to wash my hands, care to show me?"Questioned Andrea to the lady practicing her dialogues, "Yeah sure" Replied Claire showing her marble- floored powder room, Andrea needed to soak the napkin in chloroform in the powder room. Once she was done she walked into the the living room with the white napkin in her back pocket and saw Claire practicing her dialogues and patting her sweaty face, Andrea noticed a small pouffe behind the sofa Claire was sitting on, "Hey can I get a small stool or something, for me to sit on?" Asked Andrea, "Yeah sure, one's right behind me, can you get it?" Replied Claire, "Yeah" Said Andrea, she found a way in which she could give Claire the chloroform, Andrea casually walked around the sofa to the point where she was right behind Claire, Andrea noiselessly took out the napkin from her back pocket and moved her hand towards Claire's face, she then shoved it into Claire's mouth, Andrea felt extremely guilty and did not want to do this, Claire screamed but her voice was muffled, and after a few minutes she became unconscious, Andrea walked in the middle of the room and covered her hand with her mouth in astonishment and thought, "How could I do this?", she began crying, but not loudly, so that no one could hear her, after a minute she wiped her face, packed her bag and left with Claire's house keys , locked her inside, and put off the power switch of the whole house. She wore sunglasses so no one could see her bright red eyes ,the receptionist stared at the girl whose hair were dishevelled and her face and hands completely sweaty, she walked out of the lobby in haste and stood outside the building waiting for Alexander to guide her, "I'm sorry you had to do that Andrea, I can't imagine doing that myself" Said Alex, "It's okay Alex, I had to do this one day or another, I can't keep avoiding it, anyways, where to next?" Questioned the excited girl, "Well, the Masquerade Party's at 7, and it's just 5, you can take some rest or get ready for it, your choice" Said Alexander, "I'm just going to get ready, a girl needs at least 2 hours to get ready" Replied Andrea completely recovering from her distress. Andrea then went back to the hotel to get ready.

That's it for today!

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Stay tuned for Chapter 5 of The 11th Mission to see how Andrea and Alexander's mission goes and also do comment what you think is going to happen! I won't keep you waiting for the next chapter too long, just 1 or 2 days, till then,

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