NIKITA

"Well done Nikita welcome to the crib" Trevor claps from begins frightening me.

"Help Trevor Tammy '' I call out to them both as I watch the dead man before me.

"It's not so bad stop acting up" Tammy says as she Inspects him.

"Are you both sick?I just murdered a man" I cry out in fright as I panic.

"He deserved it he was being an asshole common we need to get out of here" Tammy days once more without having an ounce of guilt.

"I can't just leave him here. I killed him, someone called 911. I might be able to save him."I cry out once more, not getting why both of them remain calm. I'm in such a situation.

"You need to move but just to sort your confused thoughts"

Tammy walks towards Emilio laying on the floor wide-eyed with his blood splashed all over the floor she feels his pulse for a while turning to me she smiles.

"He's alive?" I ask, having a gleam of hope.

"No he's dead"

I Move completely away from the body, pulling my body from the floor to a standing position,

"I did this, I killed him!!" I yell in fright as I pull my hair.

"Common Nikita, we need to move quick now"Trevor says while tapping me on the shoulders.

"I can't run, they'll find me and kill me, I'll be dead anyway I killed Emilio" I say to myself knowing the type of man Emilio was.

"No one is going to lay a finger on you but first we need to get out of their soil to assure your safety ,come along"

Grabbing the jacket I dash out running along with Tammy looking back I see Trevor still in the room accessing Emilio's dead body picking up the gun and strutting out calmly like nothing happened.

"Not there Tammy ,there's another door following me, " I tell her as I dash out away from the corner.

Running through the back door I meet a couple of my colleagues smoking out back trying to pass the cigarette to me. I shove them aside trying to act all normal.

Finally out of the club a van is parked out,Tammy motions for me to move in and Trevor follows behind.

"Your passport?" Trevor asks

"It's in here"

"Can I have it?"

"Yes, here it is"

"We need to get to the airport real quick he'll be found in the next 3 to 4 minutes at most and everywhere would be locked down luckily we had these passports prepared beforehand and we have an expert driver" Tammy explains

"I killed him Tammy, It was All in a blur I didn't mean he wouldn't let me go.

I tried kicking him off he didn't let go I had no choice it happened real fast I didn't see a thing I pulled the trigger it was a mistake"

"Stop and calm down Nikita Geez!, I didn't pin the blame on you did I?" Tammy snorts as she snsers as well as me.

"Let's get to the airport before making any complaints and apologies here" Trevor says trying to clear off the tense air.

"They'll find me" I say once more.

"They will but won't be able to do anything once we are out of here" Trevor assures me.

The van stops and Trevor is the first to highlight the motions to wait first for him to survey around a little.

seconds after he waves for us to get down from the van as we walk hastily but not suspiciously into the airport and towards the counter, displaying our passports and checking in.

"Almost safe, you guys should check into your seats. I need to grab a drink and make a quick call,"Trevor says, causing me to be more confused.

"Be back Trevor anything goes wrong out there and it's on you I will leave with or without you" Tammy explains.

"Yes boss, Nikita sticks to Tammy always" Trevor says as I feel a cold chill run down my spine.

I watch him walk away from us. Why does this feel like some kind of goodbye? I ask myself but get no answer in return.

Checking in and going through the scanning machine I take a seat right beside Tammy on the plane.She places her hand on my lap wanting to reassure me,I look up to her with worried filled eyes.

"What did I do, What will I do Tammy, I'll be found and killed" I say once more as guilt tripped.

"Will you quit being loud? And stop being paranoid once we are out of Ireland he can't lay a finger on you his authority stops at the border I hope we get out of here real quick"

"The feds they find my traces all over, I'll be wanted everywhere in the world"

"We've got that covered"

"Why are you helping me?I thought you guys left already" I ask, feeling suspicious.

"I'm not helping you don't make mistakes here I'm a soldier and I follow orders the initial plan was for you to come to us but we got orders to bring you along at all cost"

"You guys planned this?" I ask flaring my nostrils in anger.

"Yes we did but without you in the whole setup" Tammy explains.

"What does that mean?" I enquire more.

"I and Trevor met couple of years before, we were both recruited just like you were, but two weeks ago I got a call to come go a mission, my boss wants Emilio dead"

"Why?"

"He's been doing business across his border and it's affecting my boss's sales turns out he wasn't only laundering drugs he was also laundering dirty money, taking couple cuts out of my boss's pay and all, I was sent to kill him"

"And Trevor?" I am getting really curious.

"He got the order from his boss also" Tammy says while averting her gaze from me.

"You guys don't work together?" I ask in surprise.

"Nope,each city has it's godfather there's always an associate I'm charge but we all report to the mafia boss"

"Mafia! You don't mean those cold blooded beings" I ask in fright trying to control my loud voice.

"Yup, stay in your lane and nothing goes wrong" Tammy says feeling relaxed.

"Sorry guys I had to ditch the gun somewhere real quick Emilio's men are here" Trevor says as he sits beside us.

"Did anyone see you?" I ask, getting almost off the edge.

"I think one did maybe but he can't get on the plane is about to move and Nikita get some rest," Trevor says with a reassuring smile on his face.

"He's right, you need to sleep a little after going through that ordeal" Tammy chirps in.

"I don't think I can," I tell them with all honesty.

"You can, you need to be in your best stance by morning you would meet with the boss"

"Thanks Tammy, you too trevor"

Closing my eyelids gradually I feel a lot of weight being lifted off my shoulders finally I get the opportunity to begin life afresh. I would make the best of it.

****

"Come on it's time"

Stretching a little I look around to find this place really unfamiliar, I look up to meet Trevor's face.

it all comes back to me slowly the happenings and events of the previous night.

"Come on out Nikita, we would be late and she doesn't like lateness" Tammy says while walking away from me.

"I'm sorry"

Walking out from the cabin and going through the checkpoint I look around to realize I don't know what country I'm in. I just walked in with a passport and didn't bother to check.

"Trevor," I called out to him.

"Yap?"

"Where is this?"

"Paris," he says, embracing the whole coldness.

"Paris But I …" I stop speaking, unable to mutter sensible words.

"Don't choke on your words darling it's hard to believe but stick with the rules and you'll make just the right amount of money"

"Can I at least get to call Brenda she'll be worried sick about me you took my phone before getting on the plane" I complain knowing how freaked out my bestie would be right now.

"Oh about that I'd get you a new one whenever I get the chance and about calling Brenda wait up"

She reaches for her bag and types some sort of things on her phone, she turns it to me for me to see, alarmed and confused I stare at the screen looking away and back at it.

"Nikita Thompson dead!, I am not freaking dead who the hell wrote this headline what's up with this dumb ass news?" I retort harshly.

"It isn't, read on" Tammy days looking really calm.

I read through the article carefully surprised at the turns and twist by the reporter which none of it happens to be real.

Apparently I've been a mistress to Emilio. We got into a fight and I had to run for my life thereby renting a shabby cottage downtown which truly is my home.

I agreed to meet up with Emilio at a club and ended up killing him. No one heard gunshots which made them question how I got the dangerous weapon.

it lead to investigation and Emilio was discovered to be a narcos drug dealer,I on the run couldn't go futher and ended up comitting suicide by burning up myself along with my car the only identification was my phone and keys left at the scene.

"These bloody liars" I yell out loud.

"I paid them for that" Trevor says smiling with his hands tucked behind his back.

"What does that mean?" I ask not sure if what to believe again.

"I had to make a cover-up real quick making you look dead, that way you'd take up a new identity here easily" Trevor explains.

"Thanks Trevor"

"That's my parting gift"

"Are you stopping by somewhere?"

"No, my work hers is done I have couple of other things to do before going back home well then that means goodbye right"

"Thanks Trevor"

"It's not a big deal Nikita, I just hope you make the right choices this time and make the best of your opportunities"

"I will" I say as I give him a parting hug.

"Bye Trevor"

"I'll miss you Tammy"

He waves us off disappearing into a taxi, I feel a part of me taken away I'll miss him that's guaranteed.

"He needs to go, don't sweat it, you'd find some more,"Tammy reassures me.

"Will you also leave?"

"At some point I might, but we need to get you to a totally safe place, follow me"

She hails a cab sitting behind as I do the same, the rest of the journey is silent as I mentally make a short note of making a really great first impression.."

***********

"She's in" Tammy says while standing before a huge door in a corridor.

"I'm not sure she'd want me"

"She assigned us to recruit you herself just answer her questions real quick and nod slightly even when you don't know what it means or what to say"

"I'm nervous Tammy"

"You should be, I've never seen her waiting up for someone you are the first you must make a great impression"

Walking away from Tammy towards the door I halt by the door taking a last glance at Tammy, she cheers me up with a slight nod and smile.

The door opens slowly at first as I take slow steps in I see a woman in her mid forties fiddling with a gun in her hands,

She raises the bridge of her pointed nose so she doesn't look away from me which makes me develop cold feets almost immediately.

she drops the gun by her side smiling widely at me,

"Welcome home daughter"