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Ariana stepped into the busy lab and her eyes met with the 4 employers there.
She could remember Oliver’s explanation then.
A chubby woman, with round glasses and heavy curls looked at her.
– Mrs Agatha.
“Hello, Mrs Agatha? How’s your experiment faring?” Ariana waved.
“Fine, hunny. When did you get those?” Mrs Agatha asked, pointing at the sunglasses.
“Just now” Ariana smiled.
She raised her eyes, and a very tall looking lady looked at her.
– Miss Mary.
“Hello. Mary-
“You’re 4 minutes late, Jung Hee. You wouldn’t want me telling on you. You know we are lagging behind” Mary frowned.
“Sorry” Ariana laughed, softly.
“Hey, Jug Head!” A guy came forward, with his arm raising, whilst laughing.
– Tom.
“It’s Jung Hee, Tom!” Ariana frowned.
Tom laughed.
“What with…those?” He rolled his eyes, staring at her glasses.
“You like it?” Ariana smiled.
“Its ugly. Ew” Tom said.
Ariana shook her head and walked towards the last guy at the extreme end.
He was busy, using the microscope.
“Hey…Tom! Get to work!” Mary shouted.
“Aiish. Don’t stress yourself. I will” He snickered and went to his desk.
“Ariana,,, remember,,, He’s your boyfriend. I mean Jung Hee’s boyfriend, Damian” Oliver reminded.
“Got that, Bob” Ariana whispered.
“Hey…” Ariana went behind, Damian.
“I didn’t get a kiss this time” Damian cooed.
Ariana widened her eyes.
“Just do it, Ariana. A spy ought to take risks” It was Rhoda.
Ariana swallowed hard, pouted her lips and pecked his cheek fast, from where she stood, behind him.
Jung Hee’s face filter nearly went off, cause of the touch.
Damian smiled and swirled his chair around.
Now, He was facing her.
She smiled, holding the 2 cup of coffee, on the right and left hand, each.
“You bought Coffee. Thanks…” He muttered.
She smiled and was about to hand one out to Damian, when Malcolm’s voice stopped her;
“Ariana,,, Wait” He suddenly said.
Ariana halted.
“Bullet,,, Jung Hee purchased 2 cups of coffee from you. One is ordinary. One has too much sugar” He said.
“Yes, Boss” Rhoda replied.
“Ariana,,, right now, You are on your own. You gotta think hard. One cofee is for Damian. If you give him the wrong coffee. It will be suspicious. Please, do not blow our cover. As you know, most scientists are f_cking wise” Malcolm said.
“Oh no…” Ariana whispered, gently.
“Huh?” Damian whispered.
“Huhn? Nothing…” She chuckled, nervously.
“Which is my coffee?” He asked, staring at the cups.
“I don’t know either” She thought.
“Ouch…” She suddenly Mõ@ɲed.
“You okay?” Damian asked, now on his feet.
“Its my menstrual cramps. Can you quickly get me a pad?” Ariana whimpered.
“You know how urgent this is” She added.
She wanted him to leave, so that she would throw it away.
And when he comes back for it, She would look for a lie to tell him.
“Okay then. But no sugary coffee for you today, okay?” Damian said, worriedly.
“Huh?” Ariana bulged her eyes.
“Taking too much sugar isn’t nice. Don’t take the sugary/sweet coffee till your menstrual cycle is over. I’ve told you before. Keep my coffee for me” He said, and ran off. written by sommy pearl f.
“Hey! Damian!! Where?” Mary growled.
“I’ll be right back, okay?” Damian said, and left the scene.
“Wow…Ariana. You’re wise” Cindy smiled.
Ariana smiled, surprisedly, and danced her brows around.
“Gotta see which is sweeter then” She whispered, and had a taste on each.
“This is Damians’. Plain Coffee” Ariana said.
***
“Who are you?” Damian asked.
He saw a strange man, wearing all blues, with a face cap.
The man adjusted his cap, and straightened the bag of load on his shoulder.
“I came to trash out the gabage” Ken spoke.
Damian could smell the trenching odor coming from him. He ignored him, and further asked;
“I thought you always took the trash every Tuesdays. Today’s a Monday”
“He’s really a true scientist. Questions upon questions” Ken muttered to himself.
“I won’t be around tomorrow” Ken replied.
“Why not?” Damian asked.
“I’ve to go see my therapist… My mental state is wearing off. And I notice, I forget things pretty easy now”
“Oh…” Damian nodded, looked at him again before walking out.
Ken sighed in relief.
“d@mn…I f_cking stink” He lifted his nose.
“Boss,,, Jung Hee is with me now” Ken said, holding onto the heavy sack on his shoulder.
“Cool…Cactus, You there already??” Asked Malcolm.
“Yes, Boss. I’m outside” Cindy replied.
Ken walked out and saw a black car. It was Cindys’.
“Fast, Censor. I’ve a surgery by 5” She said.
Ken stopped, suddenly.
“Bob,,, Over to you. Crash the f_cking cameras. They might see me, leaving with a suspicious sack into a car” Ken said.
“I’m doing that, Censor. My phone is quite slow, so it might take time to crash the cameras for the main time. How I wish I was with a computer or something. It much faster” Oliver replied.
“Just hurry up, Bob… Gosh, That guy is back” Ken sighted Damian, and quickly snuck into the car.
Cindy drove off, rapidly.
“Sh!t, The cameras caught you leaving. It almost crashed though… It was 60%” Oliver said.
“Since??” Malcolm groaned.
“You know what, Bob??” Malcolm said.
“Yes, boss” Oliver responded.
“Hack into the cameras and erase the footage of Censor and Cactus”
“Aye Aye, Boss. But its gonna take time” Oliver said.
“It doesn’t matter. No one is gonna watch it today…” Malcolm said.