My eyes shot open at 0520 hours.
Damn you Killer!

I think his life is screwed because I curse him every morning before even taking my blanket off.

He needs to start treating me like a normal human if he wants others to go easy on him. But I don't think he cares. He is used to people treating him like shit. Bloody arse has been trained to face everything.

I checked my phone and my frown is replaced by a smile.

'Hey beautiful.'
'How are you awake at this time in the morning?'

He normally gets up around 7.

'Started going to gym in the morning.'
'Since when?'

'Since today 😄.'

I laughed at his response.
'Great. Then we can wake each other up everyday.'
'Absolutely.'

We chatted a little and then got ready to face our challenges.

I came out to see Killer entering the ground behind uncle. Without stopping, both of them proceeded towards the bar.

Another half hour there and I could hear his panting from a distance while I ran in the ground myself.

"There shall be no distraction now, Wills. You have to be fit and ready at all times. We're not having any breaks here onwards. Am I clear?"
"Yes sir!"

That's it. Killer has finally reached where he wanted to be - back to the training.

I completed five more rounds and turned around to look at them.
He was still getting rogered.
I sighed and left to have a peaceful breakfast.

Enter the mess and suddenly the whole mood changed.
Nick was saving his life from Ren who was running after him.

"You ass! You dragged me into the ordeal!" Ren shouted.
"I didn't. It was her!" he pointed at me while he crossed me.

Ren stopped just before she could cross me too.
I stood with my eyes open wide.

"You told him?"
She asked me in anger.

"I told whom what?" I was clueless to begin with.
"Colonel! You told him that I knew Wills' secret!" she exclaimed.

"What? When?"
Just then I realised that they are talking about the meeting in the Interrogation Hall - where me and Nick both looked at her when Uncle looked at us - asking who else knows his secret.

Ren understood that I've realised.
She looked at me waiting for a reply.

"He did it. I just looked at him."
I pointed back at Nick who was standing behind a table for his protection.

Ren turned around and ran to him again. "I'll kill you Nick!"

Nick looked at me like I just stabbed him in the back.
"I did not expect this from you!" he shouted while he ran before Ren could hit him.

"And I did not expect this from you!" Ren answered on my behalf.

They were running like cat and mouse. It was total mess. Flynn was standing behind the platform with his hand crossed on his chest.
He stood like he was waiting for their childish act to finish - as if it was some daily thing for him.

Ren was about to cross me again when I heard a loud yelp and she disappeared!
I looked around to see Ren stopped in her track by Killer's hand around her waist.

She was struggling hard to get free while he stood expressionless.

"I'll punch him in the face!"
She shouted again.

"Calm down, you cyclone!" Killer used both his hands to stop her from running back to kill Nick.

"You! You!"
"Yes. Him. Leave him. It wasn't his fault." he said with one arm around her waist and another on her shoulder, calming her down.

I think only he knows how to boil her and cool her. Don't believe me? Look at her now.

She was a mess but she was not struggling anymore now.

"Fine." she barked at Nick who raised his hands asking for peace.

"You guys done? Shall I serve now?" Flynn said loudly and I hid a chuckle.

"Yes Flynn. I'm dying." Killer said leaving Ren and sitting at one table.
Nick came and sat next to him while Ren sat exactly opposite to Nick.
With not much space left, I had to sit in front of Killer.

Before he could take his first bite in his mouth, Flynn said" I must remind you, Major. You have an incomplete task at hand." and he turned and walked away.
Killed just sat with his mouth open "I know. Even if I had forgotten it, these guys would have reminded me."

"What task?" Nick asked.
"Nothing. We'll talk about it after breakfast." Killed said hiding something.

"What is it Willy?" Nick asked with anger building inside him. So he caught it too.

"I.. I am supposed to tell you something. Actually I was supposed to do it after the third day got over but I.. couldn't. I'll tell you after breakfast."
He said attempting to have the bite he was holding in his hand.

Nick stopped him "Tell now" in his dead serious tone.
"I can't. I need to be alone with you-"

"Ren knows about it, I know. And to make up for not telling me before, you will speak rightaway. I don't care if Jane is supposed to know it or not. Shoot."
Oh my god.

"Nick, please."
"Willy" now that is the max Killer will face. After this ordeal, if Nick uses his authoritative tone, Killer gives up.

"I.. I'll excuse myself." I said because I know I was unwanted here.

"You didn't have your breakfast. Sit and eat. He will speak." Nick said in his instructor tone.
I sat back down looking at Killer.

"Okay. It is about-"
Flynn pulled a chair and sat next to Ren. I hid a smile. Flynn is devil!

"About what, Wills?" Nick got his attention back.
"Okay. So first you have to promise that you'll not get mad at me."

FINALLY! Get the popcorns!

"That depends on what you say. Now don't beat around the bush."

Killer took a deep breath and a loud sigh. Another deep breath and he said what I was waiting to hear.

"This happened before I left for the mission. I liked a girl. Ren came to know about it but I threatened her to stay shut. Father came to know about it through his birds. There's nothing in that story anymore, so please forgive me for not telling you this before."
He said in one breath and ate the one bite in his hand.

Ren looked at him with a devil smile, the same that Flynn had.
Nick was confused at first, then got angry, and lastly an amusing smile appeared on his lips.

"And I was clueless the whole damn time? Ren you took the only chance from me - to get on his nerves every freaking minute of the day! And how dare you not tell me about it when I was going on asking about it before and during Ordeal?"

Taking another bite he said "In that anger, you would have shredded me to bones if I told you that I hid something for months while living right next to you."

"Oh yes I would have. I still can, you know? Get up." Nick said still smiling.
Killer gulped down his half chewed bite.
"Nick please. There's nothing going on now. Even father-"

"Even dad didn't tell me!" Nick said to himself.
Killer's eyes went wide.
"Please don't say anything to him. It was next to impossible to close that chapter with him!"

"If you don't get up now, I'm going straight to him." Nick is still in that mode.

Unwillingly, Killer got up and stood with his hands behind his back.
"Chair." Nick said.

He moved and paused mid squat with his hands in front, palm open, and beads of sweat on his face.
In this position, he won't be able to hide his face or any expression.

"What's her name?" began Nick's viva.
"I don't know."

"You think I'm stupid?"
"Trust me Nick, I don't know."

"Where does she live?"
"Ten miles from here."

"Where did you meet?"
"We haven't met."

"Then how did you talk?"
"We have never talked."

Nick was getting annoyed.

"Then how does she know you?"
"She doesn't know me."

"Wills I swear I'll punch your pretty liar face."
"You have to trust me. I'm not lying."

"Tell me the whole damn story then."
"Like this?" Killer said pointing towards his mid-squat position. Ofcourse after a killer session with uncle, his shaking legs will not stay fixed for long.

"Fine. At ease."

Getting comfortable, he started.

"This happened before I went for this mission. During our morning run one day, I saw her walking outside a park. I just looked at her and my pace slowed down - so much that I was left far behind father and he had to come back and make me do Pushups right there. I looked at her again from the corner of my eyes - she was looking at me with a curious smile on her face. I finished my count, got up and ran away to save myself from another lag.
Coming back through the same route, I looked for her but didn't find her."

"That was Day 1?"
Flynn asked.

Killer nodded with zero expressions.
"Wow! Some romances start at 5 in the morning, never knew." he said and me and Ren laughed.

"Continue." Nick ordered.

"I kept looking for her everyday around that park. She would be there some days. And she would be missing on some. Initially, I thought it's just me who was getting attracted towards her. Soon I realised that even she waits for me to turn up- because after few days, she was there everytime I crossed the park. I couldn't afford to slow down there to look at her for more than a few seconds."

"I don't believe this." Nick said with shock dripping from his face.

"And you said she didn't know you! Liar!" Flynn said enjoying the story as much as me.

"She doesn't know me, Flynn." Killer said closing his eyes.

"What else?" Nick asked.

"We exchanged smiles on almost daily basis. Then one day I got a call from Colonel Ops saying there is a mission I might be interested in. You know what happened next. Coming back from the mission and getting back to my training took me months. Now I don't see her anymore around the park."
He shrugged and after a pause, concluded. "Now all of you know everything. So for God's sake, don't talk about it to anyone."

"That's it?!" Flynn said.
"That's fucking it?" Nick repeated.

"Seriously man" Ren said disappointed.

"He didn't have a pair to walk up to her and ask her!" Nick turned to Ren and said this.

I covered my smile.
"He didn't. I told him this the first day I caught him smiling to himself. I told him to go and talk to her! But this asshole didn't!"
Ren answered.

"Will you guys shut up?"
Killer said.

"You think we will?" Nick said with a wicked smile on his lips.
Damn Killer, your 24x7 roast starts now.

"Nick, you promised you'll not say anything about it."
"Did I? Oh no I didn't. You're such a loser, Willy."

Ouch!
Haha I want to see how far can Killer take it without losing it.

"Nick. I'm warning you-" killer used his threatening tone.
"Oh no you don't do such things, because you're scared of dad. If it wasn't for this fear, you'd be sending kisses to someone right now."

"Nick don't say such-"
"Else what? You'll go to dad? Oh wait. I need to go to him first. Why did he not tell me this?"
Nick started getting up. Killer ran and pushed him down.

"Why don't you just enjoy the breakfast and leave him out of this?"
Killer said sugar-coating his anger.

"You have your breakfast too, sir."
I pointed at his barely touched meal.

"My stomach is full." he replied half heartedly.

"No it isn't. Eat it. All of it. Sit down."
Ren said. She is their mother if I forgot to mention before.

"Ren, really. I don't feel like -"
Nick got into his brother mode and started "Dear Renee.."

Ren picked up the cue and joined him "Yes honey?"

Their tones were awkwardly romantic and creepy.
"I don't feel hungry baby."
"You want me to feed you with my hands?"

"Oh no! That will make your hands dirty! I will eat myself."
Ren giggled and looked at a red Killer "Then go sit and have your damn breakfast, sugar."

Killer turned around, stuffed all the food in his mouth and walked away.
As soon as he left, me and Ren fell down laughing, while Nick and Flynn howled like animals.

"God Ren, I hate you for keeping me away from this all these months!"
Nick said laughing.

"I'm sorry darlin. He threatened me so much and I had nothing to guard it. Your warning to involve Colonel is holding him back from slicing our necks!"
That's true.

If it wasn't for uncle, Killer would have sorted out these hooligans rightaway.

Poor Killer.

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FINALLY!
I waited so many months to bring this part out in the open.
So yeah, Killer did lose to some silent smiles. 😉

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