Now We Are Free - Chapter Ten

The Paper

“Now about you two,” Zi was excitedly spilling out info as if she had been dying to tell them ever since they first implemented the plan. “It all started with Tav. He was with us since the beginning and has helped many escape. The bullet he shot Rodger Bently with was real. But the wound was never supposed to be fatal. We lost Rodger five days ago. He was a loyal friend to us all.
“But we hold on to the fact that greater things are at work. He gave you the paper, which you read and now look where we are! Because you saw the paper, we kept an eye on you, thanks to Tech. We took out a few tag-alongs, and kept tabs on you through the city. When you went to Mister Master’s, we knew you were serious about getting out.
“But here’s the best part of all, none of this would have been possible if it weren’t for the Greatest Agent. If he hadn’t had the guts to defy the agency, even though it meant certain death, and if he hadn’t utterly defeated the agency, even though they’ve tried to rebuild their empire, and if he hadn’t cared enough about us, even though he didn’t owe a scrap of allegiance to us, we’d all still be enslaved. So here we are, free. And our new mission is to tell others about the Greatest Agent until he comes again to destroy the agency entirely.”
There was a general “mm-hmm”ing and nodding about the room as everyone agreed.
Everyone except Dez.
She felt awkward and hoped it didn’t show. She had read all about it in the paper, but was she really free from the agency? Had the Greatest Agent really been able to defeat them? Yeah, she read the paper and believed it then, but now she wasn’t so sure. She didn’t feel any different than before.
But then she thought of everything she had gone through, all the narrow escapes and risky plans. How else could she have gotten through all those instances if it weren’t for the Greatest Agent? If he hadn’t initially defeated the agency, then Tav wouldn’t have been able to help her, because he wouldn’t have been free. The reason she stood free was because of the Greatest Agent.
Dez glanced at Tav, the realization transforming her expression into one of wonder and delight. A serene feeling of peace swelled inside her, and she grinned with joy.
Leaning closer to her, Tav returned her grin and said, “Truly, now we are free.”

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