Chapter 14

“Ok people here’s the situation: we have two unknown subjects moving presumably towards Misses Peabody’s office and a building full of civilians so… each team will take a floor, SWAT teams will provide additional back up… we need to evacuate those civilians as quickly and as efficiently as possible” Bette was explaining the situation.

“SWAT will be also covering the stairs and will maintain the perimeter, NYPD also placed snipers on several buildings so the roof is taken care of” Shane also briefed the FBI agents.

“Agent McCutcheon and I will go directly to Misses Peabody office in order to evacuate her, she’s our primary target, if you see the intruders and you have the chance take the shot… we’re not gonna risk any lives in order to catch them alive… and I want every inch of that building cleared and sealed… understood?” Bette said as six back up teams were reunited around her and Shane.

“Ok people let’s move! We need to get Misses Peabody and Agent Cooper’s team out of there asap!” Bette said as she took out her gun and started moving towards the entrance of the building.

“You need to stop doing that” Alice gently said as she took Helena’s hand in between her own when she saw her friend chewing one of her nails.

“I wish I could” The brunette replied staring at the emptiness of a wall.

Tina’s eyes were fixated on Dana’s cell phone, which was resting comfortably on the table. She hadn’t stopped looking at it since the brunette agent had placed it there roughly twenty minutes before.

The blonde was as absent as she seemed, her mind running a hundred miles a second thinking of all the possible outcomes of this situation. Each scenario worse than the previous one, and there was nothing she could do about it but to wait, that bittersweet agony of not knowing what the hell is going on but still remaining hopeful, just wishing with everything you’ve got that everything is going to turn out well.

“I’m about to lose it” Alice said as she saw her two friends in an almost catatonic state.

“Everything will be ok, you’ll see” Dana tried to reassure the lawyers that everything indeed would be ok for the hundredth time in the last twenty minutes.