Immediately Forgettable

For the first few weeks after I realized that there weren’t any more missions coming, I felt lost. Though I never had any true verification, I felt that my actions were making a difference, and that, maybe, I had been the hero I always wanted to be.
I was still getting two paychecks, which was nice. [...]

That was the start of my career as a spy, and pretty much how it continued. I’d go back to work at the magazine and every so often I’d get a call out of the blue from Sloane who needed me immediately. Sometimes it was around the corner, sometimes in another country, but the gigs [...]

I was sent to Virginia for CIA training.  I don’t want to reveal too much because I’m not sure what’s classified or not. (You may remember a few details of what I say, though you won’t remember who said it.)
Suffice it to say that my training was similar to my college experiences. The majority of [...]

Actually, I came to in front of the police station. The car had just come to a stop, and the two officers exited the vehicle. I would have jumped out as well, but there were no door handles where I was sitting.
I was helped out and escorted into the building. My hands were cuffed behind [...]

I had just made it to my window seat at Starbucks when the first police car arrived. A second police car pulled up about 20 seconds later.
I was really sweating now, and it had nothing to do with the mouthful of hot foam and espresso I had just swallowed. My stomach churned no longer out [...]

Looking back, I don’t know what I was thinking. There really isn’t a dishonest bone in my body, or so I thought before the day I decided to rob my bank.
It was a Saturday afternoon, around noon. I wanted to deposit a birthday check I had received from my parents, and try — once again [...]

You don’t remember me do you?
We’ve met before. Several times actually. We’ve worked together for several years.
Really.
No, I’m not kidding.
Listen, it’s not your fault. I have super powers. Well, more like a single super power. I have the ability to slip completely from people’s minds the instant they look away from me.
Yes. I am serious.
I [...]

You don’t remember me do you?
We’ve met before. Several times actually. We’ve worked together for several years.
Really.
No, I’m not kidding.
Listen, it’s not your fault. I have super powers. Well, more like a single super power. I have the ability to slip completely from people’s minds the instant they look away from me.
Yes. I am serious.
I [...]

Looking back, I don’t know what I was thinking. There really isn’t a dishonest bone in my body, or so I thought before the day I decided to rob my bank.
It was a Saturday afternoon, around noon. I wanted to deposit a birthday check I had received from my parents, and try — once again [...]

I had just made it to my window seat at Starbucks when the first police car arrived. A second police car pulled up about 20 seconds later.
I was really sweating now, and it had nothing to do with the mouthful of hot foam and espresso I had just swallowed. My stomach churned no longer out [...]

Actually, I came to in front of the police station. The car had just come to a stop, and the two officers exited the vehicle. I would have jumped out as well, but there were no door handles where I was sitting.
I was helped out and escorted into the building. My hands were cuffed behind [...]

I was sent to Virginia for CIA training.  I don’t want to reveal too much because I’m not sure what’s classified or not. (You may remember a few details of what I say, though you won’t remember who said it.)
Suffice it to say that my training was similar to my college experiences. The majority of [...]

That was the start of my career as a spy, and pretty much how it continued. I’d go back to work at the magazine and every so often I’d get a call out of the blue from Sloane who needed me immediately. Sometimes it was around the corner, sometimes in another country, but the gigs [...]

For the first few weeks after I realized that there weren’t any more missions coming, I felt lost. Though I never had any true verification, I felt that my actions were making a difference, and that, maybe, I had been the hero I always wanted to be.
I was still getting two paychecks, which was nice. [...]