CHAPTER FIVE: TEAM SPIRIT

While everybody was holding their breath at the agency, Brighton had a massive hangover to worry about.

He didn't even register how empty the office had become or how silent it was and passed doors to doors down the hall until he reached what was Sheryl's office. He stopped.

Plundering if he should open it or just go about his day. He was mad at Nasir for destroying his home.

Erasing every evidence that Sheryl existed in that house.

How can one forgive that?

“There you are!” Came Monica's urgency tone as she rushed to Brighton,

“If you can whisper, that'd be great” Groaned Brighton in pain. Too early for office drama.

“There's no time to whisper in a war!” Shouted Monica dragging the reluctant Brighton towards the director's office.

“What's this about?” Asked Brighton with a sense of dread, “Did the destinies refuse to work?”

“Oh, honey this is bigger!” Said Mika out of nowhere as she was running towards the director's office.

“Brighton!” Called out the director as soon as the doors open and he was visible, “Glad you can make it”

“What's going on?” Asked Brighton, worried looking at the screen which everyone was watching and saw Nasir among the members of the white uniform: Fate department.

“Oh, that newbie is crazy alright” Prided Erick with a chuckle,

“Call him back, Brighton” Ordered the director, “Call him back now!”

“It's not even that heavy, director” Powell pacified, “We have been doing their works for years!”

“Sometimes it feels like you are afraid of them!” Snapped Emily,

“That's right!” Agreed Noah, “It's like they are bosses or something”

The room was in chaos, tensions were high, and wounds were reopening but the director stood her ground, “Brighton”

“Right away ma'am” Replied Brighton before he took out love cellphone to call Nasir who was seen looking at his phone before he returned it to his pocket.

“Well that's disrespectful” Mumbled Brighton but, he was clearly humiliated.

“Go over there” Urged the director, “I can't lose another agent to Fate”

And with that the room erupted in another massive bombing questions.

Whom did they lose to them,

When?

How?

And is that the reason they were slaves to them?

Brighton couldn't even hear a thing after he connected the dots. It was the Fate department's doing for Sheryl's disappearance!

“Go” The director nudged him after she opened the portal to where Nasir was, “Please”

“Why?” Asked Brighton, getting numb.

“Because, you are a team!” Cemented the director making everyone in the room to fall quiet, “And he's out there alone”

Grace was the first to walk in the portal but, was held back by the director,