Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Story Fragment #16: Jamal

Description of person: six feet tall, slender, extremely short hair (brown), 30s, mocha colored skin, brown eyes, t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers.

Jamal walked confidently between the buildings. The important thing, he knew, was to act as though he belonged there, so as not to draw attention to himself.

Dressed in jeans, t-shirt, and sneakers, he could easily pass for an off-duty airman, which was the cover he had prepared should one be necessary. His brown hair was closely cropped, and his six-foot frame was slender, yet had the muscle tone of someone who valued physical fitness.

Casually checking the numbers on the building in front of him, he realized he had reached his destination. Now to find the proper office and charm his way inside.

Fortunately for Jamal, he bore a striking resemblance to an actual airman in Colonel Scott's squadron, and he was able to use that man's identity to gain entrance to places he might never reach otherwise.

He stopped at the reception desk outside the cluster of offices which included Colonel Scott's, greeting the young woman at the desk. "Hello, Janice. How's your day going?"

"Not a bad day so far, Andy.  What can I do for you--you know the colonel isn't in today, right?"

"Sure do! That's actually why I'm here--he sent me to get some files he forgot to pick up this morning."

"I swear, sometimes I think he needs me to do everything for him, " Janice smiled. "Go on in and get them. I'm heading to lunch, so make sure you lock his office when you leave."

(Steals classified files for foreign government and is pursued by Bond-like spy.)

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