Attack.

<Helen's perspective>

I ended the call with Ava and arrived at the location she had marked. As I got out of the car, a man wearing a pink shirt approached me and asked, "Miss, are you Annie Sergio?"

I knew this was the new identity Ava had created for me. I nodded and extended my hand, "Yes, I am Annie Sergio."

The man shook my hand and asked, "Miss, I don't want to be rude, but can I verify your identity?"

I took out the new driver's license Ava had created under the name Annie Sergio.

The man checked the license and handed me a key. "Here are the keys, ma'am. If you need anything, you can call me anytime. I can also arrange anything you need. Sir said that he will cover your expenses." He handed me his card.

I knew Ava was using a voice changer to talk to people, so they wouldn't know her identity. I nodded and asked, "Can you show me the bathroom?"

The man nodded. "Yes, ma'am. There are two bathrooms: one on the right side of the ground floor and the other on the first floor." I looked at the house and nodded, realizing it was bigger than I had thought. It was a two-story building by the beach.

I looked at the man and said politely, "Okay, I think I can explore the house myself, so you may leave. If I need anything, I'll call you."

The man nodded and left.

I took a bath and then got on the bed. I thought about calling John but stopped, thinking he might be on a mission. Then, I fell asleep.

In the morning, I went jogging, not wanting to get out of shape after becoming young again.

After jogging, I went to a coconut shop where a salesman tried to scam me by saying that I needed to pay extra if I wanted my coconut opened. Instead, I just bought the coconut with a straw and went outside. I created a hole using my finger, showed the opened coconut to the salesman, and gave him the middle finger.

I don't know myself, but I think I am starting to act childish now that I feel young again. However, I like it this way.

<Dylan Sanders Perspective>

It has been four years since I retired. When I proposed the idea of my retirement, Alex and Natalie opposed it. However, at 44, I felt I had lost the energy I had in my youth. Alex and Natalie took over the position of Bosley after I convinced Charlie that I was no longer fit for the role.

I believe my loss of energy was due to an illness. When I turned 40, I was diagnosed with cancer. I never told anyone about this because I didn't want them to worry. Fortunately, I am getting better after Roses Pharmaceuticals released a cure for third-stage cancer. However, the treatment left me less energetic than before.

I recently learned that Alex and Natalie are planning to retire next year. They are both a year older than me and want to settle into their personal lives.

Today, as usual, I was jogging on Santa Monica Beach since I live nearby. But today, I encountered a woman unlike any I've ever seen. She was incredibly strong.

I met her while I was buying a coconut. I saw her buying one too, and she created a hole in it with her finger, showing it to the salesman with her middle finger, which I found amusing.

At first, I thought it was a prank, but no one else seemed to notice except the salesman and me. Curious, I bought an unopened coconut and checked to see if it was soft at the top. It wasn't.

I approached her as she was enjoying her coconut and gestured to her, asking if I could join her. She nodded. Extending my hand, I introduced myself, "I'm Dylan Sanders. And you?"

She shook my hand and replied, "I'm he... sorry, I'm Annie Sergio." She flustered as she said this, which made me think it wasn't her real name. Her hands were soft yet strong.

I extended my coconut and asked politely, "Can you open mine too?"

She looked at me suspiciously, "Excuse me?"

I explained that the salesman often tries to scam new people or tourists, but he didn't succeed with me as I knew his tricks.

After thinking for a moment, she nodded and effortlessly created a hole in my coconut. She handed it back and said, "Please don't tell anyone about this."

I nodded. She sighed, and we talked while walking along the beach. She didn't reveal much about her real life, but I sensed she had her reasons. She didn't seem like a bad person. I've learned to evaluate people better since meeting Eric Knox, or John McCadden, as he betrayed me.

She mentioned she was a photographer and invited me to her house for coffee. After that, I left her house, but as I stepped outside, someone shot me in the abdomen. I saw her face and recognized her as Vivian Wood.

She smirked and said, "I finally found you after all these years." Pointing a gun at me with two men beside her, she took out a walkie-talkie and said, "I found her. Inform your boss if he doesn't get here in 20 minutes, I will kill her myself."

I looked around, threw my bag at her face, and ran back inside the house.

Once inside, I saw Annie looking at me with worry, holding a pencil. "How did this happen?" she asked.

I said hastily, breathing heavily, "Annie, get out of here." As I finished my sentence, two men entered with guns. But before they could do anything, Annie moved with inhuman speed and stabbed them in the neck with a pencil. They fell to the ground.

Vivian entered, saw the scene, and pointed her gun at Annie, but Annie quickly stabbed the pencil into Vivian's hand.

Vivian shouted in pain, "Damn it, who are you?"

Annie turned to me and, seeing my surprised expression, said, "It's a trick I learned from my husband, but he's better at it." She smiled as she said this, and I felt terrified, thinking if she is like this, what must her husband be like?

To be Continued....

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