Silk Stockings
She was pleased. I had not let her down, and the operation was a go. We moved into stage two of the plan, the first stage had relied on my abilities to acquire the records, and since I had succeeded, the whole group was excited and ready. Bethany even hugged me she was so excited, or at least she played her role flawlessly. She played a somewhat innocent personality, although very intelligent and diligent. Each person in the group had their motives for being involved, and each of us felt a little sorry for Candice for we understood where she was coming from. But we had a job to do, and feelings were not to get in the way.
On to stage two. We arrived at the hotel late in the afternoon and settled into our rooms. Our meeting was scheduled for 10:30 so we had a few hours to chill. The members of the group have all become good friends through all of this, and we all firmly believe in having a good time. That is after our work is done. None of us knew where Candice got all her money, putting nine of us up in one of the most expensive hotels around, and paying for all our flights and food. All expenses paid. At some point one of us would gather enough nerve and just ask her.
Let me tell you a little about Candice, even though there is little to say, she is the most serious woman I have ever met. The goal she holds inside her is clear and no one is going to stop her. This coming meeting will be our fourth time meeting. Your probably thinking why I would do such a job as break into Stony Point after only four meetings, but if you met her you probably would too. She is very direct and gets straight to the point. The first meeting was one of collecting our information, cross checking to make sure none of us were infiltrators or spies. Of course we all cleared. She then went into a sort of history class, as if we all didn’t know the shit she went through, although she did have a unique point of view. Somehow she saw things more clearly than most of us. It became very evident that we were working for her, she was clearly our ‘leader’ our ‘captain’ our ‘chief of command.’ This didn’t bother us, we easily melted into our rolls and acted as willing subjects, ready to do her bidding. And she made it clear in the beginning that she was ruthless and would stop at nothing to complete her goal. But we all shared her views very passionately, she put into words what we had only vaguely touched with our thoughts or feelings.
Our second meeting was one of information and facts, more lessons on history but also a very clear presentation of what was happening in the present moment. The people in power, the people in power of it all, she knew. She broke down the ascending chain of command that ran the world. She had done her research. By the third meeting she had built up our trust in her abilities and presented us with the first aspects of the plan. She was very mathematical in her thinking and planning, and presented her ideas very clearly. She had won us over,we were her hands she was the brain, directing the movements and actions that would take place.
At the fourth meeting specifics began to emerge, and she showed us where direct action was necessary in order to move her plan forward. She never fully informed us of her plan, but kept us two steps behind, guessing, acting almost just to know what came next in her plan. It was beautiful. But the nature of this plan was no simple task. The immensity of her goal created many obstacles, and that is where our group came into play. She was very elusive, and assured us that she had to remain very invisible, because if any of us were taken out, she was the only one who had the complete plan. We respected this and did not ask too many questions, understanding the way things had to work. We were crucial pawns and we knew this.