SWNOVELS Chapter 20: Fake ID’s and Cover Stories.
A few hours later, Simona returned with new ID’s. I was now Madeline Berkley, a 28-year-old professor in archaeology, who was here to study the Solomon Temple. I studied the credentials carefully. While they wouldn’t get through a thorough examination, I could always use my powers to influence if things were getting hairy.
“I brought some makeup,” Simona said. Her statement confused me. Why did I need makeup? We were going on a dangerous undercover mission to recover ancient artefacts. Simona explained herself before I had the chance to say anything “Makeup to make us look older.”
“Oh, good point.” I replied, embarrassed that I hadn’t understood Simona’s intention straight away.
As Simona applied my makeup, I realised how similar we were. Simona was also multi-talented, and I wondered if the True Maker had sent her to help me with the mission. I didn’t think about it for long, as Simona finished applying the makeup. I studied my new face. I looked older, and the tinted lenses and the wig gave me a completely new look.
Hopefully, I would be able to impersonate the real Madeline Berkley. To do that, I would need to learn a lot about archaeology quickly. I accessed the internet and I used my photographic memory to gain a lot of archaeological knowledge. It was an interesting subject, but I only needed to know the basics for my cover to work. I logged off the internet and turned to Simona. “Now, I know everything I need to know, to blend in as an archaeologist,” I said
Simona stared at me in disbelief. “Was that what you did when you scrolled through that text?” Simona asked.
“Yes.” I replied.
“It took me years of elementary school to learn all that stuff,” Simona said.
“Some people never learn, even though they have years of schooling,” I replied.
Simona smiled at me and spoke. “So, Miss Madeline Berkley, are you ready to see the catacombs of the Solomon Temple?”
To which I replied, “Yes, Miss Arya Simon, I am very grateful that you are showing them to me.” After that, we left the safehouse and headed in the direction of the Solomon Temple.