You and Alex had been together since year 9, now being in year 11. For the last year or so, Alex had gone all weird, never being in, always being injured, secretive, etc. and you never knew why.

One day, Tom, Alex’s best friend, collars you, and tells you everything. Alex was a spy for MI6, and his dead uncle Ian had been as well. To say you were shocked was an understatement. The boy you loved, was a teenage spy.

“And you told Tom before me?!” your voice screeches while on call to him later that evening