Final Exam (a Story)


Posted by Don on March 20, 2001 at 18:19:19:

Final Exam
I am a hit man in training and I am very fortunate to have Yoko (the best) as my
personal trainer. In the last 8 months we have worked hard and she has taught me
everything I knew. During that time we had become lovers on a few occasions and I
had just made a date for a sailing trip with her looking forward to a day of pure
injoyment with no training. Yoko had sounded equally excited when I invited her to
go.
The day after I set up the date I was called in by the agency and told my final exam
would be moved up by two weeks, coresponding with the date of the planned sailing
trip. That up set me some but what really up set me was when I found out what my
final exam was made up of.
My final assiggnment was to kill Yoko , my trainer. I would pass if I killed her
in any fash ion but if I wanted and A on the final exam she would have to die by
some form of asphyxiation, which ment I would have to kill her close up and personal.
I struggled with this right up untill the day of the sailing trip.
We met at the boat and Yoko was full of enthusiasm and excitment. She had prepared
special food for the day. She was wearing a bright blue bakini with string bottoms
and a nice see thru cover up that came down to the bottom of her bakini bottoms.
She met me with an quick kiss at the pier and we boarded.
The day was perfect with the sun out and a light warm breeze for the sails. We pulled
away from the pier and went out to the deep water and I set the course to run by
itself for a while while I put some tanning lotion on Yoko. As I rubbed it into her
beautiful dark orientilal skin I looked at her lovely neck and thought about pulling
a rope tight around it. I hated the thought of doing that to such an atractive and
trusting woman. I thought about doing her right now, (Icertainly had the oppertunity)
but decided to let her injoy the day (her last) for a while first.
Knowing what I had to do I felt acward and funny around her through out the day,
and around noon she set up and said
"Don come here please"
I lowered the sails and set the anchor and went over to her. As I came close she
said.
"Your acting strange to day, and I think i finally figured out why"
"How am I acting strange" I asked
"Well for starters when you put on my tanning lotion you didn't even make an advance
toward me at all, you would normally be all over me with your hands at an opportunity
like that. It's now noon Don and we haven't been close, you've sailed and I've sunned.
It's not like you.
"Sorry I'll do better" I responded
"I know why your acting strange" she said
"Why" I asked
"You've been ordered to kill me haven't you. It's your final exam isn't it?
I was even more stunned .
"Its two weeks early, but it is the normal final. I had to kill my trainer too."
She said with a smile
"You knew this would be my final...to kill you?" I asked in shock
Quite calmnly she replied
"of course it's standard....that way only the best make it to graduation"
"Well" she said, "Let me grade you on your preformance thus far"
I rose to my feet and listened as she talked calmnly.
"First you invitation was excellent, I usually hear it in the voice of a trainee when
they are inviting me to the final exam, but not you.I give you and A+.(I didn't tell her I Invited
her before I knew this was the finals)
"As far as the location it is very good, no possibility of anyone helping or interupting, and A+
"I am compleatly unarmed, another A+ I am very proud of my trainee."
"May I ask how you ae to terminate me to obtain an A on your finals?"
I am a little shaken talking to Yoko this way but I answer
"Any form of Asphyxiation"
"OOHH thats going to be tough now... You had plenty of opportunity earlier before I guessed what you were up to.....You'ld better just take your gun and shoot me now."
" No Yoko Im holding out for an A now."
I watched as Yoko stood up knowing she was a better fighter than I. I was wondering how to pull this off.
"Well Don one of us is going to die today and Im betting its you.... I had such high hopes for you too. tobad you had to go tender on me and hesitate, allowing me time to guess.
I watched as she prepared to fight for her life
"You still have time to get your gun out and go for a lesser grade."
As I started to answer she moved.. she was like lightening as she junped toward me landing her foot square into my chest knocking me backward and startling me. She no more than landed than she was coming at me again. I knew I would have to do somthing unexpected or she would land every blow till I was dead and she would be training another. This kick landed aginst my face in a glancing blow. I let fear show on my face and she noticed
"wish you had gone with the gun don't you"
I looked to the table where my gun lay and made an obvious move toward it. Yoko Jumped to intercept me with another kick only to discover that I was not there, I had stopped. As she passed where she expected me to be I kicked into her side forcing her over the side of the boat.
As she splashed into the water I realized I had a chance of getting and A after all. While it was true she could out fight me on solid ground I hoped that in the water I could get the advantage.
I took a long piece of mettle near me and as she came up I hit her in the head. She went under daised and in trouble. As I seen her near the surface again, to far out for me to reach her with the bar I jumped on top of her forcing her under more as my body came down on top of her with my feet aginst her head. As quickly as I could get my bearings I grabed her around her chest and began to squeeze as hard as I could. i could hear as the air burst from her mouth and felt good about my actions.My celebration was premature.....soon I felt her elbow crash into my ribs forcing me to release her . She was headed for the surface for some much needed air when I grabbed her long black hair pulling her back toward me. She tried to swim upward but I had to good a grip as I turned and swam downward. I don't know how far down I swam when I realized I needed air myself. I looked up and the sun seemed so far away, I released Yoko and started up. She was also heading upward but her need for air was much more than mine so her movements were much more dspairate. I watched her Ias I asended and noticed at one point her movements became jerky almost as if she were convulsing and I seen as her hands came up to her mouth in an effort to keep from breathing in water. Although I need air greatly I could see that the surface was just a couple of feet away. I grabbed her arms forcing them away from her face. She looked directly into my eyes and I thought I saw a smile of approval on her face as she breathed water into her lungs. She started to convulse greatly as the shock of the water in her lungs assured my victory.
I watched as long as I could and I burst the surface dragging in all the air I could. Soon her limp body came floting gently to the surface beside me. I swam back to the boat pulling her by the hair.
As I finally got her dead body onto the boat I noticed a smile of approval on her face. I think she died proud of her trainee. I got my A and am now a pro.... I live trying to do my job just as she taught me so when we meat again she will be proud of me.

Don