Adira Clawhauser Chapter 7
#7 of Adira Clawhauser
It had been three years since Adira joined the ZPD. She liked her job a lot, and Benjamin loved listening to her on duty stories after dinner, but she never thought her brother would want to be a cop.
'Sis, I want to join the ZPD too! You'll help me, right?' Benjamin asked her one day after dinner.
'Is it something to do with Gazelle?' Adira asked warily.
'Tee hee hee, not really. I always wanted to be like you, fighting the bad guys and be all like "don't worry loves, the cavalry's here!'
'I don't do that.'
'That's reason number one. Number two, Gazelle just said that she admires the ZPD a lot at her latest interview. Watch here, that's the video I'm talking about!' and he pushed his phone awfully close to Adira's face.
'No thanks, I knew it would be something like that anyway.' Adira keenly avoided looking at the screen. Years and years of persuasion from her brother to love Gazelle had made her fear the pop singer nearly like the plague. She was slightly annoyed when Benjamin refused to back up and continued looking at her with his big brown eyes while cupping his face,
'So... you'll help me right, Sis?'
Adira sighed as she saw Benjamin use his 'baby doll eyes' tactic to ask for what he wants again. When it came to positivity and stubbornness, she was not even close to beating her brother.
'Fine, but it's gonna be tough. Training, diet, no donuts, and I won't let you quit halfway into the career. You still up for it?'
'Of course! I would do anything to get my angel to notice me. Thanks, sis!' he gave her a big hug and rubbed his cheeks on Adira affectionately.
'Ugh... get off, get off me!' Adira broke his comfy embrace somewhat reluctantly and watched her brother bounce into his bedroom humming happily.
She shook her head, 'He's not gonna make it.'
But she had to try, right? It's not like anyone can say 'no' to his adorable face, and he gives the best hugs in the world.
She just hoped that someone other than her in the force would appreciate him.
The day of interview had come sooner than Adira hoped, and she was picking Benjamin's clothes for him.
'No, Ben. You are not wearing that to a job interview.' Adira told him sternly, eyeing the pink T-shirt with a huge I "heart" Gazelle' on it with distaste. 'You should wear a suit, or at least a shirt and tie.'
Benjamin's snuggled into his shirt with some difficulty, and Adira swiftly tied his tie for him. Then Adira draped his coat over his body and attempted to button the only two ones the coat had.
'Ben, try to breathe out, would you? I can't button your coat like this.'
'I'm trying!'
Adira tried again. The button still came far from meeting the right hole. She pulled hard, and somehow managed to lodge one of the buttons into the right place.
She moved back and looked at him fully. She tried not to laugh.
'I look ridiculous, don't I?' Tears were starting to well up in Benjamin's eyes.
'No no no, you look fine. It's just that the suit looked a little bit small...'
'I can't breathe. Can I take it off now?' Benjamin whined.
Adira sighed. There was no way that Benjamin could go to the interview in his graduation suit. Even if he could somehow hold his breath the whole way to the station in one piece, a whiny cheetah was not going to appeal to anyone anyway.
'Take it off, Ben. Just promise me you'll wear something with a collar tomorrow, and answer the questions like I asked you to.'
She just hoped a laxer officer would be the examiner tomorrow. Anything but Mchorn, she prayed as she shifted around in her bunker with Ben purring peacefully in his sleep at the lower bunk, or his little dream would be crushed way before the real challenge starts.
Her worst fear was confirmed when assignments were distributed once again in the next morning. Mchorn was not assigned any and he looked surlier than usual. Adira took her files and started walking towards the armory for equipment.
She was going to do something about the situation at hand. Lucky for her she had made quite a few friends at the armory who can provide her the tools she needed to make Mchorn a little sick to be an examiner.
A lot in fact, Adira changed her mind. That guy was a real beast.