Final – Life in an Igloo

I had my first lead on the Russian government. The organisation had started to doubt if there actually was illegal action happening. Until the 1st of January when I finally figured it out. As soon as they heard of my breakthrough they got me out of Moscow. They kept saying something about it becoming too dangerous and I had to go off the grid and completely disappear. That brings us to right now.

Currently, I am inside of one of the organisations’ igloos in the most Northern area of Siberia. In other words, I am in the middle of nowhere stuck with my thoughts and buried in three meters of snow. As the days passed it got colder and colder as we got closer to winter. The colourful glimmer of the morning reflected up at me as I stepped outside. My breath comes out in short and sharp gasps as the cold splinters into my skin, I set off on my perimeter check. The icy blue walls are thick and strong protecting me as I walk deeper and deeper into the dark tunnel. The aurora lights get lost behind me. I don’t know why it is necessary to do the check because nobody ever comes out this far.

The only living things I’ve ever seen around here are some grey wolves and on very rare occasions an elk would stroll past. The elk leave their big hoof prints in the untracked snow. Sometimes the wolves come and scavenge for my scraps that have been thrown on the snow. The shimmering grey of their coats flicker as they run past, like a whisper of smoke. The stillness out here is relaxing because there are no distractions and you never have anywhere to be. The stillness does put me on edge though, I’ve never been in a place with such little noise. Like someones watching me.  

I dropped down with a thud. The warmth rips through my body like a wildfire. I live in a bunker underneath what would appear to people as just an ordinary igloo. The walls surround me in a warmth that is cosy and homely. My bunker consists of my room, a bathroom, an office and my living space. For one person it is actually very spacious and seems like any other house.

I was lying In bed thinking. It’s weird because I thought that they would have gotten in touch by now. Something was a bit odd but I just shook it off. I trust the organisation; they’re just keeping me safe. I hauled myself out of bed. Ahhh! I had completely forgotten about the expanding pile of clothes dumped on the ground. The wall came rushing towards me. I was expecting the BANG! But instead, a hollow noise echoed back at me. I threw my hand at the wall and the same sound came. The walls are solid so why is it echoing? 

I pried the metal panel off the wall. What. The. Was I really seeing this? I blinked and then I blinked again. This was real. The fear and confusion swamped me. I was. I was being watched.