It was almost nine o'clock by the time I reached the door I was looking for. Taking a deep breath, I turned down the handle and stepped inside.
As expected, I was the last one to arrive. Nina, Em and Spencer were already seated around the table, with General Thomas standing tall before them.
"Great," said the General as I moved into the room, slipping into a seat next to Em. "Glad to see we're all here. The non appearance of Daisy and Joe, I assume means that they have decided to go ahead with their original decision."
I looked at Nina who was staring straight ahead. Em and Spencer said nothing either so General Thomas continued.
"So, I suppose we'll get right to it. Have you all come to your individual decisions?" She looked around at our faces, waiting patiently for someone to speak up. 
"I'll be requesting to stay and find out more." Nina spoke confidently, her eyes levelled on General Thomas'. 
Em looked sideways at her sister. Her shocked look told me they handn't discussed anything.
"Nina-" Em started but Nina stopped her.
"That's my decision. It has been the whole time." She looked hard at her sister telling her there was no changing her mind.
"Very well, thank you, Nina. Welcome to the team." The General nodded at Nina.
Spencer and Em looked quite uncomfortable. I was under the impression neither of them wanted to stay, but could see how they were finding it hard to face leaving their sister behind. 
To break the silence, I sat up straight and cleared my throat.
"I'd like to move on, General Thomas. Thank you for giving me the option to join your work here, I hope it pays off." She smiled at me and I sat back again in my seat, relieved and pleased with my final decision.
Em and Spencer were now looking at me, clearly struggling with what to do.
"I don't want to leave you here, Nina." Em said, her voice catching. "But I don't think I can stay." She was struggling with her words but she'd said it, and as Nina looked at her sadly, Em sniffed, trying to hold herself together.
"I'll stay too..." Spencer said quietly. "I'll stay with Nina."