SELF-CONTROL

Life has its own way of surprising people, at times in strangest ways. A male operative, who was assigned to a mission involving women, faced an astounding test of his limitations as he went through an assignment. 

The male agent disguised as a customer of a dry goods store in Ermita. Through assuming this role, he was tasked to befriend the female best friend of the subject who was of the same sex. This was in order to find his way to getting close to the subject and get all the necessary information. The subject’s best friend was working for the same store as a saleslady.  

Through the agent’s sound and convincing strategies, he was able to win the trust of the best friend and eventually got close to her. Moreover, the best friend got too comfortable with him that to his surprise, she invited him to visit and even date her. Being a man fully aware of his nature, he was somehow tempted to go with the flow. But fortunately, he was able to win over the situation in the end. He was able to control himself not to take advantage of the situation and kept in his mind that all he had to do was to get the necessary information, nothing more than that and certainly no room for anything personal. 

Saved from the pit of temptation, he was soon able to meet the subject after being introduced to her by the best friend herself. Now having all the privilege to communicate to the subject, he was able to acquire all the vital information he was required to get through their casual conversations. He was also able to take pictures of the two girls together as proofs. And for additional evidence, he also showed the client some items he bought from the store as well as the receipts obtained from the restaurants where he used to meet the subject’s best friend.  

Despite of the test involving the agent’s personal boundaries that was quite tough, the mission still ended well. In fact, the client was so satisfied with his work and he was praised for a job well-done.