1. Agenda?

When I meet him the next morning so he could give me a ride to school, Gerald profusely apologizes for not taking my calls.

“I am really sorry, Jace. I left my phone at the office before going home and missed a bunch of calls, along with yours. Are you okay? Did something happen? Was there an emergency?”

I blush at his questions. My idiotic actions had left him worried about me, and that was the last thing I

wanted to do.

“No, Gerald, no, there were no issues. I just wanted to have some conversation,” I scuff the floor with my feet, feeling mortified. But I somehow spit out the next part of the explanation, “Just wanted some companionship, I guess. You know how the house is at night.”

Gerald’s eyes soften with something akin to parental concern.

“I’m sorry, Jace,” he mutters, but I brush it off.

“No, it’s fine. I was just a bit shaken from what happened that evening, which, by the way, I need to notify you about.”

That does the trick as Gerald sits ramrod straight, his eyes focused. I tell him all about the incident that happened in the evening, and the email Brennan had gotten at night.

“I see,” he murmurs after I finish the report, “this Aiden fellow is starting to become a problem.”

“Yeah,” I agree. “But unfortunately, a problem we can’t get rid of soon, what with his father trying to take over Zelt Tech and all.”

help but think they have some sort of an agenda behind whatever they are trying to do, you know, apart from the

“I get that feeling

days passed without an incident.

and I heard that the school board was not pleased with his behavior. Brennan had not even heard from him, in fact, he couldn’t even call the phone number he was given. For a moment after hearing it, I was worried for Coraline. The new developments were unsettling, and I wondered if she was secure

compartmentalizing everything I learned today and going through the work! had to complete before tomorrow, as well as the

greet him as I approach him, and stop when I notice his expression. His lips are pursed and his skin is pale, and his hands are

an incident.” he inhales harshly and adds in a tense voice. “We should get inside. I don’t want anyone to

the car, and Gerald locks the doors.

arms. I do not have a good feeling about this, whatever it

delivering the news. “Three of Zelt Tech employees had been

in a breath, stunned. “What?!”

just come outside when a vehicle had driver past them, and the window opened to reveal a gunman He fired away at them.”

I can’t breathe Someone shot Zelt Tech employees just outside of Zelt Tech How could this happen? I never…I never thought such things would

I question, voice shaking

in a coma which the doctor says he will wake up from soon

“Who are they?”

Accounting. Bethany from IT, and Tanaka

feeling devastated at the attack, we need to go to the

we

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