INICIAR SESIÓNSitting alone in my room, the thoughts of how far we were into the mission filled my mind as I stared blankly at the walls. Each time Alex's face appeared on my mind, I would shadowbox, believing he was next to me and benefitting from my punches. As soon as that thought vanished, Elena's face came to my mind. I remembered how worried and troubled she was, and how she needed to know more about the mission we claimed we had begun. If anything made me passionate about resolving this tension, then it would be Elena. I couldn't be happier to see the calm version of her. When I talk about calm, I talk about the peace of mind that would reflect on her face and be instilled in her mind. My phone suddenly beeped with a message notification. I picked it up from the bed as I stared at the screen. It was a new message from one of my informants. I hired him to lurk around Elena's apartment and give me updates on the occurrences in that area. “Dominic just left the apartment. He came to say hel
Maya's comical gestures played in my mind as I lay in bed. Even though my eyes were closed, my mind was super active, reminiscing on the moment we spent together and desiring for more. But I couldn't get that at the expense of her comfortable sleep time. I rolled to the other side of the bed and then I heard a crack. My eyes opened immediately as they scanned the corners of the room. I turned on the lights as I searched for what made that sound, but I didn't see a thing. I was going to pretend I didn't hear it, and also assume my mind processed it, not that it happened, until I heard a sudden knock on the door. It was a bit loud, and repeated. My heart started beating very fast. Even though Adrian's words came to mind, they didn't help as much as I thought they would. Someone was standing at my doorstep, waiting for me to open the door. It was already very late. I wasn't expecting anyone to show up at this time. Who could be standing there? Has the threat been truly neutralized, or
As soon as the call ended, I started preparing to return home. It would be another time with Maya. Maya must have been expecting me to return. I couldn't wait to see her face again either. I stepped out of my office, locked the door and quickly moved through the corridor down to the hallway. I wanted to believe what Marcus told me. I wanted to force my mind to accept that the threat has been eliminated and can no longer show its ugly face, but it wasn't as easy as Marcus thought it. Driving swiftly across the street, I turned on loud music as I could now see my house in a close distance. I had sped off from the hospital premises, even though I couldn't say why I drove so fast. And then I came down from my car. I was standing on my porch now. The environment was as quiet as ever. There was no sign of strange people lurking around or danger anywhere. If I was someone who easily believed news, I would totally believe the threat has been truly exterminated. For the first time in histo
I locked my door as soon as I walked back in. I'd already convinced them that I had a lot of tasks to complete for the day, and that many more patients were almost at my doorstep, waiting to be attended to.Perhaps they could try a more brilliant technique to catch me and do whatever they wanted with me. This one had already failed and they knew it, if truly they were part of the insider threats though. I let out a small breath as Adrian’s warning suddenly boomed into my mind. My palms trembled as I managed to keep my whole body stable. Why did this return to mind when I was now alone in my office? Was it so wicked enough to show up to my mind when I needed to function and attend to patients?As the thoughts continued to enter my mind, even though I didn't give them the access, I saw my phone beep with a call notification and I quickly checked the name of the caller. It was Marcus. Marcus? Why would he need to give me a ring? What could be the update? Was he trying to tell me to q
New day, new moment to reflect on the warning Adrian gave me last night before he left. He didn't even wait for about half an hour, as usual, to eat, spend time with me, and drink before leaving. I could tell from his look that his mind was not stable, but what could I do to help?I thought he made a mistake when he mentioned Dominic's name, but he clarified that it wasn't a mistake. He's been with Dominic more than I have, over the past few months. He couldn't have issued that warning out of the blue. Even though he claimed he didn't know more, I did not believe that. But I didn't want to add to his worries either. I had to force a smile to my chin and pretend like I understood his warning and that I was not scared of how sudden it came. It was dawn. It was another time to sit on my bed, stare at the paintings on the walls and the designs in the room to distract my mind. How could I possibly stop myself from remembering that I had to be much more self-conscious when around Dominic?
Perhaps the reason Dominic believed in handling this situation calmly was because he was not the victim here. How was Elena truly feeling?The last time I placed my head on her shoulder, I heard her breathing. It was unstable. She was quiet for a long time in the room, but her mind was not. The way she stared at the walls and the way she didn't move or say a word, already proved to me that she was deeply troubled. How could we leave her alone in her apartment? What would she be thinking about now that she was inside there alone? Yeah, the security system has been upgraded and it's much better now, but how about her mind? How about the thoughts that corner her mind when she's alone? Standing outside her door, I glanced at every corner before grabbing the doorknob. I could be an extra security guard too. Elena deserved company. She deserved to know what the update was. Her door was locked. I turned the doorknob again to confirm, and yeah, I did. It was locked. I would actually be su
I was at the hospital by seven thirty.Not because my shift started that early. It started at nine. But the apartment had felt too small that morning and Maya had still been asleep and I had not wanted to sit at the kitchen table with my thoughts for another hour and a half, so I had dressed quiet
The dinner was at the Meridian, which meant the usual crowd.Old money and new money in the same room, pretending they had always been comfortable with each other. Hospital directors and research heads sitting alongside the kind of businessmen who wrote cheques large enough to put their names on b
The three of us were standing in a triangle and the space between us felt very small.The sponsor had already quietly removed himself, which I was grateful for, because the tension coming off both Adrian and Dominic was enough to manage without adding a third person to it. Around us the party cont
The ward was busy that morning.It usually was by half past nine, the corridors filling up with the particular organized chaos of a hospital in full swing. Nurses moving between rooms, junior doctors consulting in low voices over clipboards, the steady background noise of monitors and trolleys and







