11. Obsession

When I hear the Gamma chief's voice answer to my knock from inside his apartment, my heart skip before it steadily began to do a loud dum dum inside my chest. Right there and then, I begin to regret not accepting Ethan's help. I look over my shoulder, hoping he will still be hanging around but he isn't, he has gone back inside their apartment.

I take a deep breath and swallow around the lump that I feel blocking my throat, willing myself to calm down before I slowly push the door in. When I enter, I see him sitting in front of a table by the window. hunch over,

and fixing something inside a laptop that has its panel open before him.

"Gamma Chief..." I greet with apprehension as I step further inside. I wait patiently not far from his table for him to give me the go-ahead or point me in the direction he needs me to work on first.

After some minutes of waiting while he continues to work on his laptop. I call his attention again...

"Gamma Chief, I'm waiting for your..."

"What!?" He g