9

"Arturo," I called out to him as we walk to his office.

"What is it?" He asked.

"How long do I have to stay here?" I asked.

"I don't think I can give you a definite answer," he said as he opened the door to his office.

I was surprised by the sheer size of it. It was almost as big as my home. The walls were covered with shelves filled with hundreds of books. There was a large desk in the middle and a leather chair. There were two leather seats in front of it and there were two leather couches on either side of the entrance.

Arturo closed the door behind me as I got inside. He took a seat on one of the leather chairs and asked me to sit in front of him. I did as I was asked and sat in front of him.

"What you saw last night and that day, I need you to tell no one," He said in a low tone.

My eyes snapped to him in shock.

"I knew you saw that, but no one can know that you did or else you'll be in even more danger than you already are," He said, but there was no threat in his voice. He sai