Chương 108: The Work Continues

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Silence. Maybe an awkward silence? Is that what they call this? She still isn't looking my way, and somehow, I can't bring myself to talk some more.

Uhhhhh, what now?

Suddenly, I hear her sigh.

"Thanks for calming me down earlier. I really was on the verge of…well, whatever I was on the verge of, you helped me snap out of it. Thanks," she says.

I look her way.

"Hey, no problem. We all go through missions we're a bit too personally involved in. I understand how frustrating it can get when the stake hits home too closely," I reply.

She scoffs, turning to me with a mischievous smirk on her face.

Tug-dug, tug-dug, tug-dug, I hear my heart beat. 

Uh-oh, too much coffee? Maybe I shouldn't have had that cup, I'm getting palpitations.