The lady who had identified herself as Selena March smiled victoriously as she walked out of his office. Asriel could basically hear her humming happily. He sat down and smiled to himself_ he could not help but find her determination and wit attractive. It was attractive, not that he was attracted to her or anything like that _ well, that was what he told his mind anyway.
He looked at his then organised desk and tossed the document that she was reading _ the document that linked him and Veronica. The desk looked good and the way she had put the sticky notes were also in an easy to understand type of order. A thought struck him and he frowned. She had told him the truth but he knew without any doubt that she had left out a lot and was hiding most of it. All she said was obviously a drop in an ocean compared to the whole truth.
He rubbed his temples with a heav
***Selena sat up in her bed with her eyes closed. She was not pleased with the loud incessant knocking on her bedroom door and the fact that she had a pounding headache was not making it any better."Go away!" She shouted angrily, massaging her temples to reduce her headache. It wasn't working in the slightest. To her surprise, the knocking stopped and the silence was followed by the sound of footsteps walking away.She opened her eyes to check on her alarm clock only to freeze. She did not know which room she was in or where she actually was. The room was way bigger than her bedroom in her house. It's design was that of an old yet beautifully maintained room. Her eyes landed on the huge flat screen TV on top of her door that showed the time. Right next to her bed was a small table with a mirror and a stool. The
Just as she put the last file in the cabinet, the door behind her opened. She turned around and saw a tall good looking man walk in. His curly hair was neatly tied in a man bun. He was in a navy blue suit and he had his eyes on his phone. "Hey, Asri_" he stopped mid-sentence when he looked up and saw Selena instead. Grey. His eyes were pale grey just like a certain unimpressed boss she had in mind. Selena was not really a fan of men with beards but this one she could swoon over. It was short and well kept. His ears had two piercings each but only his left ear piercings had ear rings."Well hello there, Love." He said grinning from ear to ear. It made Selena feel very uncomfortable but she chose to ignore the feeling and smiled back at him.
"What is wrong with you?" Asaiah asked when Asriel let go of him outside the office."It is Selena. She does not know the actual truth about this company." Asriel answered pocketing his hands. Asaiah's face became pale. He was just as startled as he was worried."Asriel, how could you be so careless?" Asaiah exclaimed. Asriel pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed. "You know that those staffers are not allowed to go above the ninth floor. The only accessible place for them on the tenth floor is Ataliah's office and they only go there on their first day!""Please stop shouting." Asriel said looking around as if someone might just walk in on them arguing. Asaiah waved his hand dismissively."Calm down brother. After all everyone on this floor is already familiar with our situation." Asaiah said sarcastically. The glare he had
Selena waved off the taxi after paying. She had her eyes on the police building in front of her. She smiled as she walked towards it_ it felt way more comfortable than being at Gratia Plena.She opened the door and walked into the reception area, looking around as if she hadn't been there for ages.Selena waved in greeting to Winter, the police secretary and she waved back with a smile.Selena went on to the main hall where the main business at the station happened. Everyone's desks were there and it was usually in a bustle. She looked around until she saw her desk right next Darral's desk. It was then that she knew that she really missed working at the station with everyone else. Her detective role was always so busy and thrilling. She usually carried out sting operations after tracing the perpetrator(s) of a case but never full undercover operations_ despite it being a main part of her job.Although working at Gratia Plena
The room was quiet as everyone took Sera's revelation in. Whatever drug that Veronica inhaled had the exact same effects as Tobacco and the cyanide, except the effects were instant. But what drug gave the exact same results as tobacco and cyanides. It was almost as if they were enhanced.Selena suddenly tensed up as Asaiah's voice suddenly played in her mind again.«Calm down, Asriel. The GHB was modified to_ ah.»Just what had she really gotten herself into?"The only explanation I have is that the drug was modified to enhance its effects probably a hundred fold." Sera said as if reading Selena's mind. "But the technology needed to do such a thing has not been created yet. Also, a huge scientific team has to assembled in order to actually have a breakthrough as large as this. Also, where on earth would such research be hidden and for what?""What
"No." Asriel stated firmly without looking up at Selena. He had the annoying habit of not giving her or anyone else his full attention. The only one who was ever able to grab all of his attention was Asaiah– and that was probably because he had to keep an eye on him.It had been a week since Selena started working with Asriel but all he ever let her do was sort out files and recite to him his schedule. Such was an obstacle in her investigation. Maybe if she had more access to his life then she would perhaps gather a little more information about him and his connection with the case."Sir," Selena said as she sat down in front of him on the guest chair. He still had his eyes on the laptop and it was starting to annoy her more than it usually did."With all due respect, I am tired of you only giving me these tiny tasks that you probably used to do yourself before you got yourself a new assistant. Do yo
Selena plopped down on her bed after walking in. It was just a simple task of reading through business emails and cancelling some meetings but it was still so tiring. If she kept on being an office lady then she would end up going out of shape and Andrew Darral and Gina would make fun of her for the rest of her life.Asriel, Asaiah and Ataliah obviously did more work than her but still managed to keep themselves in shape so she was going to do so herself – after some shuteye of course.Selena almost fell off her bed when she heard some really loud knocking on her door. The clock on her table showed that it was eleven PM."Come in." Selena called while rubbing her sleepy eyes and yawning. The door burst open and Tracy danced in right after. Yes, she was literally dancing to a tune that was probably in her mind, seeing as she had no headsets or headphones on.&nb
For the third consecutive night, Asriel woke up feeling cold and sweating at the same time. He was breathing heavily as if he been running in his sleep. He glanced at the digital wall clock on top of his door and realised that he had only slept for about an hour."Damn it!" He said as he slowly got out of his bed. He hated over working himself but he hated sleeping more, especially if it meant that he had to deal with the same nightmares over and over again. He walked out to the balcony and stood at the edge while staring off into space.He sighed, suddenly regretting the fact that he had skipped another therapy session with Emmanuel. Most of the time, Emmanuel would call him and find out why he skipped a session or just force him to come all together but not that time. Asriel was not even sure if he was relieved or worried.