Very Loud

"When you are on par with Mike then you and I will have business but for now I don't want you coming close to me".

Lance said in a cold voice but then began to cough.

He held his chest and waited for the cough to subside. "Do I make myself clear?"

"Very loud," I said.

Lance left without saying anything else. His cough made me feel slightly troubled.

Gray and I took a stroll silently to my workshop. It felt a bit reliving to be away from the others and just being alone with him. It strikes me as odd that Sonia was not at his side. Although, I learned Sonia preferred to babysit some of the children like Beam. They were five children and Beam seemed to be the youngest of them all.

"Hayley-"

"Gray," I quickly interjected cutting him off. "It's not your fault. You warned me. Let's just forget about it okay."

He nodded.

"So what medicine do you wish to create?" he asked as we entered into the workshop.

"I want to create something for Lance's cough," I said.

"I'm not saying that is no