City Of Shadows

ng. Just thoughts. His room was dead quiet, but his mind kept runni

who they sa

oked at him, serious, like she was scared, that stuck to him. It w

ime, hands behind his head. The fan t

nd why him? She barely knew him. O

llow. His eyes were tired, shirt wrinkled, and he even forgot to z

People were talking, printing papers, pressing keyb

al too. Just plug in and zone out. That was the pla

talk? Ro

people didn't even go up there. But he didn't waste time thinking

he edge, phone in one hand, other arm folde

" she said

.. You

ering. "I found something. I

ng slightly, like she was co

the folder had something else. Files. About off shore a

u sure it's not just pr

d, I searched them up, they're not clean people. Some

Adrian didn't know what to say. T

ing me all this?"

u don't talk much, but you notice things

. chec

this. I can't trust just any

ounds below felt far away now. Li

you want

using the office system but I think they're watching

. She was serious, scared, and for some

nything," he said. "I

You're smarter

, nervous. "This soun

t

n't know what'll happen. But I can't just shut up an

, even. He didn't feel brave. He felt like running, honestly. But something about

I'll

then curved into a gratefu

city wasn't just noise and cars anymore