Cold Hearted

Cold Hearted (page three)

The music flows through my ears like a soft breeze, i slightly smile staring at a picture of my wife i have set on my desk. my eyes tear up as im reminded of the first time we met.. the autumn leaves falling from their branches as we sat on the one bench that's placed right next to a beautiful lake. "i love you miles." those words echo in my mind, over and over. tears fall onto my desk as i bury my head in my soft  white sleeves. humming the music playing, sniffling at times. god why does stuff like this affect me so much.. feelings. what a waste of time. 

i hear a knock on my door, and the sound of my door slightly opening. a soft voice fills the room of its silence. "Tenorr? may i come in? " in a slight panic, i try and stay calm as i take my headphones off, whipping my tears. "y-yeah sure i don't.. mind." i say in a bit of a cheerless tone.
Dr. Edson walked into my office with a puzzled but worried look on his face. "you seemed a bit down so i came to check on you. is everything alright?" he leaned against my desk, and put his hand on my shoulder. my heart started to pound in my chest as i blushed slightly. why does this happen to me!? just ignore it! i softly nod my head and smile at him. i can feel the knot in my stomach tighten as i fiddle with my fingers, just trying to ignore my childish thoughts. my heart hit against my chest 100x harder and i just look down and chuckle. my eyebrows contorted into a more glum look. "don't worry about me Dr. Edson.. Just feeling a little upset today." the tone of my voice gets dimmer and dimmer as i drag my finger in a circle on my desk. "Miles." he said my name? i look up at him with a worried look, fearing i might have been in trouble. he pulled me up softly, and hugged me. this coming out of him was rare! i hesitantly hug him back, my music faintly playing on my desk. i feel tears start to form in my eyes. no no no dont cry now.. he's just hugging you miles, get it together! i rest my head on his shoulder and i hear his soft toned voice. "let it out miles, you need this." those words sent me into an array of emotions. my tears start to flow out like a waterfall as i hug him tightly. I cant help but smile, while crying on him. i don't know why.. he just makes me feel safe. he smiles, and pats my back as we stand there for a moment, hugging each other. it took me a bit to calm down but i eventually steady my breathing and let go of him, he does the same and smiles at me. i smile back and turn my music off. "w-well i better get back to w-" he cuts me off by pulling me over. "well actually Tenorr, i need your help with an assignment." of course.. what if all of that was just so i could help him with something, as expected. "oh. what do you need help with Doctor?" i ask him with curiosity, grabbing my phone and setting it in my pocket for the time being. "its #1200." he said, his eyebrows furrowing a bit, he seemed distraught in some manners. i nodded and followed him out of my office. we walked through the once busy wall, now being dead silent, no trace of life to be seen. he was quite fast, making it hard to keep up with him. soon we arrived at #1200's testing room. his DNA wasn't fully developed into a form where we can inject it into our final project yet it seemed. Edson let out a frustrated sigh as he placed his hands on the counter top.

 "i need your help Tenorr. you are my most intelligent assistant at the moment. his DNA.. its not like anything I've seen before. he really is a piece of work."i walk over to the microscope, grazing the smooth metal with my hand, looking around the room for a second. i stay silent, just nodding to what he said. he nodded back, patting me on the shoulder as he left the room, closing the door behind him. i sigh and look at the floor. the speckled tiles below me shimmer as the light bounced off of their reflective coating. i slowly close my eyes and prepare myself for the pain this might cause.