04 CREW LOVE

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C H A P T E R F O U R

»It is better to be hated for what you are
than to be loved for what you are not.«
– André Gide, Autumn Leaves

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"Q&A? Questions and Answers? Seriously, Cami, where do you live? It's a... you know what? Nevermind. Just tell me, what worries you? I'll give you honest answers to every question of yours."

"It's just..."

"No, no, really, say what you think. What seems odd to you? Let's get it, come on."

"Okay. Then tell me, why is it so quiet in here as if the building's empty? Where are your so-called new people? Why is it so damn cold? Where are Doyoung, Sicheng, Ten and Jungwoo? Who are you really working with? Where does the information come from? Are you 100% sure that your informant is right and that Nakamoto is the villain? And, Mark, don't come with that classified information shit."

He took a deep breath. He probably hadn't expected to answer so many questions at once. I didn't ask all the questions that were in my head, because I thought it'd be better not to bombard him with all my current doubt; one by one was a better decision.

"Woah, okay, so.. uh where do I start?" he thought aloud and rubbed his hands. "Okay, it's so quiet because the building is actually empty except for you, me and Lucas. Our recruits are all working on the Nakamoto mission, secretly observing, inspecting the company building, preparing everything for your arrival, be it in real life or on the internet. Another, small part is in the new headquarters, because it's so cold here."

"New headquarter?"

"Yes. Actually it's J– um I mean, your father's old hotel building. Well, it looks like the power has been shut down here, so now it's all up to the old rusty generator. Thus, heaters and hot water don't work properly, we just managed to keep Lucas' and my room reasonably warm. Well, and that's why most of them aren't here for now. They don't want to freeze." Mark explained and I believed him. I once experienced a power failure in the headquarters when I was 14 and even then, the generator in the basement had been of little to no help.

"Hm... my room temperature was okay too." I let him know.

"I know." How could he know, when he just talked about only two rooms...

"Wait – it's that Lucas guy's room isn't it?" I let Mark know with my facial expression that I didn't like that at all. So, he was telling me, I slept the whole night in a stranger's room and that stranger turned out to be the most annoying kind of person there is?

"Um... yeah... somehow. But he never stays here anyway. He's on missions at night and during the day when he isn't needed, then he sleeps in the new headquarters."

"What's the reason we're here and not there?" I asked, right before someone knocked on the door.

"Wait a second, Cami." Mark turned his head to the door. "Yeah, come in."

I breathed out annoyedly and rolled my eyes. I didn't need to look to the door to know that Lucas would be standing there. I knew the moment this door opened, he'd come in, grab a seat and ask what's taking so long. I expected him to be that kind of guy who'd put his shoes up the table, maybe show off the new weapons he'd found in the depot, make Mark laugh by telling a joke (probably with sexual implies) and then he'd look at me, smirking and winking.

I put two fingers to my temple and annoyedly looked forward to the scenario I predicted "Please get rid of him." I whispered to Mark without looking his way.

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