WikiGirl

Chapter 10

The morning had found you once again in front of your laptop with two eyes that were barely keeping themselves open and a head that kept falling forward from time to time because of sleeplessness.

It had been days now that you had been keeping yourself up only with two hours of sleep each night and it was inevitable that at some point you were going to crush. You were just hoping that you could withstand till your day off comes which was not far.

Maybe I shouldn't have written this much.

You thought to yourself as you stood up from your chair, admitting that wasting this night on writing that article about the actor as well and majestic as you could make it, wasn't the best edition. You could have left it for when your day off comes after all but you couldn't help but be absorbed on it and make a draft.

A draft in which you had spend way much more time than you would usually spend in any other article but that was mostly because this one had high chances of actually getting out there and be seen by more people than just you. Of course, there was no way that you weren't going to look at that writing again and again till you correct everything which may not seem right to you, but that sure was something to be done for another time. The clock was already rushing you at that moment as you had to go to work this time around with zero sleep. 

I am a masochist. There is no other explanation why I do this to myself.

You thought as you dragged yourself in the bathroom and proceeded to splash some water on your face in order to bring you a bit more in a fresher state if that was even possible. You looked up to your mirror and immediately noticed the dark circles that had formed under your eyes, to not mention that your face, in general, looked awful. As if you were a zombie that had just awoken from its grave.

Coffee, I need coffee.

You grabbed your towel and patted your face dry before following the request of your brain and finding yourself in the kitchen where you proceeded to make the bitterest and strongest coffee you had ever drunk. A coffee that once you took a sip from, you made a grimace. 

You shook your head in disapproval of the taste before placing the cup on the counter and then proceeded with your morning routine that consists of a quick shower and an even quicker dress up before arriving at your mirror to apply some makeup in order to hide your dark circles.

While you were doing that though, the usual silence of your small apartment got disturbed by the bell of your door which made you look at the direction of it with a perplexed gaze.

The neighbor which you went and bother once you arrived home, had no reason to bother you after you had clarified that you would keep his secret as long as he was to keep to himself the fact that he found the contact of Park Jimin for you, in his illegal way. Being the son of a police officer and simultaneously being a hacker surely wasn't the best combination for him but it benefitted you none the less in this case.  You knew his secret from the day you had moved in this apartment truth was, as that day he was moving in the apartment next to yours and some boxes happened to be swapped on the corridors, you ending up finding a USB of his which contained private information of many people.

At the beginning, you had thought that he might have been some kind of detective or working with the police but later you had gotten to know that was not the case and from all that you had ended up with information not just about him but about many others as well since you had kept a copy of the files that his USB contained. Enough to blackmail him yesterday and make him do you this small favor.

It felt weird however since this was the first time you had actually used the knowledge you had for your own beneficial reasons but at the same time, it wasn't exactly for you as you needed his contact to send him the video and not for any personal gain. And that was the fact that had reassured your consciousness a bit along with the apology that you had given to your neighbor immediately after he had done this favor for you.

Oh no, don't tell me..He came over.

Another thought crossed your head as the neighbor seemed unreasonable but the person whom you thought was probably waiting right now after your door, was worse than meeting a supposedly disappointed in you, neighbor ,for using him like that.

You left an exhale escape your lips as you approached the door and fearlessly opened the door meeting your ex at your doorstep.

"Good morning." He greeted you while you just gave him the usual stare that showcased how unpleasant his presence was to you, before making way for him to enter inside.

"I thought I told you to call me once you wake up, not to come over." You spoke as you closed the door behind you and followed his figure that had found his way to the living room. 

"You texted me at three in the morning. I got worried. You haven't initiated to contact me since we broke up." He explained his reasoning as he took his seat on the couch and you just took a breath in, in order to swallow the mean things you were tempted to say before throwing him out altogether, thing that you would have totally done if you weren't in need of his help that is.

To your surprise and horror, you had discovered yesterday while searching through the network for ways to get closer to that actor, that this man right there was non-other than his manager, and as such he was a road to take you to were you were aiming to be.

"I guess texting you after three years could be surprising to anyone however that should also tell you that there must be an important reason that I did so." You told him and he leaned back on the couch, making himself a bit more comfortable than you would like to see him especially inside your apartment.

"That's what I thought too, so I  came over. What was it that you wanted to talk about? I assume getting back together surely isn't it." He said and you scoffed at his words before proceeding and taking a seat at the chair opposite the couch.

"I would rather die, thank you very much." 

"As harsh as always."

"Anyway. I need a favor from you." You got directly to the point as seeing him, in general, wasn't something you liked, much more if it was to be prolonged.

"Favor? Oh, this is a first for sure. "He admitted with wide eyes and his attention fell wholly on you as he was more than trigger to know what kind of situation would have made you ask for a favor from him or all people.

"Yes, it's the first and the last and you are gonna fulfill my request because you simply owe me since you cheated on me. But even if you have no dignity to accept my request because of just that then I sure have other ways to make you comply." You stated with a firm gaze as you crossed your arms in front of your chest and his face grew serious as he was more than aware of the little 'curse' you had going around with being at the wrong place at the wrong moment and ending up knowing things that may have not been information meant for your ears.

"You sure know how to ask favors. I am listening." He replied as he in his head had already given in to whatever your request may be since you knew way too many things that didn't benefit him to fall on the ears of a wider audience and knowing you and your ethics related to the information and knowledge that you had over multiple people and your stupid claims of privacy and human rights which you kept by not sharing anyone's secrets not even with him when he was your boyfriend, he sure couldn't help but think that for you to threaten him now with your knowledge meant that you might be in a tight situation of some kind.

"I want you to get me close to the famous actor that you are working for. I need to be in the same environment as Park Jimin." You uttered without a split hesitation and he just stared at you with wide eyes as he surely wasn't expecting your request to be anywhere near this.

---To be continued.....