Reminiscing Of The Past | Hiatus
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It was like any other day, so to him, it was a blur.
He could not remember what happened that led up to that point.
But they ended up making a promise to each other.
A promise that's supposed to be of two people, now ended up in one.
He remembers that moment as if reading a book.
The moment that keeps repeating in his mind, dreams, and nightmares.
The voice... 𝘏𝘪𝘴 voice, he hears.
𝘏𝘦 would look at him with those eyes full of hope and ambition that he just found himself answering,
Like in every dream and every nightmare.
𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗇, 𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗌 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝗌𝗆𝗂𝗅𝖾.
Then those pair of eyes that's wrinkled in happiness would look at him,
uttering the words that would haunt the rest of his life.
𝘏𝘪𝘮
"...there's no quiting on this one."
The feeling of dread from the responsibility that's been handed to him, the guilt of even the thought of giving up a dead man's wishes and dreams.
The voice repeats in his mind.
And it will continue to remind him on those bad days and on those days he wishes to just end it.
So he lives his life trying to fulfill that promise.
The only reason why he continues living.
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Promoted to a Getaway Driver
He never imagined that this would be the cause of his death.
After thinking about dying so many times in the past, he thought of so many scenarios as if it was punishment, atonement for the things he did.
Dying in a burning car that's on the verge of exploding was not one of it.
With someone beside him as well.
The man beside him was unconscious after the hit.
He was bleeding from his head, the blood was slowly covering his whole face.
The man's bloodied up appearance, it was a familiar sight.
Except he was there to witness everything.
He looks at the man in front of him and with everything left of his consciousness, he lets out a whisper.
He forces out a smile as he utters the words,
A lone tear left his eyes.
[ ...Several Hours Ago... ]
In a tall building that is full of people going left and right, busy themselves with phone calls and paperwork.
On the top floor, by his desk, a man was busy reading as he disregards what was left of the stacks of paper hours ago.
Grayson looks at the man he calls his boss with a deadpan.
Instead of finishing his work already, he used his time by reading those novels that he reads.
He remembers seeing all kinds of books and novels hidden in his boss's drawers and under his desk.
His boss... was an odd man.
Still, urgent matters need immediate attention.
So he walks up to the man and interrupts his time with reading.
Only the sound of pages being flipped and fidgeted.
He calls again, but still no answer.
Only the sound of the man giggling at probably a scene or a character's shenanigans on the book he's reading.
Grayson felt a vein pulsing on the side of his head.
This time, he said it much louder, snapping the man's focus on the novel and onto him.
Breaking off his surprise, Lee glares at Grayson in annoyance.
Lee
"What are you calling me for?"
He said with his brows furrowed.
He drops the book he was reading on his desk and faces Grayson with a frown.
Lee
"Can't you see I'm in the middle of–"
Grayson
"Sir, your uncle is asking for a meeting."
Lee pauses, hearing his words.
Lee animatedly blinks his eyes at Grayson.
Grayson holds up a piece of paper that contained writing.
Lee collapsed onto his chair and groaned as he buries his face in his hands.
Lee
"What is the reason this time..."
Grayson
"I haven't been informed sir, he only set up a time and place."
Lee grabs the piece of paper in Grayson's hand and reads it.
After a quick silence, Lee lowers the piece of paper as he sighs.
Lee
"He's such a pain in the ***."
He crushes the paper into a ball before letting it fall to his desk.
Lee
"I don't doubt that that small brain of his would be dumb enough to think of assassinating me."
Lee closes his eyes and lets out a sigh.
He taps his foot repeatedly onto the floor in a beat.
Lee
"You're coming with me."
He suddenly says, without even breaking from the beat.
Grayson looks at him, confused.
Lee only continues to tap his foot onto the floor, still not looking in Grayson's direction.
Lee
"If anything goes wrong..."
Lee increases the speed of the beat before pointing at Grayson in a dramatic pose.
Lee
"You'll be my getaway driver!"
Lee turned his head and looked at Grayson with a grin.
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Planning for Murder
Lee
"If anything goes wrong..."
Lee
"You'll be my getaway driver!"
Lee looked at Grayson with a grin.
Lee ignores the expression that he made and continued with his excitement.
Lee
"Just thinking about it excites me so!"
Grayson
"Sir... I suggest you take this seri—"
Lee
"We sound like spies' on a heist!"
Grayson
"Sir, there is a possibility of violence and the use of guns—"
Lee
"Why don't we have dinner at that famous restaurant near the center after we do, hm?"
Every word that Grayson would try to get through would be buried in Lee's rants of excitement
Lee
"I heard the food there tastes delicious!"
Lee snaps out of his ranting and looks at Grayson.
Grayson sighs as he got Lee's attention back again.
He looks at the man dead in the eye.
Grayson
"There's a possibility that you might die."
The expression on Lee's face hardened as his eyes became sharp.
His eyes stays on Grayson's as he says,
Lee
"...tell me why you think so."
Grayson takes a deep breath before answering.
Grayson
"... The letter given to me, it was highly suspicious."
Grayson
"Not like before, Mr. Wood didn't come here in person."
Grayson
"He asked someone else to deliver the letter."
Grayson looks at the ball of paper at the edge of Lee's desk.
Grayson
"The location that he sent, it's one of the abandoned buildings near the edge of the city."
Grayson
"The one where no one passes."
Grayson looks at Lee with a frown.
Grayson
"...I think your uncle is truly planning for your assassination."
Lee is silent when Grayson finished his words.
He slowly leaned his back onto his chair and rubs his face with his hand.
Lee
"He's getting dumber as days go by."
He raises his head and points at Grayson with the same smirk as before.
Lee
"That's why you're going with me."
A drop of sweat appeared on Grayson's forehead.
Clearly, the man isn't taking this seriously.
Grayson
"Sir, I don't think me alone, being your getaway driver isn't a good idea—"
Lee shakes his head with a smile.
Lee
"Grayson, I'm not dumb enough to actually go there without armed guards protecting me in the shadows."
Lee
"I'm just saying that you'll be the one to drive the car."
Grayson lets out a breath hearing Lee's words, catching the man's interest, apparently.
Lee says in a dumb tone as he raises his eyebrows.
Lee
"You're actually sighing in relief?"
He looks at Grayson with a teasing gaze and smile.
Lee
"Are you worried about me?"
Grayson looks at Lee with a deadpan expression.
Grayson
"Sir, I'm worried about my upcoming paycheck."
Grayson
"If you die, no one will pay me."
Lee's teasing smirk was now reduced to an annoyed from as he rolls his eyes.
Lee
"Tsk, you think I'm not used to those kinds of responses you make?
Grayson
"Shouldn't it be only right for me to get a raise, sir?"
Lee
"Tsk, I might actually die and all your thinking about is getting a raise from me?"
Grayson
"Sir, you're the one dragging me in this mess."
Lee
"It's your job to accompany me everywhere! Even at death!"
Grayson
"Sir, I'm only your secretary, not your wife."
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