Chapter 103: SOFIA
"Well?" I said, when he seemed to be biding his time, while my patience stretched thin.
"Ever impatient, I see" He mused, steepling his hands.
It really wasn’t just about impatience, I just wanted to know where I stood. Whether there was hope, or if I should succumb and immerse myself to the depths of my fate. Because anything otherwise, was as stupid as fighting death. It was simply pointless.
He shifted in his chair again and opened his mouth to say something, only to shut it just as quickly.
Whatever he wanted to say must be either important that he doesn’t know how to say it, or stupid that he feels it’s beneath him to say.
I reclined to my seat, not wanting to push him too hard, lest he snaps. We just worked to establish a common ground and I didn’t want to be the one to ruin things, so I sat in silence. Willing myself to be patient, even when I wanted to put my arms on shoulders and shake those words out of him.
I really didn’t have to wait long, he spoke almost as soon as I made myself comfortable,
"Now that you’ve made yourself feel at home, there has to be some sort of exchange if what I’m to propose will work"
"An exchange?" I cut in, as he paused to catch his breath.
Even though he wanted to hide his displeasure at being interrupted, it still showed in his voice as he continued,
"Right, an exchange. It’s simple really, all you have to do is tell me what it was that happened in your life to leave you choiceless and I will tell you mine"
He sat back, as if what he just said wasn’t weird and downright ridiculous.