Sting on the bed in front of him as he said that... my whole body got still. Even my heart, that was beating so fast just a moment ago, now stopped.
He stopped talking for a moment and I just sat there, waiting for him to continue... to explain what the hell he meant by that. I needed him to continue, but he took a moment as his gaze wandered off to the side of the room.
He took a movement, staring, clearly having a hard time putting it all into words.
"I don't know why I am still here... why am I in this room... why the hell I keep trying to... to help you even when there is nothing for me to gain. As I said, this is not my usual approach. I am not the hero type, if there is nothing in it for me, I wouldn't participate... So all of this... it's..."
I stared at his confused face as la
