Going home was not a normal routine anymore. I was finding peace just by hanging out in the open and trying to gather as much intel about Zack and his dangerous actions.
The wind was calm that evening, but my heart wasn’t. I stared at my phone and I could see it was loaded by Martha's missed calls.
I hibernated it and pocket my phone.
I stood on top of the old bridge near the city center, watching cars move below me. The sun was setting, painting the sky with a mix of orange and red. It looked peaceful — too peaceful for the kind of thoughts running through my mind.
The system’s last message kept echoing in my head.
[ Objective: Acquire Henderson Medical Center. ]
[ Reward: $5,000 ]
I didn’t know what to think. It was almost like the system could read my mind — like it knew exact
