“What did you do then, Niko?” Bert asked, placing his hand on Niko’s shoulder to steady him. Suddenly, Niko just fell into him, and Bert held him for a moment, then released him.
“I told him . . . I said I’d tell him everything. But then . . . I pretended like I was having another attack. Coughin’ bad. So bad it hurt my throat, lemme tell you. Then I rang for the nurse, and a bunch of people piled in and they got rid of this jerk. They told him to come back tonight, when I was better. They said they’d call the police if he stayed. So he looked at me and just stared at me.”
“Must have unnerved you,” Bert said. “The guy in the suit’s a real s**t, isn’t he?”
Niko nodded. “When they all cleared out, I escaped. I jumped into my clothes, made sure nobody was around, then got out. I was scared
