Chapter 16 - I. 16

"Good Morning, Andrew" Jack said hitting Andrew's shoulder

"Morning, Jack" Andrew said

"Why you sound soo mad" Jack asked

"It's cause he's got to meet, Mr. Bouchard" Andres said laying a file down

"Shit, my bad Andres I forgot to go over those papers" Jack said

"Yeah, I know I did it already" Andres said

"Hey, Pe- 

"Peter is out of town right now" Francesca said 

"Why, where'd he go, he didn't tell me anything about this" Andrew said confused

"Andrew what the hell are you still doing here" Julius said

"I'm wondering why, Peter didn't tell me he was going out of town" Andrew said

"He's a grown man with a life, he doesn't have to tell you everything you know, Andrew" Jack said

"Man, I'd better get going" Andrew said

"Have a good meet, Andrew remember be nice" Naomi said

"He's going to fuck that shit up" Jack said laughing

"Hell yeah" Andres said

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"Damned people are slow on this damn road, Jesus, SPEED IT UP" Andrew said

"Ring Ring

"Hello" 

"PETER, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU" Andrew asked

"I'm visiting my, brothers and sister" Peter said

"Why" Andrew asked

"Because, my little brother is in the hospital, he was skateboarding on a moving car" Peter said

"Why was he doing that" Andrew asked

"Because some uni dared him to, and my brother is prideful and dumb, you on your way to Nery" Peter asked

"Yes unfortunately" He answered

"Have fun thanks for the bonus, too" Peter said laughing

"Shut the fuck up" Peter said

"I'm talking to my half dead brother, tell that man I said hello" Peter said

"Alright see y-

"DAMN What the f AHHHHH" Andrew swerved off the road then got back on

"Who the hell is that driving, I ALMOST DIED" Andrew said gripping the wheel

"Welcome to Nery, such a fucked up sign" Andrew said mad

"Hello ma'am, mind telling me where the Investigation building of Nery is" Andrew asked a woman

"Oh yes, right up there,it's extremely hard to miss it" She said

"Thank ya, ma'am" Andrew said

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"I can't wait, my new co-worker is arriving" Ciro said smiling

"Yeah, he's probably on his way now, I can't wait until he's pissed at me, hahaha" Ciro laughed

"Wow, this place is huge" Andrew said looking up at the building

Andrew walked in looking up and around

"Hello, Sir what are you here for" A blonde haired woman said

"Uhm, hello ma'am I'm here to see Ciro Bouchard" Andrew said

"Yes, Sir right upstairs, I'll call him to make sure" She said

"Thank you" Andrew said going upstairs

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Knock Knock

"Andrew Hampton" Ciro said extending his hand

"Nice to meet you again, we came off on the wrong foot at that event but now we can make it up" Ciro said sitting down

"Yeah, I have arrived to let you know, we'll go ahead with the bonus" Andrew said

"We probably have to merge our places together, don't we" Andrew said mad

"Yes, Andrew but I'll also be working with your team and you sending you places too" Ciro said putting his hands together

"The hell" Andrew said

"You mean, you're going to order my team around only WE do that" Andrew said 

"Well, Andy what do you expect, you didn't think this was a PR stunt did you" Ciro said

"Well first off my name's Andrew, so you can start by calling me that, Mr. Bouchard" Andrew said pissed

"If that is it, I'll be on my way" Andrew said

"Leaving already, you didn't even get your food" Ciro said

"I don't think I want your food" Andrew said

"Wait, I'm looking forward to the best of our days" Ciro said 

-Andrew walked out

"What a fucking, bitch" Ciro said laughing

Ring Ring

"Hey Andrew how'd it go" the investigators said

"Shitty, I have to actually work with the guy, I don't like him" Andrew said

"Well, I'm sorry for that, Andrew but what did you honestly expect" Franco asked

"Coffee boy is right, what did ya expect" Jack said

"I thought he was using this for some behind the scenes stuff, but it turns out it's real" Andrew said

"Well, we're happy about our bonuses" Avena said 

"Well I'm glad all of you are happy" Andrew said sulking

"Aw, Andrew it'll be alright you just have to get used to it" Naomi said

"She's right, Andrew, even if you absolutely hate the man you still have to keep it professional" Julius said

"Why the hell- nevermind see you all at the station" Andrew said hanging up

"He's gonna hate it"

"For sure"

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"I can't believe that man, dragging me all the way here for that, shit" Andrew said

Andrew returned

"Hey, Andy" Jack said

"Sounded like you were pissed on the phone" He said 

"Yes, well no fucking shit" Andrew said storming to his office

"Wait, An-

"WHAT THE HELL, ARE YOU DOING IN MY SEAT" Andrew said 

"Aren't we working together now" Oliver asked

"THAT MEANS GET OUT KID" Andrew said pulling the boy out of his seat

"Sorry, Sir, a bit aggressive are we" he whispered the meeting didn't go well with my boss" Oliver asked

"Why are you even here, why do you even work for that man" Andrew asked

"Because, he's actually paying for my uni tuition, I'm a good student, he says so, he wants me to work under him" Oliver said

"And, you just do what he wants you to" Andrew asked

"Yes, Sir" Oliver said

"Your accent, you from the UK or something" Andrew asked

"Yes, Sir, I was born and I was raised in London, England in Camden, Sir" Oliver said

"And, why would you come all the way over here?" Andrew asked

"Are you insisting a young man isn't allowed to expand his horizons, Sir" Oliver said

"How long are you going to be here" Andrew asked

"Well, I am waiting for third semester, Sir I also just started" Oliver said

" I was given permission to do this assignment, and I will return third semester" Oliver said 

"Lemme guess they just started first semester" Andrew asked

"Yes, Sir, you are correct" Oliver said 

"Alright, kid take a seat, tell me what are your strengths, I heard you are taking up law" Andrew asked

"Yes, Sir, well so far I have no strengths" Oliver said 

"However you could always put me down for anything, you'd have yourself a clever school boy" Oliver said happily

"Well, Son I ain't just going to give you anything, you will be starting with minor roles first" Andrew said 

"That's to be expected, Sir" Oliver said 

"You could start with cleaning the department, and STOP saying Sir every five seconds" Andrew said slamming his fists

"Sorry, it was a part of what I learned up in Camden, as a school boy" Oliver said

"Well, when something is serious I expect a, Sir, but if it's minor like our little conversation you can talk to me informally" Andrew said 

"I understand now, S- Mr. Hampton" Oliver said

"Thank you, Oliver now start cleaning" Andrew said 

"Cleaning, huh I see" Oliver said

"You like it here, Oliver" Naomi asked

"Yes, it is quite lovely, your man, Andrew, in there he's a bit upset" Oliver said

"Sshh but he doesn't like being told what to do by people like Mr. Bouchard" Naomi said

"That's expected, he seems extremely proud of who he is" Oliver said 

"Huh, by just talking to him you can sense all of that, 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓺𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓮 𝓪 𝓬𝓵𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓫𝓸𝔂, 𝓪𝓻𝓮𝓷'𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾" Naomi said 

"Hey, your British accent is pretty good a hint of German but it's alright" Oliver said sweeping the floor

"Thank you, Oliver, I had better get back to filing, it's kinda boring" Naomi said 

"Hey, You're the new kid" Avena said to Oliver

"Yes, I am, Oliver Holly, and you are a pretty lady" Oliver said smiling

"Aw, our new boy is a flirt, girls" Avena said

"You're gonna like it here I mean, Andrew is a tough character but he's also a very honest man, I think he's gonna love you" Avena said 

"Thanks, ma'am" Oliver said 

"Oliver" Andrew yelled

"Yes, Sir, I said sir bec-

"No I don't care, what are you doing, I said clean, and you are sitting here flirting with the woman on my force, Stop" Andrew said 

"I heard there was a third, girl, where is she" Oliver asked

"OLIVER!" Andrew yelled

"Yes, Sir" Oliver said getting back to work

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"Hey, Oliver!, Wait when you go out there, tell Naomi to come here, please" Andrew said 

"Yes, Sir," Oliver said 

"Uhm, Miss. Naomi, Andrew needs to see you" Oliver said 

"Does he know for what" She asked

"No, he didn't give me any details" Oliver said 

"Yes, Andrew" Naomi said

"What's this, I'm confused a candle, is this a threat or something" Andrew said 

"The woman came in when you were at your meeting, she told me a candle was on her doorstep, and it was lit and the wax was falling, but she said that it creeped her out" Naomi said 

"Well, what do you think it could be, a group of kids playing a trick" Andrew asked

"She was scared Andrew, I don't know who or what it could've been"  Naomi said 

"I'm sorry I don't mean to barge, but did you say a candle" Oliver asked

"Yes, why" Andrew asked

"You might wanna look into the case more, have you two ever heard of the yellow lights" Oliver asked

"No" they answered

"Yeah, I figured as much, we should go check up on that woman" Oliver said 

"Why, you seem to know a lot, boy" Andrew said

"Andrew, stop he seems to know what he's talking about" Naomi said 

"First, we need to check up on that woman, she could be in danger" Oliver said 

"Naomi, get Julius and Andres you come too, Oliver you stay" Andrew said

"Why, you may need my help" Oliver said

"According to you, this could be risky, I'm not having some college kid's life being risked and have the whole of all the news stations in my face, you came here on your college vacation, not an FBI case" Andrew said 

"You're willing to risk the lives of those under you, and by that logic, I am under you" Oliver said

"Yeah, but there's a difference, they're trained" Andrew said 

"Andrew" Naomi said 

"Fine, I can't believe I let a kid on this, but here we are" Andrew said 

"Naomi tell Franco, to have back up ready, in case we need it" Andrew said

"Yes, Sir" Naomi said 

"Oliver, get in my car in the back and stay down, I'm not letting you die over this" Andrew said 

"I just hope that woman's okay" Oliver said

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