I'm Sorry

Part 20

His head managed to lift itself from his hand and stared at her curiously. Why the sudden change of heart?

"You're not going to regret it?" He asked her. She only shook her head slowly.

"No. Just think of it as returning last night's favor. You did answered my question. Partially." She reasoned. Then suddenly he leaned forward towards her, curiosity was obvious from his gestures. She backed away from him, felt a bit creeped out. Then he spoke in a monotonous voice.

"What did you do during the explosion?" That caught her off-guard. She never expected that question from him, but he did say that he knew something about the incident.

"H-Huh?" She already sweatdropped from his question, and he didn't look like he was amused.

"It's not related to any of Overwatch's personal data, or about your friends; it's about you." He reasoned.

"So I ask you; the explosion, what did you do that time when it happens..?" This time his voice was dead serious.

"I..." she stuttered, didn't know how to answer in the best way. That didn't make him happy at all. She took time to respond his question, that made him lost his patience.

"What. Did. You do?!" His voice boomed, which made her jumped from her spot. He sounded desperate. Desperate to find an answer, just like she was. Their eyes were locked to each other, accompanied by the deadly silence.

He saw her widened eyes, filled with shock and fear. Then he realized what he had done. He accidentally intimidated her. Letting out a heavy sigh, he looked away.

"...sorry... I.... just forget about what I said." He mused. Then her eyes softened as she looked at his troubled body language. She couldn't blame him. She just shook her head at him and sighed.

"I'll tell you." His face lifted up to look at her, she hugged her knees tighter and looked down, avoiding eye contact as she started her story.

"During the explosion, I was still in headquarters. It happened so quickly, so I wasn't ready when it does." She explained. He listened attentively to every word that she spoke, watching her movements as she told her side of the story.

"I wasn't badly injured, so I went around the debris, looking for some survivors. But there was none." She fiddled her fingers, when she continued.

"I thought that after I leave the scene, everything would be back to normal.... But I was wrong." He saw her face quickly changed into a frown as she finished her sentence. She didn't sound so pleased.

"I lost a friend..." her voice sounded almost like it was broken.

"Was it the guy from the Blackwatch?" His question caught her by surprise; her eyes darted towards him widened, shocked was visible on her expression.

"H-How did you.."

"--You did told me about him. So I was just making a lucky guess." He reasoned. It was a solid excuse, so she couldn't argue much about it. But doubt was still there. She looked back down, face solemn.

"It was him, true...that time I....I was so lost that time... I didn't know what to do. But one thing for certain : I couldn't accept the fact that he was dead." She looked down, tears brimmed at her eyes when she remembered the crushed body. She looked heartbroken, he thought. He didn't know how to respond to her.

Part of him felt rage and anger towards the doctor, but other part of him.... he didn't know what to feel.

"What did you do?" He asked, although he knew the answer; but not in the precise way. She lifted her head up slowly, but eyes still looking down, not wanting to make an eye contact with him. She hesitated.