Long Run

Chapter 16: Project 01

He quivered in fear. Each time he saw that smile, he felt a chill run through his backbone and his body tickled like a thousand ants were crawling on him.

Still, he had to act calm and avoid eye contact with the young man as much as he can.

"Jayden! It's been a while since I last saw you and I can't even recall the last time you were here." The young man said, dressed in a white lab coat that touched below his knees.

"Master," Jayden bowed deeply, he was only short of kneeling. "It has really been a long time since we last met…" Of course, they hadn't met in like forever.

Jayden could, however, still recall their last meeting. It was before he became that man's left-hand man and he remembered that he still hasn't expressed his gratitude for what the man had done for him.

At that thought, he fell heavily on his knees as he said. "Master, I owe you a lot but I don't have the means to pay you back so, for the rest of my existence, I shall do whatever it is you want me to."

“Oh Jayden, yo