"Yes." His eyes where passionless, and empty.
Claudia looked at Reno and Rude, searching their eyes for an answer, they showed none. Against her will, Claudia managed to choke out one word before she walked out, "yes."
'What the hell is wrong with you?! You fucking idiot! You are going to MURDER your best friend FOR A FUCKIN' JOB! YOU CAN'T! THIS IS INHUMANE!' Claudia was walking anywhere, not paying attention to what corners she passed, she was to busy scolding herself.
"I have to! There is nothing I can do… I must do this… no matter how much I hate this current situation… I have to…if I refuse she will probably get killed any way… she has so many old enemies…"
"Who has so many enemies? Your friend?" came a cool voice from behind her.
"…Yes… she used to be a drug dealer… not that it matters any more…" Claudia looked at Reno again, shocked he followed her.
"You shouldn't have gone down this hall… Hojo's office is here…" he gestured to the dull metal door, where inhumane sounds seemed to never stop.
"I don't care… you got a PHS?" Claudia asked weakly
Reno handed her a beat-up looking PHS, and the numbers where rubbed off. She pressed a number of buttons, pausing to remember how her fingers went; finally she put the device up to her ear and turned away,
"Hello? Nina! Do me a favor… I'm coming over and I need you to send Marc to sleep over at his friend's house… Oh he already is? Perfect! I'll be over in about 30 minutes! No you don't need to make dinner… just some tea. Oh! And do you have those peanut butter cookies? No… oh ok… I love you too! Bye!" 'I CANT BELIVE YOUR DOING THIS! YOU FUCKIN IDIOT! YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED AOF YOURSELF!'
"Ready, doll?" Reno asked, touching Claudia's shaking shoulders tenderly.
Claudia just looked at Reno, with teary eyes, and walked with him, on their way to Reno's office; Reno just broke the silence.
"You know Tseng, myself and, Rude will be watching. Right?"
"Y-yes." Claudia said, her voice trembling.
They walked past the lazy secretary, who was reading a magazine on plastic surgery. 'Probably wants to have more cleavage than me… in a few weeks she'll an E cup… the slut.'
Tseng and Rude, where sitting on leather chairs, waiting for Reno and Claudia. Without speaking, the two men walked out the door, and walked to Claudia's car. It was a light green Station Wagon; it probably was the only one that existed. Claudia smiled weakly at the thought of Rude riding in a light green Station Wagon.
Claudia got into the drivers seat, and Rude sat next to her, after he silently called shotgun. She drove to sector 3, in silence.