Sleepless Nights

Lila

She didn't sleep at all that night. She couldn't. Everything was… too much. Every time she thought she'd made a decision to go one way, she had a thought that made her doubt… She kept the flashdrive John had given her on her keychain—it looked no different than any other drive she'd ever had. A simple tool. 

But the ability to blow up her world. And possibly that of others, too. 

The stress was immense and she wondered if she would simply not sleep until the moment she lost her mind.

She'd heard that could happen.

She dragged herself to the office the next morning because she didn't know what else to do. But as soon as she stepped out of the elevator, it was clear there was more stress ahead.

The receptionist trotted around the desk and leaned into her ear. "The lawyers are here and Chris is yelling, and… I think you need to go talk to them. They asked for you."