The Company of Shadows by Sonny & Ais

Author:Sonny & Ais [Sonny & Ais]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 1 Priority
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

Boyd read the apartment numbers as he passed, finally stopping at 217 where he knocked on the door. The building was larger than he’d expected it to be but Boyd supposed that it wasn’t too strange; a lot of the high-rise condos that had survived the bombings had wound up becoming largely vacant due to the economic collapse. That and the fact that this particular building was only a few blocks from the compound was likely the reason a large percentage of the agents who’d been left homeless after the raid had been housed here.

Ryan had been one of those agents and after learning that he’d been released from the medical building, Boyd had wasted no time getting in contact with the other man.

The door opened and Ryan smiled at him then stepped aside in silent invitation for Boyd to come in. It was a noted difference from the previous exuberance Ryan had shown in the past whenever Boyd had visited.

“I’m glad you came,” Ryan told him, shutting the door. He was wearing battered jeans and a sweatshirt with the sleeves rolled up. His clothes were paint-splattered and Boyd saw that he was in the process of painting the walls a metallic grey color with black borders.

Boyd raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise as he looked around. “Are you planning to stay here even after you can move back on compound?”

Ryan wiped his hands against his jeans and shrugged, leaning against a rounded counter that led to the kitchen area. The counter separated the tiled kitchen from the living room space. “Yeah. I mean the compound was always my home, I used the excuse that it was my safe place and guess what? Not so safe anymore!”

Boyd inclined his head; it was a fair point. “Well, I approve of the colors.” He spoke with faint wryness; when had he ever not liked black?

Ryan grinned at him. “I knew you’d appreciate the color scheme. I’m going for a more modern look—not all cluttered and ridiculous like my last place. I’m throwing a lot of junk out too. Probably more than I’m saving.” He gestured toward several stacks of boxes that sat in a corner.

Looking toward the boxes, Boyd was surprised to see in the ones that were open that they contained all the things he thought of as the essence of Ryan: his action figures and toys, posters, manga, as well as what appeared to be his anime collection on legitimate and burned DVDs.

Boyd raised his eyebrows and looked back at Ryan. “All of that?”

“Yep. I’m getting rid of all of that crap.” Ryan picked up a cup from the counter and took a sip before adding. “It’s time for me to grow up and give up all of my little kid habits. Living here will be kind of like a clean slate for me.”

Boyd studied Ryan idly, taking in all the things that had changed in his friend from the times when they had first spent time around each other.

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