The Goddess and the Angel

Chapter 22 - Edited

(Next day)

I decided that if I want to find James, I have to start from somewhere. The thing is, I don't have Rob now to use his technological capacities to find him. So I have to find someone who can do that. Maybe at a college or something, I can find a genius that will help me.

I do my morning business and then I get out. I call a cab and he takes me to the college. I get inside of the college without much trouble and I wonder around.

How the hell am I going to find a genius in this holocaust?!
I see some kids with laptops but I don't think they can help...

"Do you need something?" - a guy asks me.

He doesn't look much younger than me and we have the same height.

(Maya) "Yeah, I need to find someone that is comfortable with computers. Like really comfortable."

"Oh... I probably know the type. Go that way and enter on the door. Down the hall, you'll find the computer room. Inside that, you'll see one guy in his twenties playing Call of Duty. That's the guy you want."

(Maya) "Thank you."

I jog through the place he told me and soon, I find the door. I open it just to find it empty. It's a large room that has several computers. Right when I am about to turn back, a guy jumps on his seat and starts cheering.

(?) "Die bitch!"

He notices me and flashes an awkward smile.
He must be the guy.

(Maya) "What's your name?"

(?) "Why do you want to know?"

(Maya) "Because I need your help."

(?) "For what?"

(Maya) "To find someone."

(?) "And who is that someone?"

(Maya) "Are you going to help me or not?"

(?) "What's in it for me?"

(Maya) "I'll buy you three games."

(?) "I have plenty of games."

(Maya) "A gamer can never have too many."

He considers for a moment and walks to me.

(Rhys) "Rhys." - he puts his hand out.

I shake it.

(Maya) "Maya."

(Rhys) "Who is this «someone»?"

(Maya) "Someone who's after me but I have to find him first."

(Rhys) "Wow, like spies?!" - he asks excited.

I chuckle.

(Maya) "Something like that."

He rubs his hands together.

(Maya) "When are you available?"

(Rhys) "Now!"

(Maya) "Don't you have classes to attend?" - I raise my eyebrow.

(Rhys) "They're boring."

(Maya) "Okay, then. What do you need to put your hands in a decent computer?"

(Rhys) "A decent computer." - he says in a duh-voice.

I glare at him.

(Maya) "Do you know where you can find one?"

(Rhys) "The school has a room for the informatics department but it's locked down."

I smirk.

(Maya) "Maybe we can find a way to unlock it."