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Flying arrow

Disoriented, I stumble through the dark streets of Starling City. It's been a week since my ex-girlfriend threw me down the stairs. After that, I moved to Starling City with no clear destination. While I'm still feeling sorry for myself, a green arrowhead hits me right next to me. Suddenly I see a man in a green hood standing next to me. "Sorry, it wasn't meant for you," he points to the arrow in the wall of the house. "I was chasing a petty criminal and he must have avoided the arrow. Are you injured?" he asked before he disappeared as quickly as he came. I wasn't supposed to find out who he was until two days later. I worked at Palmer Tech as the head of security and that's where I met Felicity Smoak. After the death of the managing director Ray Palmer, the management of the company was transferred to her. When the meeting was scheduled, I didn't have a good feeling and I was supposed to be right. "Ms. Smoak, would you please follow me.", I addressed her. "Tell me what's going on here?" she asked me. "We assume that they are planning an attack on you, you have to trust me now." I spoke urgently to her. Suddenly the light went out and something, I think it was a trash can, exploded. Immediately I stood in the way of the splinters, whereupon two splinters narrowly missed me. Then four masked men stormed the building. I was hit by a bullet intended for Ms. Smoak. I drew my service gun and Felicity towards the exit because that was still my job. "Are you okay?" she asked me after we left the building. "It's okay, the most important thing is that you are up. Please get in the car.", I answered her question. "Please drive me to this address. I'll be safe there." I did what she wanted of me, only later should I find out that she was taking me straight to Arrow's secret hiding place. "Why are you bringing him straight to our base?" she was asked by a familiar voice. "He saved my life," she replied. "Is that correct?" Arrow asked me. "There was a bomb attack, four masked men wanted to shoot them, the bullet is now in my arm. She wanted me to bring it here. She said she was safe here," I answered him. "Do you know where you are here?" he wanted to know. "No, I don't know," I replied briefly. He pulled his hood off, I remember seeing the face before. "You are the guy who almost caught me with an arrow recently?" I asked him. "Yes, unfortunately, it wasn't on purpose," he replied. "You're that Oliver Queen from the media, aren't you?" I asked him. "Somebody saw the news," he said briefly. That's how I got to know Arrow / Oliver Queen.