Discovering Me

Chapter 19- Worst Birthday Ever

Harris and I lay on the roof as we saw the sunrise, we had pizza for breakfast and just as we were getting a firework went off which scared us so we jumped towards each other, we stayed there all morning, he played some music for me on his guitar and he sang happy birthday to me as well, it was starting to get really warm so he asked me if he could unbutton his shirt, so we just stayed there until a bird pooped on his hair.

"Ew,my hair, should we go now?" He asked as he stared me, we smiled at each other as our faces pulled closer to each other's, time seemed to stop for me and I couldn't stop myself, I pulled away, breaking the eye contact.

"Bird sh*t" he said rubbing his hair.

"Come on, let's go" he said pulling me up, we walked down the long narrow corridor, which was now lit by fairy lights.

"I still don't know where we are" I told him. We heard a few noises and then a glass break, continued with gun shots, to witch I jumped.

"Sh*t" he said before pushing both of into a small closet, I was now pressed against him and he was holding tightly onto me.

"Harris? What the hell is going on?" I whispered, he was quiet for a moment, I waited some more once I knew no one would be able to hear me.

"Harris, if you don't tell me, I'll kill you if they don't" this made him talk.

"Well, this isn't really a safe place...there are deals that happen here, of all sorts, deadly deals...I asked if I could borrow this building, the company was crumbling...you know what nevermind... I'll tell you later, I need to get you outta here first"he whispered.

"Okay tell me how close we are to the exit? And how do I get there? And are they gonna be there?"

"The emergency exit is very close, two lefts and while we go there we pass a bathroom, and the board room" he whispered.

We heard another gunshot, which made Harris jump, he was sweating a lot and he was digging his nails in my hand to the point to were my fingers were numb.

"Okay, follow me and don't say anything" I said before slowly opening the door, if we were quick enough we'd be able to get out of here alive, I'm sure the guy with the gun wouldn't want a teenage girl in any of his business.

We got close enough to the bathroom when we heard a door unlock and a man yelling.

"I want him on this table dead or alive, I don't care" pause"the police are on my side, they can't do anything to me".

I pushed Harris into the bathroom, before the door even opened and gestured him to keep his mouth shut.

I could hear footsteps, I knew they wouldn't come in here, the bathroom was in no state to be used, it looked like a office bathroom, instead the cubicles were rotting and stained, with blood maybe, I could still hear footsteps making sure I was on the safe side I stayed there, I slowly opened a cubicle door, and there he was, just staring at me I didn't know who he was but he could possibly the same age as my father, he was stained in blood and fighting for his breath, he stared at me, said something under his breath and just like that he died, kicked the bucket, expired, whatever you want to use, he was dead, and this happened within seconds, it made me realise how short life was, and gave me more of an urge to get out of this hell house. 

I just stood there to numb to do anything, I collapsed on the floor and practically crawled, to this unknown man, I laid hi in a coffin looking position, he looked like a rich respectable man, I closed his eyes and whipped the blood of his face which was still wet, and I just sat there and prayed until Harris came by my side and pulled me along.

"I think he's gone this is our only chance" he said shakily. I slowly pulled the door open and ran past the pealing off floral wallpaper, the emergency exit was right there but before we could reach it we heard him.

"Hey! Get them, who let them in" shouted the angry phone man, I heard two men running towards me, I'd never fought in my life.

"Harris run" and before I knew it he was gone, so much about 'I'm gonna protect you'.

These men were twice my size, I charged toward the first one who just laughed at me, the anger boiling in me got the best of me and I went straight for his gun which he held lightly in his hand. Ha! Never underestimate the power of a teen girl. I grabbed it off him and before he could react, I hit his head with the envy of the gun, he collapsed on the floor, blood owing out of his head, the boss man was already gone and this other guy was still laughing, so I pulled the trigger and shot him in the leg, he collapsed and cursed me while I found a way to dispose of this gun, I threw it  between bottles of what looked like petrol and hoped for the best, I could've started a fire, but I didn't, all I thought about was getting out, so I ran, down the stairs, to Harris' car where he was already ready to get us going.

"Drive,please" I breathed heavily, before I lost consciousness.