Just Bank Things

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My shoes clicked on the marble floors of the bank, an unusual sound for me since I'm not one to wear heels. Going to the bank, however, calls for something dressy since it's a more... prestigious one.

All I want to do is
open a new bank account, a small fucking task! The problem is that San Francisco's National Bank And Social Security Office is so huge that I'm kinda... sorta...

Lost.

This is kind of embarrassing too... People keep asking me for directions around because I am dressed like I work here but I have to shrug and tell them ,"I'm just as lost as you are, buddy."

It's downright degrading in a sense.

After four more minutes of searching I finally find my way into the department for old accounts, yeah I know... they have sections for this shit, like, what the hell.!?

As I make my way to the shortest line I see, it had maybe around thirteen people, something strange caught my attention from the corner.

It was a small silver disc about the size of a small dinner plate, latched onto the wall in the closest corner to the entryway. For a moment I panicked before realizing that it was a security camera.

Hell, this bank is loaded with them.

I shrugged it off and step into line behind a blonde man in a neatly pressed, deep blue, suit. As I came up behind him he turned to see who I was.

"Hello!" He smiled and waved. God, his smile was beautiful..! It reaches all the way to his eyes. He seemed to be of an Asian descent and his accent was thick. "Are you a regular here?"

I smile back at him and nod ,"I have to transfer my money into a new account because my last one was hacked..." I tell him.

His hand reaches out and he waits for me to shake it ,"My name is Park Jimin, how about you?"

Our hands connect and I squeal ,"Ow! You shocked me!"

     He giggles ,"Sorry..! I didn't know I had any static..!" We both laugh and he puts his hand out again. I hesitantly grab it and when I get no shock I tell him my name.

"Harper Slifka."

He laughs. It's cute and kind of petite. It makes me want to hug him. "I will never be able to say that-eu... Shilibka.!?"

Now it's my turn to laugh ,"You were so close Jim..!"

He gives me another eye smile ,"Jim-in," he states.

"I'm sorry..?" I ask confused.

He just giggles cutely ,"My nam-eu. It is Jimin, not just Jim."

     We both kind of giggle for a moment before a silence surrounds us. It's not awkward but it isn't comfortable either.

     "So..." I say ,"What brings you here?"

     He takes a few steps up since the line had moved ,"I'm here on behalf of my business-eu. I've got a few things my boss needs me to do."

     "Oh," I smile ,"It sounds boring..."

     He smiles back with a glint in his eyes ,"Oh trust me, it's anything but..."

     As he says that, the line moves forward again putting him up next. He gives me a small wave and waits patiently for the woman ahead of him to finish.

     Before she walks away, however, Jimin turns back to me ,"It was very nice to meet you Harper! I know that we'll get along just fine."

     What the- "Excuse me..?"

     He smirks with a wink ,"Nothing..." I catch a glimpse at a small object in his ear... Bluetooth..? He smirks harder and pokes it ,"Yes, I've got her... On it and I'll need backup."

     What the el is he talking about.!? And to whom?!

     All of a sudden his hand pulls a pistol from inside his suit jacket. 

     Everything begins to go in slow motion.

     I scream. He fires it at the small disc in the corner and it emits an explosion that could shatter eardrums from thousands of miles around... The whole room was in a panic with everyone basically blind and dead. I fell to my knees.

     Jimin jumped over the counter and made his way to the safes where two other Asian men were at, placing something on the door.

     I wanted to run but my ears were killing me..! All around me men, women, even a few children clutched their ears in despair. Blood seeped from between their fingers and onto their clothes. A small child of around three collapses and there is no doubt in my mind that she bled to death.

     My hands travel to my ears shakily but I find that they are dry. There isn't even a trace of blood..! My hearing seems to be returning and I hear a scraping noise that rises above the cries and screams.

     My head turns and I see that the two men and Jimin have broken into the safe. How they did it is beyond me... there is not even a single scratch on the entire surface. It looked completely normal, closed and secure, yet each man had a large sack of money by them.

     That's when a fourth man came through the metal door like a ghost. He had a sack of money on his back.

     My hearing wasn't back fully but I know exactly what he said to the other three ,"Alright, grab the Hollomiser and lets go."

     His eyes immediately found me. His hands began spazzing in some sort of sign language toward me.

     Is he trying to communicate..?

     My entire world goes dark as a sharp pain rips through my skull.

     He wasn't speaking to me, then...

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