The Game

Chapter Three - Greg the Security Guard

Chapter Three – Greg the Security Guard

Nate's heart raced as he continued to run. He was in an abandoned factory, or that was his guess.

He kept running, he tried to hide but it was following him.

Knock, knock, knock...

It was closer now, he could hear it. He could hear hear the knock while he ran. The sound was like someone with a wooden leg walking. Or someone with a cane.

Knock, knock knock...

It was louder now, and faster.

It was closer and Nate started to run faster.

He suddenly slipped and fell down. He tried to get up but his legs, they didn't move.

Knock knock knock...

It was even faster now, he tried to use his arms to get up but he was too heavy. He gave up and closed his eyes. He wanted it to be over with.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

The knocking stopped. It reached him.He heard laughter, someone was laughing very close to him. No, it was two people... One male and one female. He opened his eyes, he had to open his eyes.

He was back at his bed. It was just a nightmare. It was still dark. He took deep breaths and he looked at the ceiling. He got out of bed when he finally gave up trying to sleep again.

He managed to get out of his room in the dark. He went downstairs and arrived the living room. It looked smaller in the dark. He walked to the kitchen and turned on the lights. When his eyes got used to the light he walked over to the coffee machine at the right corner of the kitchen and prepared coffee.

He walked in to the living room with his coffee, he sat down on the couch, the one that was in front of the television. He used his hand to find the remote and when he did, he turned on the television. He fell asleep soon afterward.

The ringing ringing of his phone woke him up. The house was now filled with light now. He picked up his phone and answered it. “Hello?”

“Where are you?!” it was Claire, she sounded furious “It's half past nine!”

“I.. I over slept.” Nate responded as he got off the couch and quickly walked upstairs to his room.

“Well hurry!” Claire yelled through the phone. Her high pitched voice hurt his ears.

“I'm coming!” Nate yelled back and hung up, he ran to his wardrobe and grabbed his black suit hung in it.

He walked over to the window while he was tying his tie, he looked up at the cloudy sky and smiled. Seeing a day without the sun burning you with it's light and the heat. This was the first cloudy day for the last couple of weeks.

The music in his car stopped when he parked it at his parking place at the headquarters, someone knocked his window quickly and roughly. It was a female hand. He open the door walked out and reached inside the car to get his bag. He closed the door. “I am here! Calm down Claire.” he said while locking his doors, not looking at the girl.

“I'm not Claire!” the girl responded “I am sure I am better then her.”

Nate looked up at the girl, it was 'the girl with the fire hair' from the sixth floor. He sighed irritated “Oh, it's you...”

“Hello to you too.” she responded coldly “I am firing Colin Seer.”

“No you are not.” Nate said as he started to walk to the building.