F*cking cliché

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Pov Calum

I spin around in my office chair. Round and round.. round and round.. round and round.

It's been a week since the whole blood donation thing and now that they didn't have anything new I could do on that case I was put on security, meaning I need to watch security cameras to look for something suspicious and report it if that's the case.

It's so boring and I don't understand why this needs to be done, I mean.. you can look at the footage after something has happened.. right?

They just don't trust my abilities enough to do something else.
I'm basically just bait because Levi keeps following me.. but when it isn't necessary.. I'm nothing.

A sudden tap brings me back to reality.

I slowly look around to see where it came from but.. there's no one else besides me in this office.

Again I hear the sound.. it's coming from the window.

I roll my eyes when I see who's doing it.. or more what.. it's just a stupid pigeon. I'm getting paranoid about a stupid pigeon.

'Missed me?'

In an instance I turn around.

'H.. how did you get inside.'
'Well.. I think the security isn't doing a great job,' he says as he points to my screen. 'Shut up I'm looking at ten cameras at once!'
'Shh lower your voice.'
'Why? Because there might be people who notice me and come in and you'll get captured? I don't really have a problem with that,' I reply.
'It's going to be a problem to walk without kneecaps right?'
'Alright I'll be quiet!' 'Calum I swear..'

'What the fuck do you want?'
'You've gotten more hostile since the last time I saw you,' he grins, 'what a shame.' 'Wh..what do you mean?'
'That's hard to control.'

'Can you leave?' I decide to ask.
'Camera three.' 'That's not an answer!' 'No Calum,' he pushes me on the office chair, 'camera three.'

I turn to the screen.

'What about it?'

I look at the screen but there's nothing I would call suspicious.
I move a bit forward to see it clearer.. maybe I'm just missing something?

Suddenly my body is being pressed against the back of the chair and I feel something cold against my neck.

Immediately my breathing pattern is screwed.

'There's nothing Calum.. I just needed you to focus on something else.'
'What,' I swallow, 'What do you want?' 'Oh I want a lot.. but at the moment I want you to listen.'

I carefully try to move the chair closer to the desk.

'Sweetheart do I need to break your feet in order for you to understand you shouldn't move?' He moves the knife towards my adam's apple, 'If you try anything I will cut this into pieces like a real apple.'

I swallow what only makes the blade touch my throat even more.

'Suddenly lost your tongue?'

'Okay Calum seriously say something.'
'I thought.. I was told to.. listen.'

The chair I'm on gets pushed back causing me to hit the desk and fall off.

'I don't have time for you to act all funny,' he extends his hand, 'come on get up.' 'Holy shit,' I mumble.
'Come on take my hand and get up.'

I look around.

'You know what.. I think I like the floor.. I'll stay here.'
'So you're giving me what I want?'
'What do you mean?' I respond.
'I like it when people are on the floor.'
'Fine!'

I take his hand and he pulls me up.

I quickly break free and run over to the desk where I smash my hand on the case of the red button. It shatters really easily and an alarm starts ringing.

My body gets trapped between his arms as he presses the knife down on my throat again.

'Did you really think that was a smart thing to do?' He whispers into my ear.

I don't respond and stare at the door.. come on.. come on..

'Answer me Calum! Did you think that was smart?' 'We we'll see.. won't we?'

I feel how the blade strokes my neck.

'I was going to slice it like an apple right?' 'Levi please,' I mumble.
'What was that?' 'Please.'
'Do you know how good hearing you say that makes me feel?'

'Leave him alone.'

I glare at the door.. finally someone.

'I don't think I will,' he answers.
'Leave him alone, you're surrounded.'

They take a step closer.

'One step closer and Calum here won't be able to talk anymore.'

'Who says we care about him?'
'Woah.. great teamwork everyone! What's one person right?' The cold metal gets replaced for warm hands, 'So his dad won't care if I strangle him right?' His hands tighten, 'Right?'

I manage to free one of my arms and smash it back on his kidneys.. turns out my two-year biology study was useful in the end.
He shrinks in and releases me.

Kidney punches hurt.. they hurt a lot, yet he's already standing normally.

I try to run away but he manages to capture me again.. I'm so dead.

'That wasn't very nice Calum.'
'It was worth a try,' I reply.
'You seemed to know where to hit me.. I'm impressed.'
'Should I do it again?'

I notice how the others take a step forward.

'I told you not to move didn't I?'

'Calum now!' Someone yells at me.. it's Felix.

I punch his kidneys again and make a run for it.

I didn't make it. I feel how he hits me on the back of the head.

My world starts spinning as I mumble the words..

'That's assault.'