Billy, Michael and Casey were sitting at their desks. Only Michael was actually doing work. Casey was reading and Billy was playing Solitaire on his computer when he said
"I'm thinking of playing a practical joke."
"What?" asked Michael
"I haven't done one in a while. I'm long over do." Billy said being the joker that he was. It was one of his specialties along with finding humor in any situation.
"On who?" asked Casey
"Rick. Who else?" Billy said
"You would have to do something big." Casey said intrigued but still in his regular monotone
"I'm not getting into this." Michael said and continued his work
"You're no fun." Said Billy to Michael and then turned to Casey and said "How about a fake kidnapping?"
"How would we do that?" Asked Casey intrigued
"Hire a few guys to fake abduct him, we come in, save him, and he's the butt of agency jokes for a long time." He said satisfied
"Naturally he'll try to fight them off." Casey said
"We'll make sure that he won't be able to, it's that simple!" Billy said and leaned back into his chair
"I know a few guys who owe me favors. I'll call them up." Casey said and got out his phone
A few hours later
"I've been waiting for hours, what did they say?" Billy asked eagerly as Casey sat down
"I was waiting for Martinez to leave. Anyway, my guys can't do it they are too busy; but a friend of theirs can." Casey informed
"He clean?" Billy asked
"Yah, he's all around good guy, said he won't rough up Martinez too much." Casey said
"When did he say he'd do it?" Billy asked
"He said he'd call us within a few weeks." Casey said as he started to do some work
"Okay." Billy said then he thought for a moment and said "He's that busy that he can't fake abduct someone. That'll take what, twenty minutes out of his day."
"Yah, he works for some big corporation I didn't care enough to listen." Casey said not looking away from his computer
A few weeks later
Rick was very late for work and wasn't answering his phone so they guys decided to pay him a home visit to see his wearabouts. They knew that he was home because the GPS in his phone said he was home. They also saw his car in the driveway.
All around me are familiar faces, worn out places, worn out faces
They parked and knocked on the door. Michael called
"Martinez!" and knocked a few more times. Bright and early for the daily races, going nowhere, going nowhere
They bust open the door to find a disheveled living room and kitchen. Like someone fought in it or ransacked it. They look around and to see that Rick's car keys, phone, ID badge, and wallet were still on the kitchen counter. Their tears are filling up their glasses, no expression, no expression. Hide my head I wanna drown my sorrow, no tomorrow, no tomorrow.
They look down and see two parallel trails of blood that they follow to the bedroom. And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad. I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take. When people run in circles it's a very very
They see a destroyed bedroom, torn pillows, blankets thrown, and a good amount of blood on the left side of the bed on the sheets. Mad world. Mad World. Children waiting for the day they feel good, happy birthday, happy birthday. And I feel the way every child should, sit and listen. Sit and listen.
Michael sees a yellow Post-it on the white sliding closet door next to some blood. He goes over, peels it off the wall and reads it aloud.
Went to school and I was very nervous, no one knew me, no one knew me. Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson? Look right through me. Look right through me.
"Casey,
He's our bitch now."
And I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad
"So, they were bad guys." Said Billy
"You" Casey said and looked at Michael "You have to call Higgins. We're gonna need some help on this one."
"Why me? I didn't have anything to do with this plan and never really supported it." Michael said with the Post-it in his hand
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
"You're the team leader." Said Billy
"Everyone knows that's a title only." Michael said "Fine." And he takes out his phone
When people run in circles it's a very very. Mad world. Mad world. Enlarging your world.
"Higgins. We fucked up." Michael said into the phone
Mad World.
Mad World by; Gary Jules
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I'm getting busy again so I'll try to put up the rest of the story. I'm also currently working on two other stories for How I Met Your Mother entitled Fate and The Wedding. Please check them out!