Chapter 11
Jimmy made his way to the parking lot, he quickly check his car for bombs or tracking devices ( she would not actually kill him, but she would seriously injure if he gave her the chance ), when he couldn't find any he got in, started the car and went to his apartment. He got to his door without any problems, the door did not have any traps attached to it. He entered, everything was just the way he left, except the coffee table that was moved in a 90 degree angle. He did a carefull sweep of the house nothing more out-of-place. The table was just to let him know that she had been inside his place.
He changed from his work clothes to a t-shirt, sweatpants and socks. He sorted through the objects in his house, took out the non-essential and began cleaning them. He put all he could inside garbage bags and put them in his car. First thing in the morning he would drop them in the first charity he could find. At his place he left all his clothes in bags. He scrubbed his walk in closet and closed it.
He was getting ready to sleep when he heard the window shatter. He got to the floor, got a gun and waited until the bullets stopped flying. The shots were coming from the roof from the building across the street. Still on the floor he made his way towards the door, left the apartment and ran cross the street. When he got there he saw a figure running down the fire scape. He got cover in the shadows of the alley and waited for the figure to pass by and with one movement, he hit the back of the man's head, knocking him unconscious. He picked the man up over his shoulder, grabbed his bag and went to his car.
He drove until he reached Rock Creek Park, a special area that would not have anyone around. He got the man out of his car and tied him standing to a tree.
About twenty minutes later the man woke up.
" Where is she? "
" What? Where am I? Let me go! "
" Where is she? "
" Who?! "
" The woman that hired you to fire at my house. "
" I didn't do nothing. "
He approached the man, he was small, lean had black hair that reached his shoulders tied in a messy bun. His black eyes were scared, but Trying not to show it.
" Let's not waste any time. I know what you did, and it's not you I want. It's your boss. " He was speaking in a low and cold tone. " You tell me where she is now, and I leave. You don't and neither one of us is going anywhere anytime soon. And I have to say that you will not enjoy spending time alone with me. "
" Don't now what you're talking about. "
" Alright. If you would excuse me, I have to grab something from my car. "
He came back with a scalpel. The man's eyes doubled their size when he saw it.
" What's your name? "
" What!? "
" Your name. You tried, and failed miserably, to kill me. The least I deserve is a name to call you by. "
" Jack. "
" Okay then. Jack pay attention now, what I'm about to say is important. " He held the scalpel in front of him at the line of sight of is prisoner. " I'm going to use this blade in you. I will make several cuts, all intended for maximum pain. You will not die fast, it will be slow, very slow. BUT, if you tell me where your employer is, you won't have to suffer anymore. Understood? "
" You bastard. Don't you get near me with that thing. "
" Good. Now that we're on the same page we can get started. "
It took one hour of slow cuts. But he got an address. He put the scalpel away.
" I'm going to let you go. I know that you will want to kill me. But I have to say, you will not succeed. I'm better than you. That's the reason you were hired, because she knew you would fail. I'll give you a warning. I say that you better run, far away. You're a loose end, and she doesn't leave loose ends. She will kill you Jack. " Jack was panting, blood running from the hundreds of cuts on his body. " And unlike myself, she enjoys torturing others. You better hope you can run fast and far enough. "
He went to his car and came back with a first aid kit, he place it on the ground and went over to the man, he worked on the knots for a moment then turned to stare at the man.
" I will leave this first aid kit here. I have loosened the knots, I figure a half hour struggling will get you out. I suggest you run Jack, run and don't ever come back, because to her, you were already marked for death the moment you took this job. "
He turned and got in his car, ignoring Jack's shocked expression.