"You can't run forever Tianna!" the man said as I ran out of the house and down the street, hoping to get away from him. But he appeared in front of me out of nowhere and grabbed my arms, pulling me close and shaking me.
"What do you want from me?" I yelled.
"You're heart. Although, it does already belong to me, doesn't it?" he replied, his face darkened, but I could make out the smile he had.
"My heart doesn't belong to anyone." I said cooly.
"Oh, come on Tianna. Don't play that card with me. You know you're in love with me. Admit it." The man moved his face closer, but it was still too dark to see all of his features.
"I...I..." I stuttered until we both heard this rediculous noise.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
"What is that...?" the man asked. It began to get louder.
BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.
I shot up and knocked my alarm clock off the side-table. I looked around and realized it was just a horrible dream I was having. I waited for my breathing to come back to normal before I got out of my bed and took a shower. After the shower was done, I did my usual routine and headed downstairs. Then I left for work.
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I walked into the waiting room and took my coffee off the reception desk. I chugged it down quickly and sighed, slumping into one of the chairs. Talia looked at me with a raised eyebrow. "You look terrible."
I chuckled. "Thanks. I had a terrible sleep and when I have a terrible sleep, I end up looking terrible the next morning." I said, slowly getting up off the chair. I unlocked the door to my office and walked in.
Once at my desk, I turned on my computer and looked over the computer generated images I had of my sketches. The sketches were just outlines of what the over-all rooms were supposed to look like. The computer generated images were what exactly the rooms would look like at the end of the whole process. I printed them out and placed them in my briefcase. I buzzed the intercom.
"Talia, can you get me another coffee please." I waited for an answer, then tried again. "Talia." And again. "Talia, are you there?" Now I was getting frustrated.
I got up and walked out of my office, only to find Talia tied to her chair with her hands tied behind her. She had a large piece of duct tape over her mouth and her facial expression was of fear. She shook her head at me, motioning for me to go back in my office. I ran over to her and tried to untie her until I heard a voice speak.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." the person said with an english accent. I turned to see who it was.
There were 4 people standing in the waiting room, all dressed in black with masks on. 3 of them were pointing guns at me and the other, I figured was their leader. I slowly moved in front of Talia, blocking them from being able to shoot at her if they needed to. The leader snickered.
"You know, the bullets would just go through you and into her. There is no point in trying to play the hero Tianna." The leader was a woman, a bit taller than me. I was trying to figure out who it was, but I realized I didn't know any women who had english accents.
"What do you want with me?" I asked, watching the men with the guns.
"Oh nothing really drastic, just your life." she said and the 3 men chuckled. I rolled my eyes at her petty joke. First the terrible nightmare, and now this? Personally, I don't think this day could get any worse. One of the men walked over to Talia and pointed a gun to her head, she whimpered. "Now, walk over slowly. Don't try any tricks, otherwise your friend is going to enjoy a sleep she'll never wake up from."
I sighed deeply and began to walk towards them. Once I was close enough, the men grabbed me and tied my hands behind my back. They taped my mouth with duct tape and dragged me out of the waiting room. The woman walked ahead of us as the two men were behind me, pressing a gun to my back.
We entered the elevator and the woman took my keys out of my pocket. She put the elevator key in, and pressed the button for the top floor. The ride was silent, except for the beeps that sounded every time we passed a floor. The elevator door opened once we got to the 20th floor.
The woman got out first, and then the two men pushed me out after her. We took the flight of stairs and got to a steel door. The woman asked me which key it was to open the door. I showed her and then stepped back. She opened the door and got out on to the roof. The two men followed, dragging me along with them.
"Ah, the breeze is nice up here isn't it Tianna?" the woman asked. "Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot that your mouth is taped. It was a rhetorical question anyways." She winked at me. I rolled my eyes again. This woman was pathetic!
The men positioned me at the middle of the roof and stepped back. They proceeded to point their guns at me while the woman stood inbetween them. I looked around, almost getting pushed around by the harsh winds from this height. I stood my ground and watched them carefully. The woman walked up to me and spoke.
"You know Tianna, you brought this all on yourself. This is what you get for meddling with my plans." She ripped the tape off my mouth and I whimpered.
"What plans?" I asked, stepping back. She followed and we continued moving until she grabbed me, digging her nails into my arms.
"The plans I had for Tony Stark."
"What do you mean?"
"You see, I was at that first party you went to with Jillian. I was supposed to kill him, but then you came allong and you two disappeared from everyones view. I couldn't follow you because there were too many eyes and cameras." she hissed.
"You couldn't kill anyone, you pathetic excuse for a woman!" I glared. The woman cackled and pushed me back some more, her nails still gripping my arms.
"Well lets say I could, and I killed Tony Stark. How would that make you feel?" she asked. I felt my stomach turn upside down and my cheeks grew hot. The thought of someone killing Tony had a weird tinge to it and I couldn't stand the thought. I glared harder at her when I realized I actually cared a bit about Tony Stark. She knew. "Tsk tsk, it seems you've grown some feelings for this man. Well, that's too bad."
"Go to hell..." I mumbled through clenched teeth.
"I vacation there all the time. It's quite nice."
"Who are you?!"
"No one of interest. Besides, it doesn't matter who I am. What matters is who you'll be when you hit the sidewalk from 20 stories high."
The woman suddenly let go of my arms and pushed me off the side of the roof. I watched her figure grow smaller as she looked over the edge. Then it hit me. I was now falling, who knows how fast from a building that was 20 stories high. I screamed as my legs kicked the air and I couldn't bare the thought of hitting the ground.
I screamed more until my throat started hurting. I fell faster and faster, the feel of gravity pulling on me. I closed my eyes, in hopes this was just another horrible bad dream. But it felt so real, the air, the surroundings. I held my eyes closed as tight as I could...
I wasn't falling anymore. I could still feel the wind around me and I felt as light as a feather. I opened my eyes. Instead of falling, I was now flying. I widened my eyes and began to freak out, kicking and screaming because I was still scared of whatever it was that was happening to me.
"Stop squirming! You'll make me drop you!" a voice said.
I stopped moving and slowly turned my head to the source of the voice. I was being carried by some, some metal robot thingy! I tried to get some words out but my throat wouldn't let me. I was frightened and hoped to God that this thing wouldn't drop me.
"Now I won't drop you. Hold on."
"With what?" I asked. Finally! My voice decides to work. I was still tied up and obviously this thing forgot.
"Oh yeah. Well, don't worry. I've got you anyways. You're safe Tianna."
"How do you know my name and what or who are you? I've had enough near-death experiences for one day, thank you very much!" I said quickly.
"They call me Iron Man, and I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't ask anymore questions." he said. The voice sounded familiar, I just couldn't figure out where I've heard this voice before. "Don't look down."
"Why not?" I asked, forgetting that he said not to ask any questions. I didn't get an answer, so I decided to look down. Below was the city. Then my fears kicked in. I was scared of heights. I squealed, squirming around again, almost falling out of Iron Mans' arms.
"I told you not to look down!" he said, slightly aggravated.
"I'm sorry! I couldn't help it. I mean when someone tells you not to do something, you get the urge to do it!" I was now hyperventilating and couldn't breathe. "And, and, and..."
I passed out.