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A young man sits in a dark corner of the office tapping away at his laptop placed on a random office desk. The glare of the monitor highlights his short brown curly hair, dark features and well defined chiselled jaw.
A flashlight flicks by above his head as he ducks and closes the laptop monitor a little to hide the glow. As the light moves away he quickly unfolds the monitor again and taps more quickly at the keyboard. The more he concentrates the more he tilts his head, an odd quirk.
Powering down and unhooking the cables he stands to leave, “shxt!” As his timing sucked and he stands up just as the next round of checks are taking place and two security guards spot him as they land their flashlights on him through the window walls and into the office. He had been too caught up in the hacking and forgot to check his surroundings before making his next move. 'Ok, maybe I got too excited too quickly'.... He stuffs his laptop hastily into his backpack and starts running to the opposite side of the office, pulling on his backpack as he did so.
Seeing this the guards fumble around for keys to open the glass door into the office. By that time back up had also arrived and now there was at least half a dozen security chasing after him as they run into the office and spreading out.
Ducking under and leaping over desks, chairs and skidding around the corners, he continues to run through a corridor and up the fire exit staircase before randomly choosing a floor to hide on.
'Shxt, shxt, shxt!.....' As he stands panting heavily trying to control the adrenaline rush. Peering around the corner to check whether the security guards were close by, he neither hears nor sees anything, and lets out a momentary sigh in relief...
“Well this is fun!"
“JESUS!” as he jumps and then relaxes again after seeing who it is. His heart however still beating at a supersonic pace.
The voice remains standing beside him laughing in silence.
Letting out an annoyed puff of air, “Riley!.... Stop doing that!” He shouts in a forceful whisper, “you're going to actually give me a heart attack one of these days! And then your fun will be in the morgue.”
“Harry.... Please," as she giggles, "so melodramatic. Plus, it's not me that is breaking and entering.... Well, I didn't start it” Riley winks as Harry continues to glare at her.
As Harry's glare becomes more intense Riley's eyes only widen more with her smile as she presses down on her lips trying to suppress the obvious fun that she is having at his expense. Now close to snarling at her, Riley couldn't help but notice how like his moms he is. Breaking Harry's rising frustration and annoyance by flicking her head, “this way, hero” she whispers and chuckles as she moves off.
Harry follows Riley up onto the roof. Before stepping out into the open they stop and access the situation, peering around the corner. Seeing no one nearby Riley runs across the rooftop and stops at a cluster of large metal piping.
Harry follows, and then stops and turns to look questioningly at her.
Smirking Riley removes the backpack from her back and unzips it. Pulling out the rope she proceeds to tie the rope around the large metal pipe. She throws the second set of rope at Harry, who then proceeds to do the same and tie it around another of the large metal pipes.
Faint shouting and echoing footsteps are heard in the stairwell, the guards were closing in on them.
Smiling, Riley glances over the edge of the rooftop before back at Harry. “Last one down buys the drinks” she teases and throws the end of her rope down the side of the building and jumps up onto the ledge. Clipping in her belay device she then lowers herself quickly down the side of the building. Unhooking herself she then lets herself drop the last couple metres down onto the fire staircase on the side of the opposite building. The metal of the staircase clatters and clangs on impact as she lands on it, and from there she scrambles back down to street level.
Impressed, a corner of Harry's mouth curls up watching her. Watching as Riley safely makes it back onto street level Harry follows and starts to lower himself down the side of the building before also successfully leaping onto the metal staircase.
Buzz.....
And Riley takes out her phone and looks at it, “come on” she instructs as he lands onto the sidewalk beside her, “this way” and they move off quickly down the street and blending in with the crowd.
Rounding the last corner......
“Ah!” Harry jumps a little again in fright. This time it's from catching a sight of the Man in the Suit staring at him.
Standing frozen and looking way too guilty, Harry shifts his eyes a little before braving it and looking back at him with an uneasy grin across his face. “Hi... Uncle Reese.”
As Reese continues to stare hard at Harry, Riley has already ran over to Reese.
Hugging him, “nice timing” she compliments.
Hugging Riley but still not breaking eye contact with Harry, “lets go” Reese instructs in his usual low, husky and monotone voice as he opens the driver side door to get in. Riley having already climbed into the car.
'Oh..' As Harry snaps out of his daze and moves to jump into the back passenger seat of the car.
Driving off, they complete their escape....