The Witness

Chapter 3

The Uber dropped her off at home, it was the only transportation she could think of without a wallet. Luckily she had her apartment keys on the same keychain where her keycard was. 

As she entered the apartment she shared with her roommate Danielle she felt safe. Her cat Puppet came up and greeted her in the hallway and followed her into the kitchen.

What am I supposed to do now? What just happened? Why did I instinctively run and not look back. She tried to think of what happened in that bathroom. 

Rick was on the phone with a man named Charles. He mentioned he was sucking up to his boss to earn his trust. He had passcodes to everything according to the conversation he had. And there was some sort of takeover? Takeover of what…? As it dawned on Anna what was about to happen she started pacing up and down in the living room. The company was facing a hostile takeover, Rick had been spying on Sebastian and now Anna knew about it. It wouldn't take Rick too long to find out who she was. He just had to check the keyloggers to see that it was her, José and Alex in the building cleaning up. As José and Alex were assigned the other floors and the entrance Rick would soon find out who she was. And where she lived.

I need to get out of here! she thought. But where would she go? 

Danielle, her roommate would be home soon, probably from a late date as she was dating off Tinder almost every night looking for prince Charming. Anna was the direct opposite of Danielle, she was comfortable being alone, with her cat and her books. She found peace in the silence of her own head.

As she was trying to figure out what the hell she would do there wasn’t much peace. Anna felt the anxiety rising and the adrenaline rush she had earlier started to fade. She started to tremble so she took a candy bar from the kitchen to raise her sugar levels.

What would Rick do if he found her? He had always given her the creeps every time he passed by. There was a lot at stake for him here. If she exposed him he’d be fired and maybe SATH and the CEO would press criminal charges against him and Rick would lose everything he had worked for. If he thought she would expose him, he could potentially turn dangerous. Could he? 

Well I don’t want to find out. Anna thought. “What am I supposed to do Puppet?” 

If I stay , I could be putting Danielle in danger. And Puppet of course. In all gangster movies they always kill the pet. She had seen John Wick enough times to know this.

As she hugged Puppet she made up her mind. Anna needed to disappear. 

Where she would go she didn't know. She only knew that she needed to leave. Now.

As she packed up a small backpack with the essentials, her passport and what little she had in saving in cash she took with her. Kissed and fed Puppet and left the apartment.

Where am I supposed to go? I can't take anymore Ubers. What if he convinces Danielle to track my credit card or something? “ANNA, you're losing it. Seriously!” she said to herself loudly while walking down the street. 

Anna wasn’t about to risk getting caught by Rick. Not until she tried talking to Sebastian. The CEO.