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Beep! Beep!! Beep!!!

The alarm went off, a hand reached out from underneath the blankets and struggled to put it off.

"Shit! Why won't it just go off?" A voice mumbled from the sheets. After a couple of tries, the alarm went off.

"Finally"

Gnnnnng!!!!

"Holy cow! What with the noise this morning?!"

He scampered to get the noisy phone. He tumbled and got wrapped in the sheets as he fell to the ground. He groaned and crawled like an earthworm to his bedside table to get his phone.

He looked at the screen, hissed and picked the call.

"For the love of Christ, why the hell are you calling me this morning?"

There was a chuckle on the other side of the line as a sultry voice rang out.

"Now that's no way to treat your girlfriend, is it?–"

"Should I remind you that we are not dating? This is a deal till–"

"Well, I just called to remind you about our date at Robin hotel at 3pm. Don't be late, or you know who's gonna get it Jacob"

He grits his teeth and replies, "fine"

"Ta-ta lover boy"

There was a click and the call went off. Jacob groaned and flung himself to the bed leaving the sheets on the floor. He looked up at the ceiling and let out a sigh.

"6 more months and I'm out of this hell hole."

He got up from his bed and strode to the bathroom sink. He turned it on, splashed some water on his face and looked into the mirror.

"Jacob, you're strong and you're gonna come out of this alive. Be strong, if not for yourself then be strong for her. Today is gonna be a good day."

After his little pep talk, he took his bathe and brushed his teeth. He got his towel and came to his wardrobe in search of clothes to wear to work.

"Jacob Adderall, you have no clothes! Now what are we gonna do? I thought you said today's gonna be great!? I think I'll do a sniffing test."

He put on the only clean trouser he had, went to the laundry basket and picked the last shirt he put in, sniffed it and put it on.

"Well, it doesn't smell that bad."

He took his jacket from the chair and went to the kitchen to boil water for some coffee. He made some pancakes for breakfast, poured some maple syrup on them and wolfed it down.

He gulped his coffee and dropped the cup in the sink. Took his keys and bag before leaving for work at the Morninghall train station. The station was built 30 years ago and it needed some renovation, so he was supervising it.

He got to work and took in a deep breath before letting it out, he always feels uneasy whenever he was at this train station.

"Another day."

He strode in and greeted his colleagues. He knew they didn't really like him because he wasn't supposed to be there, but what could he do about it? He was placed here by 'them' and no one could refuse 'them'. He was only a teacher but here he was supervising these men to do their job, even though he was a figure head. There was the assistant supervisor who was acting as the main supervisor, Jacob didn't care because he wasn't one. As long as they did their jobs well, he got paid.

Anyone with eyes could see that Jacob wasn't cut out for his job, he was tall and lanky. He had a black mop on his head and some freckles on his face. He had jug ears but they were always hidden under his mop hair. A very straight, long and pointed nose that looked extra sharp and plump red lips. The only thing mesmerizing about him was his eyes, they were as blue as the ocean. Very entrancing and they sparkled once the right amount of sunlight hits them. He had lean muscles here and there, even though he was 25 he still looked very young like he was in his teens. He never had facial hair, his face had always been clean.

Rupert was working when he heard Jacob greet and licked his lips. He loved the way that pretty boy looked, he always had thoughts about him. Today, he made up his mind to invite him to the bar, maybe he could even get a lil something on the side.

"Hey, Jacob!"

Jacob groaned and shivered when Rupert called him. He didn't like him because of the way Rupert looked at him, just like a wolf and his prey.

"Hi, ummm…. I have to leave now because I have work"

He turned to leave but got held back by Rupert.

"You and I know you don't work Jacob, I want to invite you out for a drink with my boys by 5pm. We want to give you a chance."

'hell no, look at the way he's looking at me like I'm some price of meat! I'm not going', Jacob thought to himself

"Umm, I think I'm gonna be busy by that time. I have a meeting with the higher-ups"

Rupert didn't like people turning him down and squeezed his hand forgetting that he was still holding Jacob's hand.

"My hand, Rupert. Let go!"

'what do they feed these people!!! Ahhh, it's so painful', he wailed in his heart while putting on a straight face, not willing to show any weakness.

"Ohh, my bad."

Rupert looked ad Jacob's hand and saw that it had red fingerprints, he got excited. He was already thinking of the things he could do to Jacob. His mouth got really dry and he quickly excused himself. Jacob saw his weird expression and tilted his head a bit.

'what was that all about? Oh well, time to work. Sitting can be tiring at times', he thought and shrugged his shoulders while walking to his office not knowing that a certain someone was hiding behind a pillar, recording his actions so he can watch it later to relieve himself.