the parking lot

Weeks have passed and people start to wonder what happened with Paolo. There’s no phone call received explaining his absence… they’ve tried calling him but no one’s answering the phone at his pad located at Bark Chateau, which is just a block away from InterBank Plaza. A memo was already waiting for him to be signed once he gets back. That is, if he is still coming back.

Benz is one of the pain-in-the-ass associate of the team. Though he was the oldest, he was the most stubborn and the most immature. Sometimes he can be so annoying that you would just resort to ignoring him so you won’t spoil your day. If the whole team has agreed unto something, he will be the only one to contradict.

He has the reputation for being a swinger… he tries to hook up with all the girls he got an eye on, but not all falls for his archaic schemes, especially Katie, the team-lead of his group. The rejection of Katie has made him more determined to win her heart. He was so determined that it came to a point that he was already stalking her. That time Katie was in love with Lance, the team lead of the night shift group, and even if they weren’t a couple Benz still won’t stand a chance. His fascination for Katie turns into anger when he discovered this.

One Tuesday morning Benz and Katie crossed path at the hallway beside the entrance of the office… he approached her, and asked if there would still be a chance for them to become a couple… and he begged Katie to give him at least a chance to prove his affection for her. He was dismayed when she replied shrilling… NEVER!!! As always, a hot-tempered-freak he was, he grabbed her in the neck and tried to assault her. Ripping off her clothes, he got hold of her mouth and stopped her from making the sluggish-guard-on-duty that time becomes aware of what’s happening. Good thing Katie has a pen on her pocket that she immediately thrust it onto his arms, which made him loose his grip on her. She immediately ran into the glass window and banged unto it to wake the now sleeping guard.

After some medications done by the company nurse, a termination was given by his supervisor for such vicious act committed by the hot-headed associate. Benz, being close-minded, blames Katie for being responsible for his termination. He leaves the office cursing Katie, his supervisor, the guard and even Lance… who then just arrived on the scene.

Benz light some cigars at the parking lot to placate the raging anger inside of him. He sat beside Harpy, his vintage Volkswagen, and kicks the trash bins beside him. After a few minutes he turn on his stereo to the loudest volume and starts the engine, all he wants that time is revenge and he needs to get out of the building to set up a crooked plan against Katie. Just when he started the engine, a shrieking sound overpowered his stereo. He paused for a while to see where it is coming from, he have never heard such kind of deafening sound. The shrieks stopped, his signal lights started to flicker… his pacified anger was now replaced by terror… he started his engine again and suddenly all the lightings shut down for a second. Benz grabbed his flashlight from the dashboard drawer… and quickly turned it on… total darkness emanates the whole floor of the parking lot that makes him tremble. The shrieks starts again, Benz then started to pray, he was relieved when the shrieking stopped again… but as he started the engine again and drove a few meters away, his car was automatically locked… and suddenly green smoke emerged from the air condition… he tried to open the door but to no luck he got trapped, he drives off in circles, and grabbed anything to smash into the window so he could break free… but it was too late, he was already starting to be suffocated of the green smoke… he stepped on to the accelerator and hit on the post near to the exit. The impact has caused his body to be thrown out of the streets of Topaz, where a garbage truck passed by over him, thus ending his life.