The Love From Vengeance

he robber hastily shrugged off Luke’s hand and pointed his gun at him again. “Hey, don’t think i’m playing around!”

“Calm down, buddy. There is no need to get so worked up. Just tell me the amount, and I’ll give it to you. Let’s wrap up this conversation quickly.”

“Sorry, but I don’t operate that way.”

“Well, there’s always a first time for everything.” Luke maintained his plastic smile.

“Shut the hell up and get down on your knees!” The robber growled, and Luke slowly complied, hands raised. “Same goes for all of you! Get down on your knees!”

Everyone began to follow his orders, even his accomplices. We all knelt down.

“Except you guys, you morons!” The robber scolded his men.

“Right, right,” they responded, promptly standing back up.

I noticed one of the robbers staring at me. Uncomfortable, I averted my gaze. Yeah, I felt totally uneasy the moment these black dogs barged into the hall.

The leader of the gang focused on Luke; the gun was still trained on him. “You cherish your life, don’t you?”

“Is that a question you really want to ask?” Luke replied playfully. “Can we just cut to the chase?”

“I’m the one in charge here!” The robber shouted immediately.

But you’re not the one with the money,” Luke taunted him.

“You better be grateful I haven’t blown your brains out.”

“Well, if you kill me, how are you going to get your hands on the money?” Luke smirked sarcastically.

“I don’t know, but I’ll be satisfied seeing your lifeless body on the floor.”

Andre’s phone started ringing, catching the attention of the robber. But with our hands raised, he couldn’t turn off the phone.

“Whose phone is that?” the robber asked, locating the source of the sound. He approached us, annoyed, and struck Andre’s head with his gun.

Andre collapsed, and as he slowly got up, the robber hit him again, causing him to lose consciousness.

“Andre!” I cried out in fear, catching the robber’s attention.

well, well, who do we have here?” The robber slowly spoke, forcefully holding

filled with disgust. He better

treat.” The robber’s finger moved along my neck, about to reach for my chest, but I bit him so hard that he yelped

crazy bitch!” He gave me a hard

have to say, it was really, really painful. “Just wait until

lay your filthy hands on her?”

11 CRAZY CONVOS

LUKE’S POV

could call it a death stare, and if looks could kill, I was pretty sure this guy would have been

I didn’t like Ariel, but what he did back there really

of us eventually

money, but don’t you dare touch her,” I told him, calm and threatening at the same time. I narrowed my eyes down to Ariel, and she just gazed at me in confusion. I know she must be wondering why I was helping her out, and I too was wondering the

know I can shoot

scared of dying?” I came back. “I’ve had a lot to lose all these years. Don’t think that I value my life that

you want me to

if you want to, go ahead. But let me just

The robber glanced at Ariel and set his eyes back on me.

as I arched an eyebrow. “Don’t you think it’s high time you shut up?”

pointed their guns at me immediately, but

They all took their guns down.

scared of me?” The robber inquired.

you, do you think I would be saying all these things right now? Or do you think i’d be standing on

laughed inwardly. “I like this boldness of yours.”

don’t want

have a gun loaded with

to you that I’m not scared. So to hell with

you and

your weapon.”

his gun at me. “I’m sending you straight to hell! Tell the devil I said

think that’s going to be necessary.” I gave him the usual spurious

do you say so?” He asked. And with his tone, it was clear he was

don’t know.” I shrugged. “I just have the feeling that you’ll be the one paying

fully prepared to pull the trigger. “Oh, you son of

a…

firing bullets

to me. I elbowed his belly, kneeled