Crack'n'Boom

Chapter Four

ANNIE
Alright let me go back to where it all started from.
After all the havoc we caused, we were both accosted, the guy with my phone and I, we heard we were to be taken to the boss. In the room, we found a hugely built, scary man, which reminded me much of Deji. He was smoking shisha, the room stank of marijuana. He sat on a big arm chair, while scantily dressed girls hovered around him, if he thought that was enjoyment he was wrong, that was disgusting. It was the kind of thing Deji would do though, with dirty hookers littering around him most of the time, still Arike relented and decided to stay, not knowing I wouldn't have hesitated following her, she deserved what she got anyway.
"What is this?" The boss spat, his looks disgusted me, unlike Deji, he was rather a little bit robust, with bald head and a flat nose, he looked like a monster, coated in very black skin. His sight was meant to be fearful but it was rather disgusting me.
"They were causing havoc and ended up destroying things" The man holding me reported, eventually my hoodie came off, he got surprised on seeing my face. "You're even a girl!"
"Such surprise isn't it" I said casually and tapped his hand. "You're hurting me"
"Shut up!"
"Do you want to kill me?!" I winced still pulling off his hands.
"I said shut it!"
"I can't shut up if I'm in pain!" I cried out angrily.
"You seem talkative"
"You seem brutal!"
"Perhaps I am brutal" he said, gritting his teeth angrily.
"Yea, good for you, now go practice it on someone more of your size" I retorted, fearlessly in his face.
"I deal with all sizes" he said.
I smirked, " Yea, except yours"
He swirled me around quickly, and attempted to hit me, "You little-"
Boom! Boom!
We turned around and saw the boss, with a pistol in his hands, we calmed down, he brought down the pistol.
"Now, who are you guys?" He asked, referring to me and the guy that took my phone, which coming to think of it, reminded me. I moved to tap his shoulder. He turned to look at me.
"Hey! You! You're mad ba? Running off with my phone like that! Where is it? Give it back!"
He relunctantly put his hand into his pocket and brought out my Techno Camon 12, it was quite expensive, Deji got it for me. I tucked it back into my back pocket. I turned to the men.
"I'll leave now" I informed them and turned to leave, but the two men blocked me. "Is there a problem?"
"Where do you think you're going, boss is talking to you!" The bigger one said coldly, they weren't smiling, I smugly turned, he couldn't have been lying when he insisted he dealt with all sizes, it didn't seem like a joke now.
"I repeat... Who. Are. You?" Boss' thick voice came again.
"Chidi" The guy with me hastily blurt out, he was obviously scared.
"The girl" Boss insisted, the whole room went quiet again.
"Well I don't see how our ID matter to you" I snapped, he scoffed, surprise at my outburst.
" Let me deal with her boss, she's a bratty bitch!" The big guy suggested angrily, I chuckled inwardly, he's still holding on to a grudge.
"No Paul, Men shouldn't hit women" Boss replied, and refered to one of the girls. "Eileen!"
One of them stood up and sashayed towards me, I was beginning to wonder what she was up to when she slapped me across the face and hard.
"Women should hit women..." Boss concluded.
"Ouch!" I winced, the crazy girl giggled and went back to the couch on tiptoe, she was obviously a junkie. Poor bitch.
"Now I'm asking again..." Boss started, brandishing his pistol at me. "Who are you?"
"My name is Annie" I replied.
"Why are you here, Annie?" He immediately asked. "Why are the both of you here?"
"You could as well ask this guy" I angrily said, referring to the Chidi guy. " Seems like he fancies your club a lot, that's why he ran in here as soon as he stole my phone!" I gave off an angry glare to him.
"And my destroyed wares?" Boss queried, seemingly unperturbed by my outburst.
"I'm- I'm sorry for that" I said, knowing nothing else to say.
"You're sorry?" He scoffed. "Nothing has been replaced has it?"
"What do you suppose I do then, I don't have any money" Practically a big lie.My mind snorted, but these men were capable of killing me if they learnt of the amount I had with me.
"Who are your parents?" He went.
"I'm an orphan" Chidi hastily replied.
"Me too" I added.
"That's bullshit!" He retorted.
"We're not shitting you I swear it, if you want us to pay your stuff back, we could at least work for you, after all we may need shelter" I suggested, I passed a glance at Chidi, he looked back and nodded. Boss took a while to think.
"You really think so?" He asked and we nodded. " Well, little girl, the only position available is that of a hooker"
"That's disgusting!" I said fiercely, he laughed. " Well if you have nothing for me, I suggest I take my leave"
"Not so fast, you offered to work for me didn't you?" He sneered, grinning his brown disgusting teeth which was already disgusting me along with every other thing about him.
"I'm taking my offer back and I'm leaving" I turned to leave once again I was blocked, I put my hand behind my back and brought out one of my pistols of the two I took with me, I pointed it at them, they seemed shocked and backed off a bit. "Now either you let me go or I blow your heads off!"
The boss burst into mockery laughter, I brought out my other gun and point at him. Chidi seemed shocked at my possession of a gun.
"Can you even use it? Where'd you get that from in the first place" He jeered, he didn't seem at all scared.
"My father gave it to me" I said giving him a fierce look.
"I thought you're an orphan"
"I am. I killed him" I informed him. To make my point, I shot the two of his men on their legs, they fell to the floor, grimacing in pain. The ladies beside him had shock on their faces. "Do you now see?"
He was speechless at the moment, but then his hands folded tightly around the gun in his hand, he pointed it at me. I tsked .
"I could shoot you dead" He threatened. I laughed.
"Don't underrate me old man" I said, we remained like that, staring at each other. Then I received a strong blow on my head.

TBC

Annie's got herself in some deep trouble- How does she come out of it? Keep reading to find out.