The Cullinan Diamond Heist

Chapter 2 - The Men with the Debts

I walked down the hall, with marvelous and expensive paintings on the wall, with seats under them. And on the other wall, we're windows that showed the slowly setting sun on a June afternoon. The end of the hallway lead to a large room, with doors that lead to other rooms. I went to one of the rooms, with a label on top of the door which had "CEO Office" written in bold letters. I knocked on the door

"Dad? You in there?" I said

"Yeah, come in" Said a voice from inside the room

I walked into the room, and I saw the CEO, who was my dad, sitting on his desk, with his palm on his head, as if he were nervous or something. Thats when I noticed the numerous envelopes on his desk, each having the words "OVERDUE PAYMENT" or "BILLS PAST DUE" I walked over to his desk, and sat down on one of the chairs in front of it

"Hey son" My dad told me.

"So, bills again huh pops?" I said back

"Unfortunately, yes son." He told me in a sorrow voice

"How much is this dad?" I asked him

"I'd say, around 30 million" My dad responded back with

"30 MILLION!?" I shouted to him, thinking about how the hell we have over 30 million dollars in debts

"Well, a company ain't cheap son, the stuff here ain't cheap either" My dad said back'

I stood up, going to the safe behind one of the walls in the office. I opened it, and saw there was only one stack of money in it, having only 150,000 in it. Now I knew why my dad was nervous, this wasn't even 1/50 of the money we owed. It would take us years to pay off these bill, but by then the company would be long gone.

"I've been trying my best to support this company and my family, but business isn't going so good now. But if I were you son, I'd look for a new job" My dad said again in a sorrow voice

"A new job dad? This is my only job, the only one I want. I don't want to go back to working for Phoenix Industries son's of bitches!" I replied back

"Well without the money, we're gonna lose the company. I'm sorry son"

I looked down, with a nervous feeling in me. I was trying to think of ways to get the money, but there was no way. The company would be lost, and we'd loose the house too. But like they say, life gets easier with time, right?

I walked into a bar, with the glowing words "JAMIE'S" on a large sign. There were many other people in that bar, with rock music playing on the radio. I walked over to a table, on the far corner of the bar, where there wasn't anyone there. I sat down, and put my hoodie over my head, and feeling a tear flowing down my eye. That was when a human figure sat down in front of me. I looked up, and saw the owner of the bar, and one of my good friends, James.

"Hey buddy, what's with the long face?" He asked me, and seemed like he was joking around

"Nothing" I said in a sad voice

"Hey, you know what gets me talking, a beer! I'll get you one" James said

I didn't try stopping him, and saw him stand up and walk over to get a beer. I looked down again, with only the word bills on my mind. James came back a minute later, with two beers. He sate them down on the table, and opened his. He saw, me, not even moving an inch, so he opened my beer for me. He chugged down on his, and he began talking.

"So, what are you here for?" James asked me

"It's...It's the company" I said

"Why? What's wrong with it?" He asked

"Pops says that were past due on our bills, saying that if we don't pay it by the end of the month, we'll lose everything" I replied to him

"Damn, that's tough bro. If I'll admit to you, I'm also behind on debts" He told me, also in a somewhat nervous voice

"R-Really?" I asked

He nodded

"Well, it just had to be my friend, didn't it?" I said in a sincere tone

"It's not my fault, the electricity ain't cheap, and the IRS is real greedy with their money this time of year Henderson" He told me

"So what's our move James? I have bills that practically no one can pay and you...well...how much do you owe?" I asked him

"Um...5 million" James said quietly, trying to not make it a big thing.

"Jesus, what do you spend your money on?" I asked

"Don't worry about it H. But you're right. These bills are in the millions, how the hell do we pay these off?" He asked me

We both sat there in silence, as we both tried to think of ideas to get the money, then. A lightbulb lit in Jame's head.

"What...What was that thing we used to do? 10 years ago?" He asked me

"Um..robbed banks" I replied back with

"Robbed banks. Exactly! We do that shit again, we'll be paying those debts in no time!" He said in a exited voice

"True, but what about the next months? All the money we get will be used for bill, no money left over for improving our companies" I said

"Well Henderson...I remember...There was this one job we used to dream of. One we thought couldn't be done. One that was every criminals dream!" He said to me

I sat in silence for about 30 seconds, remembering my past life, and the one job the old crew used to dream of. Thats when a smile appeared in both our faces, and that's when we both said at the same time.

"The Cullinan Diamond Heist!"

It was a heist that was deemed impossible. At the heart of Britain, inside the Tower of London. Lay the most expensive diamond in the world! The Cullinan Diamond! Being guarded by Britains best forces, the Royal Guard. And hidden in the labyrinth that was the Tower of London, was the 400 million diamond. No criminal ever thought to do it, not even the best! but that's where we turned the tables

"Wait hold on James. You're saying that we actually do this thing? Go across the Atlantic Ocean, for the Cullinan? Are you sure we're ready for this?" I asked him, trying to give him second thoughts about this whole thing

"Well think of it as this Henderson. Your dad, is the CEO of Spear Industries, who make and sell the best weapons one could get! We use what you guys have, and we could actually do this shit!" James said back, being sure of it

"Well even so, it ain't gonna take a two man crew, your gonna need a whole squadron of guys to get there!" I said back

"Well...What about the old crew? You know? You and Chris and all the others? We get the crew back together. We could do this!" James shouted to me

I looked down, thinking that the decision I make now, would result in the fate of my future. And that's when I made my decision

"Let's do it!" I shouted back

"Haha! Back in the game!" James said

"Sure am. Alright, you find us a place to set up for the job, I'll get in touch with the crew" I said

I walked over to the exit, where I say James standing where we were, putting a thumbs up to me. I looked back at him with a smirk, and I left the bar.