The Human Hearted Imp

Chapter 9: Murder Family

The next day in the lobby of I.M.P, Moxxie is holding a red crossbow in his hands. In front of him is a picture of a smiling family: a father, a mother, a baby and two children. His arms are shaking as the pointer hovers away from the possible target.

Then Millie "Moxxie, stop shaking. You're gonna shoot our boss' daughter!"

Laying down on the couch is Luna who is holding the picture up with one hand and is holding her hellphone on the other. Blitz is sitting on a chair close by as he pets Mimmy who is sleeping on his lap.

"You doing okay, Loona?" Blitz asks.

"Eh sure. We kind of do this all the time. It's kind of boring to be honest," Loona says.

Then Millie says to her husband, "Just take a deep breath..."

She takes a deep breath and says, "And let it out."

"But, it's a family. Under what circumstances would we ever need to kill a human family?" Moxxie dejects.

"I mean, if that's what the client wants," Millie says, shrugging her shoulders.

"Maybe like a shitty dad, " Moxxie says.

Then says in somewhat of an Italian accent, "Or a mob family. That's understandable."

Then says in his normal voice, "But to eradicate an entire innocent—seemingly in this instance—upper middle class family bloodline?" as Loona looks at the family photo and thinks for a moment.

Then Loona angrily says, "Hey! You don't know they're innocent."

Loona then points to each person in the photo, "This kid probably sets dogs on fire... Maybe this girl gets off to bullying Australian kids online... And this guy... this guy definitely watches."

"Watches what? Like stalking or something?" Blitz questions.

"I'll let you know when I have an answer for that," Loona tsays.

Then says, "But still, Loona actually does have a point, Moxxie. Much as I don't like it, there are some who act innocent, but are actually dangerous," Blitz says.

"Kind of surprising coming from you," Loona says.

"I guess it's understandable how bad it is to kill a family, even if the client pays for it, but I learned that not all people are nice and friendly," Blitz says.

He then thinks, "I remember my mom told me this when I was little. She read me this story and I asked her something."

Flashback: Many Years Ago

When Blitz is around seven years old, he is sitting on his mother's lap since he's been having trouble getting to sleep. Lucy has finished reading a story to him.

Young Blitzo asks, "Mama, why was that witch so mean to Hansel and Gretel? She was being nice to them and gave them goodies. How could she act so mean all of the sudden?"

"Well Blitzo, I understand how difficult it is, but sadly, that is kind of how life is at times," Lucy says.

"What do you mean?" Blitzo asks.

"Well, many believed that everyone has a speck of goodness within them, and so it's important not to judge people based on what you see at first glance or what you heard from others. However, not everyone is as nice as they appear to be," Lucy explains.

"Really?" Little Blitzo asks, curiously

Then Lucy says, "It's important to beware of those who only pretend to be nice and really mean you harm. Or to judge someone based on what they look like on the outside and learn more about the person on the inside."