Aquiver (Original)

Knife Talk

"Isabella?!" Becker called throughout the small apartment. "Bella?!" He searched every room and began to panic slightly. "Bella!"

"What?" A familiar soft voice said. Isabella was standing at the door, holding some burgers she got to go. "I got Five Guys burgers." She smiled. "Are you okay?"

Becker breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh thank goodness. You're okay," he said. "I thought Julie had one last trick up her sleeve or somethin and was going after you..." He hugged her. "So, Five Guys?"

"Yeah. Becker, is there anything you need to tell me?"

"Yes. I want you to be careful these next few months. About 3 months or so," he said. "Do you have your concealed carry license?"

"N-no," she said. 

"Well, we'll have to change that then. I don't know if Julie's hired anyone to hurt you. I don't want you hurt or dead, so you need to get one as soon as you possibly can. I can help you get one. In the meantime..." Becker said. He dug into his backpack and pulled out a Microtech stiletto knife.

He pressed a button on the side of the handle and the blade shot out of the sheath, locking in. Isabella jumped slightly at the sudden movement. "You press this button and the blade comes out. This little switch here pulls the blade back in. You need to be very careful with this. First of all, this knife cost me almost $1300, so please don't snap it or anything. Second of all, you can kill someone with this thing, alright? Please be careful with it around others. And lastly, if you need anything at all, don't hesitate and call either Alex or me. Alex and I used to be in the military so we know how to kill if needed, alright?" He pulled the blade of the knife back in with the switch and he hugged her, kissing her forehead.

Isabella gently took the knife from Becker's hand and handed him the bag of burgers. "This is so cool!" she said giggling. "I know I'm supposed to be serious, but I'm so excited cause I've always wanted one of these knives!"

"Another thing about that knife, if you wanna kill someone, you can go up behind them, press the knife against their back or somewhere else and just press that button. It'll go straight into 'em and they won't even know until they feel pain," Becker said. He sat down at the kitchen table and took out his burger. "I just want you to be safe, alright?"

Isabella smiled. "Okay," she said. She sat across from Becker at the table and practiced taking the blade in and out with the touch of a button and the flick of a switch. Becker ate his food and left Isabella's food for her.