Never Meant It - h.g

6

Hayley // Pistol

"Karnis!" I heard Harum yell from outside. We all rushed outside with our weapons & machinery. The guys all stood in a line & did a salute & I followed suit, even though I was very confused.

"At ease," Harum declared & we settled our salutes, "today we go into the belly of the beast. Another mission that could risk our lives, our identities & our freedom. We will not fail because we are a team & with that, we leave no man," he paused & looked at me, "or woman behind now. With a new member in our circle, the mission will be of most successful. & when you're getting back on your bikes with all the possessions you snatched from today's mission, that's when we celebrate," he finished & put on a white Vendetta mask.

The rest did the same & Harum handed me a ski mask.

"Amateurs get ski masks, you have to earn your Vendetta mask," he explained. I put mine on & adjusted it.

"Baby face," Harum summoned.

"Yes sir," Baby face replied.

"Congratulations brother. You've earned your Vendetta mask," he handed over his mask to him.

"Thank you sir," he nodded his head once & put it on as the others congratulated him.

I just found it funny how Baby face was presumably the same age as me & Harum but he called him sir.

While the rest of the guys were clearly older than Harum but still paid him the most respect. I wonder how he got his title. I really do.

"Karnis it's 11:55am we better get going," Cube mentioned. We all got on our bikes & started the engine.

"Karni for life!" Harum yelled.

"Karni for life!" the rest yelled followed by multiple revs from their bikes.

We took off, with Harum leading the pack & us travelling in a V formation.

This was it. My first robbery with a terror gang. I just felt they had a little too much faith in me. I just hope I don't screw it up.

We arrived at the back of the Duckle Centre by the delivery dock & luckily there were no deliveries for the moment.

"Perfect. You did your homework Cube," Harum complimented.

"Thanks man," he nodded.

"We're going in with our bikes right boss?" Meechie asked.

"Yeah," Harum answered, dropping his milage & heading inside with his bike. The rest of us followed behind as we made our revs quiet.

"12:00pm," Cube uttered.

"Let's get it boys," Harum chanted.

"Pistol?" Stooge asked.

"No it's good. Let's go," I assured. We rode our bikes off the delivery dock & into the mall.

We hit the first store, alarms going off everywhere & people screaming. The guys got off their bikes & started taking. They fended off the people that tried to touch them as I watched in fear.

"Don't just stand there, take some stuff!" Harum yelled at me furiously. I snapped out it & got off my bike, took some things in the sack I found & got back up.

"Hey you're not allowed to take that!" an employee yelled & Badger stabbed him straight. No hesitation, no remorse. The rest of the guys hopped on their bikes & continued as I tried to keep up.