DragonFruit

Chapter 13

Because of traffic I arrived at the office late that morning. I was tired from last night, and I knew Nicole was too. When I got up to Lyndon's office Shark was already there sitting in Lyndon's office. Four armed men of Shark's watched me as I entered. Nicole looked scared. As I passed her desk I said "I'll handle it." With two hands she gripped her coffee and sipped it while nodding. 

I wanted to talk to God about this but I was afraid he wouldn't answer since we haven't spoken in so long. When I got in the car accident when Becky was in my head, I was heading to the church to get help, but I never made it. In Lyndon's office Shark was sitting in a chair wearing a blue suit and brown shoes. Lyndon was dressed as a gangster to try and intimidate Shark. 

"Irish, this is Shark. Shark, this is my best friend Irish." Lyndon said. I shook Shark's hand and sat down. "We were just discussing business about him buying my company. I was about to go take him on a tour of this floor, before we begin, would you like to come?"

"Nah, I'll wait here." I said. 

Shark, and Lyndon followed by the guards left the room. I remained seated and held my breathe until I heard the door shut. I exhaled when Nicole walked past me and sat in Lyndon's chair.

"So?" she asked.

"So." I answered

"What's going to happen?" 

"Hopefully I'll change Lyndon's mind. But I was wondering if you'd go to dinner with me on Thursday?

"Really. Sure."

"Is there a gun under the desk?"

She shook her head and stood up. I rose too and she met at the front of Lyndon's desk. She semi sat on it as I leaned on her searching for her lips. Eventually I found them and pulled her forward. Shortly in the middle of it we heard the door open and close. We paused. I was gripping one leg as she held on to my jacket. The footsteps stopped, we heard words. We continued, then the footsteps continued. I pulled her up off of the desk and let go of the leg. She fell slightly forward in my arms and I caught her. "Careful there." I said. "I'm fine you don't have to order me coffee." She awkwardly smile and walked out of the office as Lyndon and Shark watched the end scene of her falling forward. We all sat back down. I barely listened to the conversation as they talked. But I listened at the end.

"The bank will own you in seven days. If you don't sell now at the price I'm offering. the bank will take it and I'll buy it for a cheaper price." said Shark.

Lyndon looked at me then back at Shark. In a swift movement Lyndon unloaded six bullets from his gun. Each bullets entered Shark. He began to cough up blood and he fell forward of his chair confused about what just happened. The guards rushed it. Lyndon picked up an AR-15 and unloaded it in to them. I dove down and took cover by a wall. When it was all over. Lyndon went and locked us in his office. Nicole, three other workers and I. As he was out front I grabbed Nicole and we ducked behind her desk. Lyndon tied up the other three and lined them in front of the door. All I could think about was getting Nicole to safety. He came around the corner and hit me across the face with the butt of the gun. Out of the corner of my eye as I was getting myself together He dragged Nicole by the hair and locked her in his bathroom. Then sat me in her chair. 

"Get me out of here alive." he said.

I glared at him for a moment and remained silent. 

We waited in silence for a long moment. Eventually the police arrived. The workers were mumbling and crying, I could hear Nicole banging and screaming. Then the office phone rang. Lyndon motioned me to answer it.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Hello, my name is Detective-"

"Stop, hold on." I handed the phone to Lyndon.

"Hm?" he answered the phone. "Ah, I see. Well detective...I'm not leaving my office until I get a safe trip out of here across the boarder...you can't do that? Why not?...Are you fucking serious? I'll shoot someone!" He opened fire in the air. "What?...Now you want to listen to me...Sure, I can do that." Lyndon went around and opened the doors. A lot of police officers were standing out there with and aim on Lyndon. He stood up and grabbed me and put me in between them.

He put the barrel of the gun to the back of a hostage's head and turned around to face me. Before he could begin to whisper something. I shot him. He let go of the gun and leaned on my shoulder. I didn't move, I just looked forward. He slid down to his knees off of me, then fell sideways clenching his stomach trying to stop the blood. The police rushed in and took my gun and handcuffed me. They grabbed the hostages and let Nicole out. I was escorted outside to a cop car. Nicole followed all the way there talking to me. "Everything's gonna be okay." she said. He was trying to comfort me, but I wasn't listening. I knew it was all over now.