The Tokyo Hotel

Chapter 23

Mikeys P. O. V.

I walked around the train station in a laid back pace. I didn't have a train to catch or anything. Frankly I was looking for a victim. A person with a lot of expensive things on display.

I found my first target very quick. A guy around his 40s. He wore a suit and carried a briefcase. But that wasn't what caught my eye. I had my eyes on his watch.

A Rolex made out of silver. I could already come up with at least three customers that would be interested in that watch and have the right amount of cash to pay me for it.

My head clouded with the many possibilities I walked up to the guy and stopped him at his tracks.

"Hello sir. I believe I lost my friends. We were going to see the city of London and we wanted to take the train but I needed to use the bathroom and when I was finished they already moved on without me" I lied.

The foolish man believed me right away. "Oh, the train to London is that way" The man pointed to a train isle a little further back.

"Thank you so much sir you are a life saver" I said as I shook his left hand, carefully undoing his watch on his other hand.

The man didn't even see it.

"No problem boy. I loved to help" the man smiled. He walked away with a little whistle.

I grinned as I inspected the watch in my hand. Jacks voice flashed trough my head. "Stay away from me! Stay out of my life. I never want to have anything to do with you again you bastard!" his voice echoed.

I shook my head. Who cared what Jack thought of me. He was just jealous.

But then Harveys face flashed before my eyes. "Why do you steal?" I heard his voice ring trough my mind.

"You don't understand, stay out of it" I muttered to myself. This watch could bring me so much money. "But you didn't get it a fair way" a voice echoed in my head. It was my fathers voice this time.

I groaned. "Shut up. All of you shut up! This isn't your business" I snapped to all of the voices in my head. And continued walking.

Then I saw Harveys face again. He looked sad and disappointed. I felt another sting of guilt. I stared at the Rolex in my hand. Was it worth it? I didn't need the money anymore. I had a fortune left over from earlier trips. Did I need this?

"Maybe I can find a better way to get money" I thought. "A way that doesn't involve me risking to get arrested"

"Ow god fucking damnit!" I cursed internally as I ran back to the isle where I saw the man. He was still there, waiting for the train to arrive.

"Sir! Sir is this your watch?" I shouted as I ran to him. The man gave me a startled look when his eyes flashed from his wrist to the watch in my hand.

"It is! How did it get off my wrist?" he scratched his head in confusion as he took the watch from me.

"I don't know. I just saw it lying on the ground and I remembered seeing you wearing it" I swiftly lied.

"Thank you so much boy. I'm glad there's still a few honest people in this world. You know, a lot of people would've kept it" he said shaking my hand in gratitude.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I have a train to catch" he smiled one last time as he stood up and entered the train.

I watched the train leave and thought about what I just did. I guess it was a good thing right? I didn't feel good because of it though, I felt rather confused. I guess I needed some time to adjust...