A month later at Rogue Springs...
"Honestly, you guys suck at this. It was four against one but yet it was like I'm the one with four players " he said and began.
"Way to kill the vibe, Williams " George said with an eye roll.
"It's a pleasure" Leslie said with a proud smile.
" You can't ever stop being proud, can you Leslie? " Dean asked.
" Of course I can't. Where's the fun in that?. Knowing I'm one of the best basket ballers to walk on Earth. " Leslie said.
"More like one of the greatest assholes to walk on earth " Dean said.
"It is not like basketball is important in our side of the world. To most people it's a hobby. " Connor admitted.
" Don't you dare say that. If it's not so significant like you said, I wouldn't be so famous." Leslie said with an agitated tone.
"Your only famous because you are one of the very few basket ballers that made it to the big world . And besides your only famous in Africa compared to when you go to other continents. To them, your a nobody " Carter spat.
"Oh yeah? " Leslie asked walking towards Carter.
"Ugh, here we go again" Dean said.
" No need to beat yourself up, Dean. I'm not saying anything more. You guys already know about my fame and everything so it's just a waste of time saying it again " Leslie said.
"Thank you for not talking any further" George said as he rolls his eyes .
"Come on guys. Let's head to the lounge" Connor said walking away .
On their way to the lounge, they take a shortcut through a bush path.
" You do know your fane is going to end any time soon, right?"
" No...?, people love me too much to even bounty hunt me. It's been five months and nothing has happened. I don't even need to keep a low profile like Teresa did when she was alive "
"Teresa ?"
"She's the target that dies before me "
"So you are up for bounty hunting? " Carter asked.
"I guess so " he shrugged.
Everyone exchanges a look that Leslie seems to be oblivious to.
"Are we there yet? " Dean asked impatiently.
"Yes, Dean. We're here " Connor said.
"What are you saying Connor?, The lounge is a couple of miles away. " Leslie pointed out.
"Nope. We've arrived at your stop" George said.
"My stop? I don't understand? " Leslie asked in confusion .
The guys gather around him and picks a dusty rope on the shrubs and tie his hands and legs together .
"Don't be silly. We've arrived at your grave. "Dean said.
"What is this guys? Let me go " Leslie ordered trying to release himself .
"You really sound like a helpless girl when you are dying " Carter said a chuckle.
"Scratch that. What do you guys want to do to me? "
"Carter literally just said it. " Dean said in a duh tone . "We just want to reward you for your fame and everything else and take our reward for awarding you. "
"Huh? "Everyone asked in unison except Carter .
"All good things come to an end eventually, Williams. Although there's certainly nothing good about you and your so called 'fame',we will just pretend it is good and say it's ending right here, right now " Carter said.
"Just kill me and get your stupid money "
"Oh no need to stress. We decided to make it slow and suffocating. So that you'll enjoy every bit of it "George said with a wicked smirk.
"How long have you planning this ? "
"Since Teresa died. " Dean said.
"I just found out about her last week. So when did you guys find out? "
"Three days after she died. We never thought of doing this to you but it's like Leslie is the synonym to asshole and you were just tempting us " Connor said.
"Well we thought if you find out about her death, you will change. Knowing well enough to not provoke people because your life is hanging on a thread. But you've known for a week and your behavior hasn't changed so you kinda deserved it. " George said.
"Changing my behavior isn't going to keep me alive. Someone will eventually kill me. " he admitted.
"That's true" Carter said."But at least you would have lived a little longer.
"So now what ?"Leslie asked still trying to release himself.
"Now we tell you goodbye, Williams " Carter said pushing Leslie so that he down a path into a hole deep enough for two coffins.
"What's this?, get me out of here!!! " he barked.
They walked towards him and picked some shovels scattered around while Conner took out his camera and started taping. They started refilling the holes.
"Are you going to bury me alive!!!, this is madness!!! " he screamed trying to move out of the hole but couldn't succeed.
"Somebody help me!!!!, help me!!!! "
"Oh shut up, Williams. No one can hear you. We're in our shortcut remember?. And our shortcut is deserted ." Dean said. "Now sleep tight Leslie " he said .
They buried him even with the muffled screams that came from the sands although it died down after some time .
"Did you tape everything, Connor? " George asked.
"Yeah I did " Connor.
"Post it and tomorrow we will dig him out so that we can send a photo of his dead body before then we can receive the money " Carter said.
"OK, see you guys later "Dean said making them depart to their various ways.
"Yeah, goodnight. Tomorrow we become averagely rich!! Ł Conner screamed making everyone laugh as they left
The next day, Leslie's corpse was dug up , the photo was posted to MAZRA's mass com and they received the reward and shared it amongst themselves .
Hello my fellow Listers. Like I said Drex with pen produces good results. I know this chapter is very short and I'm very sorry it. But no need to panic and stress, the next chapter is going to be worth your wait. Please don't forget to vote, comment and share to your friends.
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The Bounty List
Action"MAZRA? " Aria called."Yes, Aria? "I replied her. "The Mass-com is ready. " she informed me. That was fast. I got up from my very comfy office seat with a smile . "I have to say, that was a quick and efficient task you carried out. Good job. It to...
