Sin

Chapter 2: Catch Me If You Can

"Stop", I yelled as my legs worked to keep up with the woman. The more I yelled, the faster she ran.

"I'm warning you bitch!", I shouted.

Her somewhat lengthy legs continued to carry her down the long narrow hallway while ignoring my threat. I must admit, she was extremely fast for a woman of her stature. However, she was no comparison to me. For every step I took, she needed two.

Armani was close behind. The constant firing of bullets from his weapon slowed her down even more. Up ahead we noticed a janitorial cart. As anticipated, the woman halted in her tracks and forced to cart onto the ground. Laughing at how cliché her action was, Armani and I fired as many bullets as we could. To our dismay, the only thing the bullets managed to hit was the cart.

"Fuck", Armani yelled.

"Not such an expert now, are we Armani?", ember mocked.

"Shut up", he retorted.

We jumped over the cart with ease and continued. The guards we took out, laid only a few feet ahead. Her speed began to decrease as she approached them. In disbelief, she stopped to examine their bodies. However, she did not pause long before she began to run again. Unfortunately for her, the stupid stunt caused me to gain leverage.

I jumped over the dead bodies and continued. I was now right behind her. However, Armani was now lagging further behind. His jump over the "dead bodies" was not very successful. The guard he'd shot and kicked earlier had managed to survive the bullet. He was now grabbing and squeezing the life out of his leg.

"Mother Fucker!" Armani shouted as he struggled to get the injured guard off him.

"Shoot his ass", Ember demanded.

However, the commotion did not stop my pursuit of the sneaky woman. There was no way she was getting away. Her legs were working overtime. The perfect bun that held all her voluminous curls began to fall. The heels that graced her feet, began to wobble. The tight fitted skirt that covered the lower half of her body began to rise. She was slowing down, just like I knew she would.

I was close.

So close that I could extend my arm out and grab her. So close that I acted upon my instinct and reached for a handful of her hair. However, I only managed to grip a tiny strand, before she shook me and busted a sharp right around a corner.

"Fuck", I yelled as I stumbled over my own feet and fell to the carpeted floor. I balled up my hand into a fist and slammed onto the floor out of frustration and anger.

"Tough bitch, huh", I questioned out loud while rising to me feet.

The women continued down the hallway, checking for unlocked doors.

"Help, Help," She would scream while banging on the doors.

She was too busy trying to find an escape, that she had not realized I was nearing her rather quickly. A look of horror graced her face as she turned around and realized our proximity. She was about to make a run for it, when she discovered she was trapped. Rocco and Blaze were now standing behind her with the Target in tow. Stuck and with nowhere to go she turned around once more to face me. Armani was now standing behind me. A single tear rolled down her face.

"What do you want with me?", She questioned.

Without a single word I wrapped my hand around her throat and lifted her up off the ground. Killing her with my gun would no longer suffice. I began to squeeze.

"Sorry to disappoint. You can't have me", she managed to squeak out and spit in my face. Immediately after, a pen pierced the skin of my shoulder.

She'd stabbed me... with a pen.

Her action caught me off guard and caused me to release my death grip from around her neck. Once on her feet, she reached up and snatched off my face mask. Before I could push her away, my identity was revealed.

Her face blanched with horror, disbelief, and confusion.

"You?..."

"Dumb move, bitch", Armani snapped back.

Without hesitation he struck her on the side of her head with his gun. Upon impact, her body fell to the ground. He wasted no time cocking his gun back to shoot her.

"We have more company", Ember urgently alerted through the earpiece.

"Move your asses", Ember warned again.

"Head shot", Armani declared with a grin on his face as he prepared to end her life. Suddenly an unknown voice was heard from behind us.

"Freeze Mother Fuckers!", an officer yelled

"Put your hands where I can see them!", another officer yelled from in front of us.

We were surrounded.

"For fuck sakes", Armani sighed in annoyance. Without batting an eyelash, he shot the two policemen.

"Jesus Christ", the target said in disbelief.

"Guys there's more", Ember communicated through the earpiece.

"Get out of there, NOW", she continued in a panic-stricken manner.

Quickly we began to make our way towards the exit. As we were moving the loud voices of the other policemen became deafening.

"Move, move, move", they shouted as they flooded in by the boat loads.

"Boss, what about the girl?", Blaze questioned. "No loose ends, remember?"

"I say we leave her bitch ass. She unconscious she won't recall anything", Armani answered.

With no time or patience left, I picked up the woman and flung her body over my shoulders."

"Let's move, we'll take care of her later", I instructed as I swiftly headed towards the backdoor. Armani, Rocco, and Blaze followed closely behind while dragging the target. Rushing out, I threw her in the trunk of the car and hopped in the driver's seat. Rocco and Blaze lead the tied-up target towards the back seat where he sat in between them. Blaze held his gun firmly against the victim's side, daring him to move. Armani was the last to enter the vehicle on the passenger side.

"Let's Go Baby, Whoo! ," Armani shouted as the engine roared life.