Then, We Have A Deal

04:The Man

Next morning I woke up from the couch, I didn't realize I fell asleep laat night, good thing I switch to using my phone rather than watching tv or else, well the electricity bill would be delighted.

After a few minutes of browsing the net I finally stood up and stretched my arms and legs, took the empty ice cream container and dumped it on the sink.

I opened the fridge to search for something to eat when I realized that the contents wouldn't last me till my dad returns home.

I searched the kitchen for dad's secret pocket where he kept a credit card for situations like this. I felt it under the coffee jar.

I decided to have brunch first before going to the grocery so I have a full stomach and energy to walk around. I don't know what it is but I love looking at displayed products, whether its books, clothes, or any other things. I don't even have to touch them, looking at them gave me a sense of satisfaction. I dunno, it's just one of those weird things about me.

After I ate I laze around the house doing nothing, mostly browsing the web when Kristy sent me a message.

Hey, want to hang out with me and the boys?-K

The boys? Is that what they are to us now? I still cant wrap my mind around it. I mean I have my suspicions about them even before but I didn't actually think it to be true.

Sorry Kris, im on house watch at the moment. Plus I'm about to go grocery shopping. - me

Kristy didn't answer for a few moments which worried me, I was about to message her again, apologizing when she replied.

Okay, well take care! Always!!-K

I smiled at her text, I knew I made the right decision to choose her than my bitterness.

You too.-me

I decided to get my day started.

I took a shower, grabbed my purse, made sure to take all of the plugs off, lock all the windows and the door before I walked down the stairs. I visited our landlady to let her know I'm going. She just nodded.

As I walked out of our apartment I notices that some of the fancy cars are still parked there. There are atleast three of them and I notice our neighbor Ms. Porton angrily honking her own car at one of the fancy ones, by the time I was at tge bend where the bus stop is I saw her furiously tapping her phone.

Looks like something's gonna get towed.

I couldn't help but laugh.

I caught the bus and dropped off at the nearwst grocery store. I took a cart, put my earphones on listening to musicals and started off.

I was looking for random things I think that can help me go by. I'm no cook, my dad was always the one who cooks for us, all I can do is fried foods and food with preservatives. Oh! Also noodles.

I was on the second act of Hamilton, reaching for some chocolate bars when someone grabbed me by the elbow and yanked me down to a crawling position.

My earphones slipped off and that when I heard the intercom.

"EVERYONE GET DOWN! I HAVE A GUN!"

There was panicked shouting and shuffling everywhere I look. I heard loud bangs echoing throughout the store and I felt myself whimper.

"DON'T YOU DARE TOUCH YOUR PHONE! I'LL SHOOT YOU! DON'T TEST ME!"

I was frozen, I didn't know what to do, I have never been in a situation like this. I started trembling, will I ever get out of this alive?

I was snapped out of my stupor when the man touched my arm again. I looked up at him, he is maybe middle aged with a casual employee outfit, like he's just out for a break. He motion to me with his fingers, signing me to be quiet and he started to pulled me to a corner, where there is He was careful with not making a sound, we left our cart and was almost under the curtains when one of the robbers rounded ohr corner and aimed a gun at us.

"If I were you, I'd follow peacfully." I froze, this is getting real, I don't know what to do, I feel myself shaking, I feel myself buzzing and my heartbeat going haywire but despite that I can't seem to take my eyes away from the hole of the gun. It stares at me, It mocks me. It laughs at me, how can a person bow down to a piece of machinery? Only if that machinery can take you life.

The man was saying something, I can see his mouth move in my pheripheral, he is starting to get angry, he wants me to do something, but I can't hear anything, my vision started to blur around the edges, dark shadows started to eat my sight. My lungs started to constrict against itself. The only thing I can see now is the mouth of the gun, it might be the last thing I'll ever see.

I was about to pass out, and I almost did but I felt strong hands grab my arms and haul me up, he said something to the man holding the gun, then he carried me, he pushed me, the man started to guide me near the cashiers and sat me down near one of the hostages.

A moment later, when I was eased down, sound began to flooded my ears again. Being removed from the gun's line of sight made me breathe easier. But I am still on high alert.

The men with guns started circling us, pulling our arms behind our backs and tied them together with a rope.

I feel so helpless, feel so trapped. I looked around me and I saw families, children separated from their parents to hold as leverage incase they attempt to do something. Tears well in my eyes. I didn't expect I'll be in this situation when I woke up this morning.

"Now, I want everyone of you to be nice to your daddy okay!" Said one of the men in a parenting voice, like how a father would talk to his child when he wants to get something done.

"If you're not nice I might just pull this small, little lever here in my toy and you might just go to sleep. Forever." After he said that he swiped his eyes across all of his hostages. As his eyes meet mine I whimpered, and so does everyone else.

"Good, I'm so proud of everyone here. You guys are just so well behaved." the man said in a very condescending voice while stretching the o in 'so'.

"So now I want everyone to-." We didn't get to hear what he wanted to say, what we did hear was a consecutive thump the robbers' bodies made when the suddenly colapsed. Is saw a dart sticking at random places on their bodies.

I was in shock, I didn't understand. Not that I'm thankful for this but it just seems like it's so out of place. People in uniforms began to break down the doors of the store, police ran towards the criminals and quickly handcuffed them. Medics are tending to the hostages, everything was a mess and everything was a blur. At the moment I wasn't intuned with my senses that I didn't feel the same hands that held me earlier dragging me outside of the store. I didn't see him show the other officers a badge of somekind and I was so disoriented that I didn't say a word when he sat me down at the back of a car and drove to god know where.