I just realized I should just make this a book but oh well :P
"I tell you my name and that's when you're speechless? Didn't realize I had that effect on people."
He can't be… I want to ask but how can I without getting shot or blowing his cover? You might be thinking, "what the hell are you thinking?! He shot someone!" But he told me himself, he only takes orders from his boss. He doesn't even want to, he just does because he has to. He didn't really tell me why but he doesn't seem like a liar.
As me, and every poor civilian in this store, are laying on the cold, dirty, tile floor of a convenience store, a group of people in all black are shouting at the cashier.
"Put the money in the bag! Or you and everyone in here gets blown to pieces!"
Why would they rob a small convenience store, they don't make much. They're just scaring people for fun at this point. Maybe they are. Hopefully Jared isn't. When I got scared in the alley he helped me calm down.
"You guys get in the van, obviously he's just frozen," Jared says as he looks at the cashier who is barely able to breathe, "I'll get the money."
"Fine. You got 5 minutes." With that everyone else but Jared leaves. But Jared doesn't seem to be harming the cashier in any way.
"How about a deal? Give me half of whatever is in there, and I won't kill you. Honestly, blood makes me queasy."
The cashier just nods and slowly gets some of their profits out of the cash register. And like he promised, the gun wasn't shot again. When I thought he was going to leave, he looked at me.
"You. Get up," he signaled to me, and I shakily got off the floor, "call an ambulance, the lady over there is wounded, my gun doesn't have real bullets."
"O-okay," I pulled my phone out of my pocket and dialed 911. They immediately picked up, "I-I'm a-at (random convenience store), out-there was, was a r-robbery, s-someone got s-shot."
"We're on our way sir, just stay calm. Are the burglars still there?"
"Y-yes."
"Are they armed?"
"WHAT KIND OF- y-yes they are (dipshit)."
"Who else is hurt?"
"N-no one, just g-get here." I hung up because they stoooopid.
"Now come here." Jared put his arm out for me to come over. I hesitantly walked over. I looked at everyone else in the store, they're still terrified but at least the police and hopefully an ambulance is on their way.
"Nice to see you again man," he said in almost a whisper, I can see why, "how about we meet up again later? I think you should see what I really look like." He put his arm around me.
"Y-yeah, s-sure." I gave a half hearted smile, probably a shy one too but I wanted him to make sure I didn't hate him. I know more about him than these other people do, he's not too bad.
"Great. I'll see you at 7." Just like that, he left as quickly as he came. Despite everything that just happened, I only have one thought in my head…
Did I just get asked out on a date?
