“I told you, we had a pact. None of us could tell even our family members about it.”Linda was going to express her disappointment when she was interrupted by the loud taunting threats of the assassin.“Ralph, I am beginning to get upset at your cowardice. I will just have to tear this place apart little by little if you don’t come outside now,” Grady spoke loudly, his voice laced with a threat.Grady’s threats were with a high-pitched laughter that depicted the menacing nature of his soul. “For example, your little pet dog here could feel the heat of my wrath. But I want to believe that you would hate for something to happen to your lovely dog, wouldn't you? Oh, I would actually hate to do something to him but you are leaving me with no choice.”Dilan, who had a special affection for the pet dog turned towards Ralph in the dark atmosphere of the wardrobe, his face a heartbreaking canvas of sorrow. “Dad, is that—”Before Dilan could complete his words, Ralph patted him on his feather
The sound of a gunshot soon exploded through the wardrobe as Ralph and his family all had their heart skipping in fear.Ralph jumped out of the wardrobe desperately. He couldn't afford that Grady would fire another bullet that would hit his wife or kid. His eyes were pleading as he looked straight on at Grady, his two hands raised in the air in surrender.“Alright, this is me. You can have me. Please leave my family alone. They have no part in this,” Ralph spoke, his words tumbling over each other in desperation as he sought to put an end to the whole tension.“Haha, you thought you were so smart that you could hide here right?” Grady spoke, his words a dangerous roar of destruction.Ralph’s face was reddened in desperation as his mind raced fast. “Please, don’t hurt my family. Please, just leave us alone. I am not sure threat to you. I will just surrender all the money to you. I don’t want the money from the gold. Just leave my family alone.”Linda and her son were two souls lost in
Linda pointed the gun towards Della who raised her hands in surrender.“Please be a little calm, Ma. I am just here to help. Where is your husband? Apparently, he is involved in something very risky.”Linda’s heart was a shattered and bleeding mess as she broke down in pain, dropping the shotgun in her hand and weeping uncontrollably.She could barely even talk as she clutched her hands to her chest. Life was never going to be meaningful to her anymore. She wasn’t going to be the same without Ralph.Dilan, noticing that his mother was in so much pain took up the mantle of the conversation. “Well, if it is true that you came to help us, then you are late. A man in a mask came in just now and killed my father.”“What?!” Della explained, her eyes bulging in surprise. “Who was he? Have you seen him before? Do you recognize him?Dilan responded dismissively and harshly. “I told you already. He was wearing a mask.”Della gritted her teeth in frustration. “How long ago was he here.”“He left
The woman scratched her hair again in embarrassment not wanting to reveal the obvious - that she had been cheating on Gregory and was just about to welcome the man she was sleeping with.“Errm, erm, Gregory is not here. He is most likely not coming home tonight as usual,” The woman responded, her lips quivering.It soon dawned on Alan that the reason for her embarrassment was because she was cheating on Gregory.Alan shrugged off the awkward feeling. He wasn't there to interrogate his wife for cheating. What he came for was to protect Gregory. If only the woman knew that her husband was in great danger, he thought.“So, do you have any idea where your husband is?” Alan asked, his eyes wide open in anticipation.“He is always at the clubhouse especially when he is not having a good time at work so I guess that is where he would be. It's not my fault that I decide to make my own decisions too and pick a man for myself,” the woman spoke, her voice laced with an eagerness to defend hersel
He went about searching for Gregory. If he could scream his name, he would have but it wouldn't solve anything. The loud music was always going to overshadow his voice.Alan was getting tired of being on the constant move and looking for any sign of Gregory or the assassin. He was beginning to think that perhaps the idea of giving up wasn't so bad. Perhaps all he had to do was to divert his attention to the address of another one of the miners.But just as Alan was about to head for the exit, his eyes caught up with Gregory.Gregory had wine in his hands, his lips swirling with vain enjoyment as he was dancing with a young girl. Alan noticed that the young girl was the same girl who blocked him a few moments ago and asked him to dance with her. What a surprise?! Alan exclaimed in his mind.Alan quickly rushed over to Gregory and tapped him on the shoulder.“Hey, Gregory. Come on, I need to talk to you now,” Alan spoke hastily ignoring the lady that he was dancing with.Gregory’s sens
The clubhouse erupted into a frenzied stampede of terror that clung to the breath of everyone present.Alan, while keeping his head down darted around in tension to locate where the gunshot was coming from.“Just keep your head low okay?” Alan encouraged as they navigated their way out of the clubhouse together. “That must be Grady. He came for you like I told you the other time.”While engulfed in the tension and with his eyebrows creased with terror, Gregory spoke, his words tumbling over each other in haste. “But why is he after all of us? To be honest, I heard about the assassination of the other guys but the depression just made me while away time here. I thought that if I spent enough time here, he couldn't come looking for me here.”Alan hurried past the other occupants who were screaming in terror and also trying to find their way out of the hall. He was a protective shadow on Gregory as he shielded him from being seen.Before Alan could know what was going on, he felt a breez
Alan heard the voices behind him but he had escaped their grip already. He knew that Grady wouldn't have gone far and if he had gone a little feet ahead, it was still within his ability to find him.Alan kept running ahead and searching with his eyes like a hawk as he scanned his surroundings. He could sense that Grady was still within his grasp.Alan’s eyes were a sharp and relentless scan of the area as his posture was as vigilant as ever and ready to spring to action at the slightest hint of Grady’s presence. Gregory was the fifth miner who had suffered as a result of Grady’s wickedness. Alan vowed in his mind that he wasn't going to rest until he put him to justice and he suffered greatly for the crimes he had committed and the sufferings that he made him go through.Suddenly Alan’s gaze locked into his target as he saw Grady hustling his way amidst a crowd of bodies. He had removed his mask and was putting on his hoodie while walking gently amidst the other passersby. Alan’s se
Grady released his hands to deliver a counter-punch but got stuck midway as Alan was coming with a lot of aggressiveness.Grady was still shocked at the way that Alan got into the vehicle so it took him time for his brain to reset into reality.Boom!Alan struck a second punch to the other side of Grady’s jaw again. “You fvcking murderer. You killed my miners all because you wanted to take the gold for yourself. How stupid of you! I always knew that it was going to be you just because of how retarded you agree.”Boom! Wham! Thud!Alan hit Grady with three more punches - two to his jaw and one to his belly.Grady’s jaw snapped shut with a sickening and defending crack. He had suffered about three or four punches to his face and the force of the pinch reverberated through his body.But Grady’s body was like steel - very strong and hard. His head rocked back in a sudden snap due to the impact of the punches but blood didn't come out of his nose or mouth even a little.He remained resolut