Chose Who Dies Or You Die

Antonio shook his head, disappointed. “I had high hopes for you, Gricella.”

“I… I am sorry, just the length of time you gave us was too small,” she shivered.

“Is that so? You planned to go to the cops, huh?”

“No, we will never,” John chimed in; he was already so scared.

“Where is the formula?”

He knew they took it with them, and he had to punish them so that next time they would think twice before doing such.

Gricella took the formula from her pocket and handed it to him. “Space out,” he ordered, and they stared at themselves, confused.

“Don't make me repeat myself,” he warned. They stood about a meter from each other.

“Now you…” He pointed at Gricella. “You have thirty seconds to choose who dies or you die.”

“Huh?” Her eyes widened in shock.

"One,” Antonio started counting.

The boys looked at Gricella with pleading looks and Antonio said, "Two.”

He continued; his men had already stood their ground because they knew he wasn't kidding.

He kept on counting, but Gricella didn't make a ch