35: Refuge

69 3 1
                                    

"Don't hurt him, Aaron," I said. "He only did this because he needs the money for his family."

"Hey," Aaron started, his anger toning down slowly. He faced the shaking college student, completely regretting what he has agreed to do.

"You didn't have to do this," Aaron shook his head.

He pressed a button on the side of his Google Glass, revealing a tiny hard drive. He unplugged and tossed the small item to Danny.

"That hard drive contains some first-person-perspective video footage of me in combat," Aaron explained. "Go to the local news building and sell it to them."

Danny looked up at him with eager eyes.

"I'm sure that will be enough for your family," Aaron smiled. He left Danny in a flash and started to look for the injured teenager. He stopped running when he came across a teen hiding beside a dumpster.

"Hey," Aaron said, standing above the crouched teenager. "They're gone now."

Not a single dollar bill was taken that night, but many dollar bills were given away.

Elle and the ElectricWhere stories live. Discover now