I stand in the midst of terror. This ruthless reality that threatens to lynch my existence. The sun brighter than a dwarf-star alloy. 'oh what a wonderful sight to behold', I sigh in distress. My whole life flashes right before my eyes. As I slowly kneel, thinking how this day would have gone if I just stayed home.
It all started on Sunday, May, 4th, 2017...
'Wake up Sam, we have to get some groceries. You promised you'd come to Walmart with me today'
'Okay, Okay, wait I'll just change my clothes and come'
'Hurry up, I'm waiting downstairs'
I just wore my hoodie and hid my Swiss-Army Knife in my sock because if mom found out I still have that she will kill me with a capital 'K'.
'Did you bring the shopping list?'
'Nope, I'll just go and bring it' I say as I return inside the house to get the shopping list
'Got it, let's go' I say upon my return and soon we enter the carpark of Walmart.
'I'll stay in the car so, you go it's not that much' I say as the laziest person on earth
'Okay but don't eat the candy in the dashboard'
'Wait there's candy?' I say in surprise
I waited for her to enter Walmart so I can raid the candy stash and to my surprise it was like taking candy from a baby (literally). It had been 1 hour since mom had gone and I was getting worried until I saw a black minivan circling Walmart at least 3 times and then disappearing after it went behind it. At first I was kind of worried but then I thought of the possibility that it might have been a security car just patrolling Walmart and soon I fell asleep.
'BANG' the sound I woke up to.
Worried, I look outside I see that same minivan but this time there were people coming out of it wearing black ski masks and holding Sub-Machine Guns. I was Scared when I tried to hide from their sights so I hid behind the driver's seat and as soon I heard one of them say
'there's 8 of us so 2 of you should stay and guard the perimeter and the rest barge-in, UNDERSTAND' and then I heard the rest scream 'SIR YES SIR'
They sounded like Army-men when they said that. But now I started getting worried about my mom, what if they hurt her, what if they shoot at her or worse KILL HER. I got worried what was I meant to do, what was I supposed to do. Do I go and try to be a Hero I never was and may ever be or do I call the police and stay in this car like the coward I'm turning into? The choice was between life and death, a choice between turning into a hero or a coward.
I chose Hero. Now, what on earth did I do? Well first I tried to get out of the car without drawing attention which I did perfectly or I thought I did. After getting out of the car I turn around and to my surprise I was standing at gun-point.
Now you all are caught up to the story. Who are you and why are you hiding?' he asks with a determined look (I think)
'I... I... ummmm' were the only things that spat out of my mouth.
'Huh, well these are your last words kid because when I'm done with you the city council will be scraping you of the walls and side-walk'
I started to go on my knees and collected dirt and dust without him noticing and threw it on his eyes. He screamed and swore and without any hesitation I take his gun and shoot him straight in the head. All that hours playing CS: GO did make a difference. Soon I hear a person running towards me with a gun. It was the second person who was guarding the perimeter so without wasting time I start shooting at him and soon he died. My shoulders started to hurt because of the recoil of the gun. I never knew that I would ever hold a gun in my life. Now I went inside slowly behind the one farthest from the group and slit his throat with my Swiss-Army knife and left his lifeless body to rot.
What have I become? A hero? More like a monster. I feel as if a symbiotic being had gotten ahold of my conscience and has started to control me like a puppet leading to my demise. 'No one will get hurt if you all just shut up. Now we will not let you go unless the government releases Arlington Cumberbatch, our boss, free from his charges'. 'So it's a gang operation' I think 'But do I dare go in there just to be a hero just to get killed'. I killed 4 of them who weren't expecting it leaving their leader who stood there in shock and a guy with a machete who hid behind the refrigerator. 'You're outnumbered so come out. There's no reason to hide anymore' I say to him.
The leader tries to hit me but a young man who looked like he was in his 30's hits him with a chair making him bleed from the head and soon he fainted. Afterwards the guy with the machete comes and tries to kill me but I dodge all his hits, barely. He soon got tired so I kicked his hand making him drop the machete and then we had sort of a hand to hand combat. He threw punches and I threw punches, he kicked and I kicked. And at that moment the police arrive. 'Hands up or we'll shoot' said a police officer.
He tried to attack and he was shot in the knee. They take the men or what's left of them.
'You've done good kid. No person would have the guts to do what you have done today' said Officer James. I did not save them because my mom was there, I did it because it was the right thing to do. That night I received a Medal of Honor and brave heroism. I hope everyone in this world would do the same thing I did, BE A HERO.
THE END
