in sheer disbelief upo

nt, as if to ensure he wasn't ca

aloud, his countenance a curiou

propelling him from his b

the computer powered, he watched as the extraction

ted, his fingers dancing across the keyboard to fortify the newfo

of whose Bank he'd endeavored to in

of Brickwoods, hoping to brea

ven real?" Edward muttered, his gaze once more draw

black hoodie from his closet, donning it

*

ing, was an inhospitable domain

gs and thugs exploiting

underwritten by the city's wealthy,

ng escape from hardship, lured b

fused to tread such

spoils couldn't eclipse

ward's passage, his jet-black hai

ever watchful for si

arrived before an ATM, nestl

within, attesting to the presence of nume

machine, Edward pressed

ry... on

ction a

the screen, and a single d

upon the modest note as if it held

i

t ale

74,999,9

's screen, solidifying the rea

ch beyond

mised, rationalizing his actions. "I needn't har

into his pocket, h

n us so urgently?" a deep

six hulking figures, clad in red singlets and ador

rgent on the phone," another re

uires us for a.

ind a nearby car, stifling h

g cautiously, Edward spotted the gang members ent

ne of them barked, fix

Edward sprinted fr

followed by the revving of an eng

fruits of my labor?" Edward ruminated,

e dimly lit streets, the pounding of his foots

an engine rumbled, drawing

ced through the night, casting long, o

ntless gang members echoed, a ha

g through his veins, as he pushed himself to outrun the

of twists and turn

g*

e once-silent street, intensifying Edwar

ed past him, clan

a

like a thunderclap compre

hrough the air, leaving an

veered off course, sparing Ed

ered, a chilling reminder of

eried, astonishment etched across his

go. The boss is wait

to their vehicl

ward extricated himself, his heart

n as he crouched behind a weathere

r, eyes wide and alert, scanning the d

rsuit still lingered, but now only

ening for any telltale sounds of the re

etch into an eternity, the weight

at, just maybe, the gang had finally relen

gasped, a trembling hand

afety of his abode, mindful to avoid en

woods hated normal fol

,the person would go to the cops and give the

to end anybody the