The Love From Vengeance

46: OLD POPS DICKSON

ARIEL’S POV

Luke and I stood still while the baldheaded man kept his gun aimed at us without wavering. His large belly stood out prominently beneath his shirt, and his face was adorned with a snowy white beard.

We couldn’t help but notice the scar right across his cheek, and adding to the unsettling image, his mouth revealed a set of decayed teeth, which was kind of disgusting. I’d rather eat a dog poop than

kiss those little guys for a million bucks.

“And what are you two doing here?” The baldheaded man asked, moving closer to the both of us. Don’t you know that this is my yard?” he added with a raised eyebrow.

Luke and I glanced at each other, with puzzled faces.

“Am I talking to statues?” He barked, and we had to look at me that very moment. Making a sound with his gun, he was fully prepared to fire at us. Luke and I lifted our hands right in the air.

“Sorry to intrude sir. But trust me when I say this; we had no single clue this was your yard. We didn’t even know this place belongs to anyone,” I spoke in a calm tone, trying to defuse the situation of

course.

“Oh don’t lie to me now. I had a signboard right there.” the baldheaded man gestured toward a signboard, a little bit far from us, which read: Old Pops Dickson’s yard. No trespassing.

And boy trust me, I had no idea that, was right there. So did Luke, I think. We were just running like chickens who got their heads cut off.

“You had any idea that was there?” Luke asked me in a whisper.

“Hell no,” I whispered back.

“Silence!” The baldheaded man shrieked immediately, causing me to tremble. Luke just shook his head in a silent laugh. He didn’t even seem terrified at all.

“Haven’t you heard that those who enters Old Pops Dickson’s yard never comes out alive?” The baldheaded man continued with his infuriated tone.

“We haven’t heard about this place before,” Luke said after a chuckle. “And by the way, you need to change that name of yours. I mean, come on, you should be in your early fifties or something.”

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think you need to be more respectful,” I whispered to Luke.

this,” he responded in hushed tones, feeling

man adjusting his gun, the two of us set our eyes on him once again. The look on the man’s face could tell that he was so desperate to end the lives of both of us. Well,

for Luke, his expression showed how he had no single fear in

OLD POPS DICKSON

man whose gun was still

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this situation. Terror was right within me, and my wish right now, was that there

Blow our brains

you both into pieces, and feed your worthless bones to the dogs,” the man shot Luke

even going to hesitate to carry out the things he had freshly

to this; a baldheaded man who was about to

said in a dramatic tone, extremely sarcastic. I

was that for?” He questioned

to behave if you still want to enjoy that wealth of yours,” I tried to give him some

retorted,

air. Luke and I turned to the baldheaded man forthwith, only to see

think I’m afraid to release these bullets at the both of you. So if I were you guys, I’ll start begging for mercy

mercy, are you going to spare our lives?” Luke asked, knowing the

question, I’d say.

life of the pretty lady right there,” the

were also on me, but he eventually took his

about me?”

man

hate me that much?” Luke asked

I’m

got in the way, shielding Luke. As much as I

you doing?” Luke asked lowly, trying to push me from his front,

but I ignored him, fixing my eyes on the baldheaded