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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to be more respectful,” I whispered to Luke.

responded in hushed tones, feeling so high of himself. What a jerk.

on him once again. The look on the man’s face could tell that he was so desperate to end the lives of

no single fear in him. He even clenched

OLD POPS

the baldheaded man whose gun was

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within me, and my wish

to do? Blow our brains

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

to carry out the

sorrow and grief, to a frightful scene of bullets, to this; a baldheaded man who was about to go crazy. Not a great day for me,

I’m so scared,” Luke said in a dramatic tone, extremely sarcastic. I shot him a crazy look instantly, and hit his belly.

was that for?”

if you still want to enjoy that wealth of yours,”

yourself,” Luke retorted,

was released in the air. Luke and I turned to the baldheaded man forthwith, only to see his gun pointing at

these bullets at the both of you. So if

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

question, I’d say.

the life of the pretty lady right there,” the man

also on me, but he eventually took his gaze

about me?”

man replied

me that much?” Luke asked

answered promptly. “And I’m going

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

trying to push me from his front, but I refused to be moved

he called my name again, but I ignored him, fixing my

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