Zoey glared at Fatty with an intense bloodlust. Fatty gulped and tried to catch his breath but the air wouldn't or couldn't find its way into his lungs.
He felt his cheek throb as blood spilled from his mouth. At the same time, he tried to open his swollen eye so he could see properly.
"Shit, shit, shit! He could be bluffing, but if he really means what he says-. Oh god, what am I thinking?! He didn't hesitate to kill my men so who's to say he won't kill me!" Fatty thought as looked down at his legs.
Fatty looked up Zoey and his eye widened and the other one throbbed while trying to do the same. Zoey had her foot lifted up ready to bash in his skull. His mind raced as she drew her foot back farther. He knew he had to do anything to prevent her from killing him.
"What can I say? What can I do? If I don't do something he'll kill me? " Fatty thought. At this time Zoey had now launched her foot into action. Fatty gritted his teeth when an idea popped into his head.
"WAIT!" Fatty exclaimed. Zoey stopped her foot just as it was about to collide with Fatty's skull.
Katherine who was still disobeying Zoey's orders and listening to the confrontation was slightly confused, " What? What is he thinking? Well, he's not screaming in pain so I guess Zoey's listening to him. But if he's just trying to stall Zoey will surely beat his ass."
Zoey stood with her foot ready to attack and gave a cold, " What." Fatty finally took a deep breath and stuttered in a slurred voice, " I-I toos (choose), I toos (choose), toice numba one. (choice number one)"
Zoey was silent for a second and Katherine, felt like she was about to burst out laughing.
"*HA! Hahaha AHAHAHA!*" Zoey, however, did burst out laughing for a quick moment. Before reverting back to an icy cold demeanor and continuing, "Sorry sir but choice number one was free when I asked you the first time."
Zoey got ready to bash in his skull again but she was interrupted by Fatty once again. "WAIT!" he exclaimed. Zoey was starting to get agitated and said through clenched teeth, " What now."
Fatty gulped and said, " *GULP* Y-you said dat id was fwee wit means dat id's up fo sawe, wight? Sho dat means dat you can put a pwice on it, wight? (that it was free which means that it's up for sale, right? So that means that you can put a price on it, right?)"
Zoey was quiet once again. Katherine was sitting in anticipation of how Zoey would respond.
Zoey put her foot down and said, " Hmm, so you're a smart pig. Anyway, I guess you're right. So what exactly are you willing to pay and what're you willing to pay for?"
Fatty eyes seemed to have a glimmer of hope. "I will pay whatever you ask! The onwy (only) thing I want is for you to wet (let) I wive! (live!)" He exclaimed.
"Wow, I guess when it comes down to it he's a human being and he'll do anything to stay alive." Katherine thought as she listened to the Fatty beg for his life.
Meanwhile, Zoey was grinning like a maniac under her mask. She asked mischievously, " How long?"
Fatty looked at her confused and asked, " Uh, how wong (long) what?"
Zoey bent down to look him closer in the eye and asked, " How long do you want to live?"
Fatty felt like he was being stared down by a tiger as he started into Zoey's blood-red eyes.
"Fou (For) as wong (long) as I can, or for how wong (long) I would've wived (lived) if I hadn't met you." He said with tears starting to build up.
Zoey got even closer to him and spoke coldly, " You know, from what I was told. This isn't the first time you've done this. In fact, this isn't even the worse thing you've done, is it? So, you must have dozens of, maybe even hundreds of grudges against you. And you are a gangster after all.
So, let's say that we never met. It's very possible that you'd be killed tomorrow, the next week, or next month. Whether you're poisoned, shot, stabbed, pushed down some stairs, it's nearly impossible to find out when you'd die and it's not like I can make you live longer.
So, should I make it so you live a day more or a few months? What do you think, just how long do you think your existence, oh I mean your 'life' deserves to go on for?"
Fatty started trembling and he felt tears coming from his eyes and flowing down his cheeks.
"Wow, Zoey's so cruel and vicious. But, *B-DMP* She's only being like this because he hurt me." Katherine thought while her heartbeat increased again.
Meanwhile, Zoey was still smiling like a maniac and was very satisfied with Fatty's reaction. She stood up straight and announced, " Just kidding! So, is it to my understanding that you will pay anything to keep living?"
Fatty was dumbfounded and his mouth hung open but his eagerness to get Zoey away was greater than anything else. So he quickly snapped out of it and nodded furiously in response. "Great! So let's see...hmmm. Alright, the price to stay alive is..... one billion!" Zoey chimed.
Fatty's jaw dropped to an all-time low and so did Katherine's. He broke out in a sweat and smiled nervously up at Zoey. "What's wrong? Don't you have at least that much?" Zoey asked innocently and tilted her head to the side.
Fatty held up his hand and replied nervously, " O-of couwse (course). I-if you could gib (give) me a moment to cowect It awl (collect it all). I just need to make a foo (few) calls."
Zoey nodded and said, "Of course! But you'll have to make them in front of me. And if you to try to beg for help, " she out her finger and wagged it, " *tut tut tut* That'll make me force my hand and I might kill you by 'accident'."
Fatty nodded and took out his phone, which by some miracle hadn't been broken and quickly starting dialing a number.
(About 13 minutes later)
Fatty had done everything to gather as much money as he could and told this to Zoey. " I could onwy (only) get thwee (three) hundwed (hundred) miwion (million) togethew, (together) I know it's not what-, " Fatty's begging was interrupted by Zoey.
"It's okay," Zoey said nonchalantly. "Huh?" Fatty blurted out confused. "Just give me your bank account and card information."
Fatty's face lit up and tears of joy rolled down his cheeks and he didn't even mind the pain in his swollen eye. He quickly handed over his information to Zoey.
"Sky hack into everything he has and take any information you can find. Take everything he has and make sure you bleed EVERY CENT out of him. Then track down any person who he might've extorted or stolen from and return their money with some extra and if there's any left put in my account." Zoey ordered.
[I was wondering when you'd ask. It would be my pleasure.]
Zoey then looked back down at Fatty and said, " Just to be clear, " Fatty looked up at Zoey, his heartbeat quickening. "The only thing you want..... Is to live or to just keep your life, correct?"
Fatty nodded in response. "You're absolutely sure that this is what you want?" Zoey asked.
"YES ALL I WANT IS TO SHTAY AWIVE (STAY ALIVE) NO MATTER WHAT! ALL I WANT ISH (IS) TO HAVE A BEATING HEAWT (HEART) AND AIW (AIR) IN MY WUNGS (LUNGS)! ALL I WANT IS TO SHTAY (STAY) ON DIS (THIS) EARTH NO MATTER WHAT MAY HAPPEN NO MATTER HOW MY BODY ENDSH (ENDS) UP!" Fatty yelled.
Zoey replied, " Good, " and kicked Fatty hard in the stomach. " *URK*" Fatty threw up with a slight amount of blood. He held his stomach in pain and looked at Zoey, " Why? I gabe (gave) you da (the) money. So, why?" Fatty asked in a pained voice.
Zoey pressed her foot onto his head and sneered, " You said so yourself. In fact, you said the same thing every time I asked you. You didn't care what happened to you as long as your heart was beating and there was air in your lungs.
This is the reason I asked you so many times. I mean, you were basically saying that I could do anything to you, as long as I keep you alive. You should really consider yourself lucky as I'm so forgiving. You didn't even pay what I asked and I'm following your request... to the letter."
Fatty coughed up some more blood and it coated his teeth and lips. "Y-y-you-, " He rasped but was interrupted by Zoey putting a finger to his lips.
"Shh, shh, don't waste your voice so casually. If you do you won't be able to scream." Zoey chimed.
Katherine felt a shiver go up her spine and felt her heartbeat quicken, this time by sheer terror. "*AAAAHHHHH*"
Katherine heard Fatty screech and quickly pressed her hands onto her ears. Her legs trembling at her chest, hoping that she wouldn't hear even a sliver of what was happening around her.
....
(Meanwhile at an unknown estate)
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