"Yo, Ruan," said his coworker before he jumped over the counter and put his hand over his shoulder.
"Today is the day of the month where that woman would shop here, man!" he continued.
Ruan furrowed his eyebrows as his face turned serious, "I know Luke, I know, that's why I bring my pompadour wax and shits hahaha!"
Both of them laughed before Ruan let go of his arm and went to the changing room for the employees. With the locker room emptied, he put down his bag before he sat down and stared blankly against the recently mopped floor. He saw his reflection before he let out a sigh. Life was quite convenient for him but there was something missing in this daily routine he was in.
"Shit life," said Ruan before he stood up and changed his clothes.
*cling
Luke who was behind the counter immediately said, "Good aftern—!"
"Hmm?" Ruan who was about to change into his uniform heard the stutter in his voice before he raised his eyebrows. (No way, she is early!).
Ruan hurriedly put on his uniform and grabbed his wax before he looked at himself in the mirror. With his uniform on, he looked deep into the reflection. His throat slightly moved as he swallowed his saliva with a gulp.
"Look at you, nothing but a frog in a uniform trying to impress a swan."
He looked away from the mirror before putting the lid on the wax. He put it inside his bag before he washed his hands on the nearby sink. Splashing his face before looking back at the mirror. He could only lament and lament.
He slapped his cheeks before shaking his head. He turned around and reached for the door before opening it.
His eyes opened wide as he saw the scenery in front of him. A masked guy was holding a gun against Luke's face with his other hand demanding something that was quite obvious. His figure froze as he noticed the masked man turned to his face with his eyes looking surprised.
"You, stay where you are, or I'll blow his face away," said the masked man.
Luke immediately felt a jolt inside his body as his shaken hand reached out for the cashier machine and put out the money inside.
(Why?) thought Ruan as his body moved forward and grab a snack from the row beside him. He threw it against the robber. However, his throwing skill was not his forte. The snack casually passed behind the robber and hit the automatic door.
The robber was alerted and looked at the automatic door before he heard a shout.
"Luke!" shouted Ruan.
Luke immediately pulled out the cash drawer before hitting the robber's head with it. Gunshot was heard and one of the beers behind him had a hole and its content was pouring out. His heartbeat skipped a bit but it only went faster as he saw the robber still standing up.
Blood was vividly visible running across his right eye and the other was burning with rage as he looked at Luke like he killed his father. He raised his gun against him and with no hesitation, he shouted, "Die!"
"Raah!"
Ruan tackled his body down as another shot missed its target and hit the lamp above. The loud noise of the broken lamp managed to get outside as the automatic door was opened.
Luke immediately picked up the phone and call for the emergency, "Ruan, hold him good!"
*bang *bang
Two gunshots were heard as Luke's eyes opened wide.
He let down the phone as the other was reaching out, "Hello? Hello? What's your emergency?"
"You piece of shit!" Luke jumped over the counter and saw his friend was laying on top of the robber who put him away like he was nothing but a dead dog. With gritted teeth, he lashed out his foot against his face.
*click
The gun in his hand didn't fire a bullet to his disbelief before Luke's shoes sink in his teeth. Luke didn't stop there, he chased the man before stomping his face over and over again. Blood splurted out with each assault as the robber begged for mercy with his inaudible voice.
"Please, mercy, mercy!"
"Shut up!"
Luke continued his assault before he stopped as he saw the robber couldn't do anything but breathe with much struggle. He saw the people gathered outside the convenience store with a concerned expression on their faces. "Call the ambulance!"
The people gathered outside immediately woke up from their stupor before Luke turned around and saw his friend resting on top of a pool of blood. He rushed toward and turned his body around. There was a hole in his left abdomen and another one on his left chest where the heart was.
Luke saw Ruan's eyes that were out of focus, "Hey, stay with me, man! Don't you dare leave me here all alone Ruan! You fucker, you better stay alive for me!"
Luke shook his body and occasionally slapped his face a couple of times. However, there was no response from his friend. He laid him on the floor before picking up a clean towel from the store and immediately put a covered the hole of his left chest as well as the other shot to his abdomen. The blood didn't stop as it quickly dyed the towel red
"Shit man, why you have to do stunts like that! Fuck, today was supposed to be a great day! It's the day we are all have been excited about, Ruan. We could just give him money and nothing will happen! We will resume our daily jokes, SHIT!"
Ruan slowly closed his eyes as the sound of the ambulance gradually become louder and louder as it approached the scene. Luke's shout echoed and reverberated inside his mind as he fell into a deep slumber.
The flashing siren of the ambulance illuminated the convenience store as the people immediately clear away for the medics to retrieve the wounded.