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Chapter 8 - #08: Dunning Kruger

A couple is pleading for another chance but Lief is not having any of it

Lief: Please, according to the rules, if we failed to accomplish your request, then we pay, so please take this cheque for the trouble, and leave, ok? Harold, Zenya?

Harold: You can't do this to us, Lief, we've worked for the company, and now this? just once, man, we don't need the money, we need the help

Lief: as I've already said, we can't just do the request, maybe the other branches can help you, but this request is beyond us

Zenya: you are the best as far as we're concerned Lief, please, just this once, you know that we can not afford to leave this city, our life is here, and we wanna live here, please just this once

Lief: ( just shakes his head )

A few minutes later, Harold and Zenya leave with heavy hearts due to Lief denying their request.

People and passersby flood around a convenience store, as a man inside named Father Boy ( as called by the people, not a priest, just a person who specializes in supernatural things ) is said to be fighting unseen objects told by the commoners as lost souls, demons, etc, and things inside are getting rowdy as Father Boy is using only his words to combat the unseen creature

Father Boy: In the name of our almighty Father, have your peace and Begone! ( splash holy water on the wall ) this is our world, yours is on the other, we cannot coexist with each other as we the living people would get the beating, so please go back in the light! ( splash holy water again on the wall )

Groans of an unknown creature were heard by the people surrounding the store, and the glass windows shattered as Father Boy starts his prayers, and after he prayed, the insides of the store were calmed down, as if it was lightened, all the customers inside that lose their consciousness woke up and the owner of the store gave his thanks to Father Boy, the people were then congratulating him for his successful action.

Harold and Zenya didn't lose hope as they are already in contact with a person that was highly recommended by some of the people they knew on the internet. As their car was caught in the heavy traffic, they saw a crowd that is surrounding a store, and the store was heavily damaged, but then they were confused

Harold: are there any shootings?

Zenya: what shooting, didn't hear anything earlier, no gunshots or any sorts

Harold: no, not that, I mean, you know, celebrities and shows, maybe they were shooting for a movie or a show

Zenya: yeah, strange, those people look happy despite looking on a heavily damaged mart

Harold: yeah, I wondered what happened here ( the signal goes green, and Harold hit the gas but then an old person suddenly pops out in front of them ) hey! ( gets out of the car as the old man falls to the ground ) are you ok man? here ( holds the hand of the old man to help him stand up ) I'm sorry sir, we're currently in a hurry, so please here,( gives his card with his name and number ) I'm Harold Derdank, if anything else, please call me on that number ( hurriedly goes back to their car and leave the area )

Harold and Zenya finally reached the office of the person whom they believe can help them

Harold: Good morning, it's Beanie, right?

Benny: Benny sir, Benny Hakkles, please take a seat, and I believe this is your beautiful wife Mrs. Zenya right?

Zenya: oh please, let's get to the business already

Harold: she's a bit as also I in a hurry so I hope you understand

Benny: sure, so what is the problem that you want me to solve sir and ma'am?

Harold: there's a thing in our newly purchased house, and it's giving us this nightmare you know

Benny: are we talking about a ghost or a demon or a monster sir?

Zenya: we already know about the ghosts about the house and we're fine with that, but those things are also invading us even in our dreams, showing us scary things

Harold: like us getting hurt during and after our sleep, inside our dream, we're getting chased by these ghosts and monsters, and when we wake up, there are already scratches on different parts of our body

Benny: so I see now, those are demons sir

Zenya: the house were hunted we know, but, we're already attached to it, we wanna live there, and we want to take those monsters out of our home

Harold: well pay ok, so, can you take those monsters out of our house?

Benny: a piece of cake sir, don't worry, you're in the right hands ( smiles to Harold and Zenya )

After they left, Benny call his business partners and gave them instructions about their next job, about the case of Harold and Zenya, but then as he spoke to his partners on the phone, his favorite plate falls on the floor, but it didn't break, so he picks it up, and when he takes a look to his image on the golden plate, the plate suddenly cracks which spook him, and the plate slips from his hand and falls to the ground.

Fred was a street away from a Police Department office, contemplating if he should go and be a witness to the deaths of the two DEA agents, he felt that he needs to come clean as those two people that gunned down the agents were total nutcracks, those were not humans anymore, he believes that those people are monsters, they are only in for the money, and as he walks back and forth, a familiar face pops in front of him

Fred: holy shit, is that you Ryan?! holy cow

Ryan: heck yeah! come in aboard!

Fred: ( keeps laughing ) where did you steal this monster car bro?!

Ryan: what steal? I earned it

Fred: Yeah! as if, we've grown together in the happy house, and you're a cleaner right, how the hell did you get to afford such a ride man?!

Ryan: hear this man, last night, there was this dude in a fancy car, who suddenly offered me 5 coupons for everything in my bank account, since I was wearing a suit, he thought that I was a bank clerk, then I didn't think twice and I take almost everything, give him the money, then Bam! I cash out the coupons earlier this day, and I got 3.5 mil for the cash that I've given him, crazy right?

Fred: holy shit! that's crazy!

Ryan: Yeah! now it's time for a party!

Fred: heck yeah, let's go!

And the long-time friends go to the nearest bar to celebrate Ryan's newfound wealth, Booze and food were flooding, and paid girls were pleasing them in the lavatory.

Dexter called Perry to a place where most men's lustful desires are served

Perry: ( while walking, he noticed a familiar face that walks past him, he was sure, it was the only witness to the death of the two DEA agents, the man who his former senior have told him to look at, it was Fred, but when he was about to tap Fred's shoulder, Dexter have called him ) ah yes, yes sir, I'm coming

Dexter: ( looks to Perry and said ) can't go on a uniform, now go change with this

Perry: what? why?

Dexter: we're going somewhere ok, now go change

Perry: ( take the bag and walks toward the lavatory ) I guess I'm ready sir

Dexter: good, now let's go, wait, you bring the patrol car, right?

Perry: yes, I mean I'm in my uniform earlier

Dexter: good, we will need that later, now let's go ( the two of them go to Dexter's car )

Perry: wow, a 79 car, kinda rare sir

Dexter: Yeah, isn't she a beauty, now hop on

( Dexter then gave Perry a Taser )

Perry: we're gonna apprehend someone sir?

Dexter: Yeah, something like that

While they are cruising toward the location Dexter said, Perry, noticed a nice car, and the driver pulled down his window, and inside Perry saw Fred, the driver of the nice car asked him if he needs something which Perry just smiled and closed his window, the next scene was totally different from what Perry anticipated as the car that they are riding is now following the nice car where Fred is currently at. Half an hour passed by and their car is still following the fancy car where Fred is sitting, but then the fancy car suddenly stopped, and so did the car that they are using. Lights out for both of the cars, when another car in another lane slowly drives to the side of the fancy car, and it gave something to the driver of the fancy car, and after that, the car drives toward them, and the driver of the car asked Dexter about something which Dexter respond that Perry can't understand

Dexter: hey Bobo, you got an ice or a pure Clyde?

Bobo: Clyde of course, only the best man

Dexter: Can I get a taste, just want to be sure that I'm getting the right dough ( then look to Perry and wink )

Bobo: Fuck off, it's either you buy or you go

Dexter: chill homie, still 350 per square right?

Bobo: yeah man, how many do you want?

Dexter: give me two and a kiss ( starts counting his money )

Bobo: now we're talking ( takes out two sachets of heroin and gave it to Dexter after of course, Dexter gave him the money )

Dexter: and now we're good, right, we're good right ( he said that while looking at Perry, and Perry seems to understand differently)

Perry: ( pulls out his gun instead of the taser and points it to the drug dealers ) Police! get out of that car now!

Bobo: holy shit ( starts hitting the gas hard and they got away while Dexter is dumbfounded to what Perry has just done )

Dexter: what the fuck was that! why a real gun, where was the taser ( hitting the steering wheel ) oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! what have you done?!

Perry: oh shit, I thought, I thought I was still holding the taser, I'm pretty sure about that sir, I'm really sorry, oh shoot, I'm really sorry

Dexter: now that's a 3 months undercover down the sink man!

Perry: ( still confused if he was really in the wrong as he was just trying to implement his duty as a Police officer )

The fancy car in front of them has already gotten away and Dexter doesn't know how he would tell this thing to Gary.

People are gathered outside an apartment where Father Boy is battling a said ghost again, and it didn't take too long for him to extinguish the said malevolent ghost

Father Boy: no need to fear now people, the ghost has already left this place

( and the people started cheering on him, but then a sudden change in the air completely alters the surrounding )

Benny: Well hello hello, look at you people! oozing to a vague idol, can't you even see the reality of what's happening right here right now?!

Man: what do you mean man?

Benny: his trickery must end now, he is using your emotions to boost his ego to show you these fancy tricks

Woman: oh yeah, how are you sure? were quite sure that we saw him destroying that unseen ghost

Benny: really? how about we take a second look ( he then walks toward the apartment, then starts knocking on the wall, and then he heard a crack ) did you hear that folks? ( knocks again to the wall, when the wall suddenly broke and two people came out of it ) well, who are you, people?

Man: ahm, well this is awkward, thought that my room was well built ( half naked with his girlfriend )

Girlfriend: Woah, hello there I guess, haha! ( awkwardly putting back her clothes )

Benny: just so you know folks, this building has an estimated 55 years of age, no wonder that cracks like this are common

( the people then start wondering and started asking questions, but then a person with a camera asks Benny about the thing that truly happened )

Blogger: sir, a blogger here, can I ask you about this thing that you unveiled, was that thing a natural phenomenon or a work of unseen creatures?

Benny: no doubt that we're more dealing with science here rather than what that man has claimed to be ghosts ( looks tenaciously to Father Boy )

Reporter: It was captured by our camera, and it didn't quite look like a natural phenomena

Benny: the evidence is as clear as day, well if anyone here has any doubts, then how about the shady color of the building, the heavily polluted surrounding of this area, or the nonchalant ways of the people living here, nobody cares until now, wake up people

Father Boy: well, I ain't lying about what I've done earlier, so how can you truly explain about the passing out of the other bystanders and passersby earlier?

Benny: that's a good question, and here is my answer ( point his finger in a direction, and a man and woman walk toward him )

Man: good morning Father Boy, can't you remember me?

Father Boy: no, who are you son?

Man: I'm the person that you promised to help last month, but you didn't come back sir, I thought something has happened to you, but then I saw you on my news feed, remember when I gave you that 5 grand to just extinguished that thing that we can't see

Father Boy: I remember you, but I don't remember you giving me such an amount of money son

Man: I'm sorry, but can I get back the money, I really need it right now, as you can see, this man, Mr. Benny has helped me in my fight, and with science, he put an end to our misery

Benny: calm down now, we don't want to overwhelm the people, I am but just a humble man, and no need to pay me, that was a help, and help is supposed to be free, and the 5 thousand dollars, well, let us give that to the old man, look at him, he is old, he looks poor, maybe he needs that money really bad ( the people then looks to him, listening to every word that he is saying )

Woman: thanks to you Mr. Benny our problems about that sink of ours, we totally believe that there was a monster there since there was a very foul smell, but thanks to you our problem is now gone ( the people then started clapping and cheering for Benny's name )

Benny: I know that everyone wants an instant solution, but with science and logic, hope is not lost

And while everybody is cheering on Benny's speech, Father Boy slowly faded from everyone's line of sight, his head looking down on the floor, his hands both inside the pockets of his jacket and he is walking slowly back to his house.