"I'm not wasting the next bullet so pick amongst yourselves who's getting shot next." Carl angrily said to the hoodlums as he walked closer to them pointing them the gun.
The hoodlums ran for their dear lives and Carl tucked the gun into the back of his pants.
Anne picked up her grocery bags and started walking fast, without looking at Carl.
She was still frightened about what just happened.
"Anne, don't be scared please wait up," he said chasing after her.
Anne halted her steps and turned to face him
"Who are you? Are you a cop?" she asked, breathing heavily trying to recover from the shock.
"sorta," he said.
He walked closer to her and tried to touch her to see if she was okay.
"don't you dare touch me" she yelled at him, slapping his hand.
"Why are you being like this? You ignore my text, you barely even know me, yet you don't want to give me the chance to be a better person for you.
Anything I do you see the worst in it. I literally just saved you from those bad guys and I'm still not welcome in your life" Carl said excruciatingly.
Anne scoffed.
"so you're expecting a thank you??" she questioned with raised brows.
"Oh, I get it now. So this was all a game of yours, trying to impress me by hiring those men to attack me so you can be my Prince Charming to save a damsel in distress" she rolled her eyes.
Carl narrowed his eyes at what Anne just said.
"what the fuck? Why would you even think of that??" Carl was astonished.
"I'll never put anyone in such trauma just to impress them. Look at me, I'm not a bad person and I'll never want to hurt you, I swear". Carl said earnestly.
"you'll want to hurt me because you're nothing but a fucking PERVERT!!" she screamed at top of her voice to his face.
"Okay, I'm done with this!" Carl said with anger.
"Who do you think you are? Some kind of Aphrodite? Why would I want to impress a witch like you? Look, you might be pretty on the outside but you're hideous on the inside"
He went very close to her face staring deep into her eyes "you ain't shit!! And get that into your head that the world doesn't revolve around you."
Anne raised her hand to slap Carl but he was quick enough to hold her hand just before it could land on his cheeks.
"not today," he whispered as he let go of her and left with rage.
****
Presently, Carl was in his office with Carlos. He looked very pissed like he was having a bad day.
he was busy, staring into space with an expressionless face.
"dude why are you such in a bad mood today?" Carlos asked Carl because of how moody he was.
Carl sighed.
"I know women can be difficult but this girl who I just met is one hell of a problem," Carl said, massaging his temple.
"whoa!! Who is she? The one who you fell in love with at first sight?" Carlos laughed.
"I hate her, I can't stand her, she's so proud and full of herself. All women are just the same" Carl vented.
"no, not all women bro, my girlfriend is the sweetest and one of a kind" Carlos smiled.
"then you should treat her nice and respect her because I know you're a cheat," Carl warned Carlos.
He knows his best friend is one hell of a cheater and he never sticks to one woman. Despite that, Carlos is very lucky when it comes to the ladies. They easily fall for him probably because most girls like bad guys and Carlos is a typical example of a bad boy.
Moreover, Carl who is the good guy sticks to one woman. he takes relationships very seriously and when he falls in love, he loves hard but unfortunately for him, he is very unlucky when it comes to love.
"Hey, that was before I met the love of my life," Carlos said truthfully and Carl scoffed.
"I understand why you don't believe me but don't worry, I'll introduce you both and when you get to see her, you'll know why I'm madly in love with her," Carlos said.
"if you say so," Carl said
"yeah, meet me at my place later today okay," Carlos said and left the office.
****
Later in the evening,
"Sweetheart, do you think I'm a troublesome person? Or do you feel like I'm rude?" Anne said to Carlos, caressing his face.
They were alone together in his house.
She was asking Carlos that question because she felt a little guilty about how she treated Carl earlier.
'What if Carl was a good man with good intentions and I treated him like trash after saving my life' that thought has been bothering Anne.
"of course not! Why would you say that? You're not mean or rude. You just have boundaries no one should cross" Carlos smiled "why are you asking?"
"Oh, never mind. I'm just asking" she said.
She felt there was no need to start explaining her drama with Carl to Carlos.
"Carlos loves me for who I am, so it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about me," Anne thought to herself.
She's madly in love with Carlos and to her, his opinion about her is the only thing that matters.
Nevertheless, she had the urge to tell Carlos about her bad experience with the hoodlums that tried to rape her but she held back.
She knows how violent Carlos can be and he wouldn't rest until he teaches those men a lesson.
There's no need to tell him, after all, she's now safe.
"Baby, what are you thinking about, you look lost," Carlos said. He noticed Anne had zoned out.
Anne came back from her trance and fixed her gaze on Carlos's brown eyes that were alluring to the core.
"the only thing I want to think about or have in my mind right now is you," Anne said softly and Carlos blushed.
This lady right here in front of him was the only person that could turn him from a vicious roaring tiger to a cute little kitten.
"kiss me, Anne," Carlos said, staring at Anne like she was the only thing that mattered to him right now.
Anne closed in on Carlos's lips and kissed him with her hands wrapped around his neck.
They began kissing each other passionately and suddenly there was a knock on the door that made them stop their kiss.
"fuck!!! Who is that mood killer" Carlos cursed under his breath and Anne shrugged her shoulders.
"come in" Carlos yelled and Carl opened the door and walked inside.
Anne's eyes widened like they almost popped out of their sockets with her jaw dropped as soon as she saw Carl.
"what the fuck!!" Anne screamed in her head.
She never thought she'll see Carl at Carlos's house. what exactly is he doing here?
Meanwhile, Carlos was excited to see Carl in his house. He was happy he'll finally introduce his best friend to the love of his life.
Carl, on the other hand, was more than shocked to see Anne in Carlos's house. In short, both of them weren't expecting to each other at Carlos's place.