"This is a disaster. A nightmare. A huge fucking problem. I'm running out of words but I think you get my point"
"I don't think it's that big of a deal, really. If we only paid 20, how good can that guy be?"
"Not that big of a deal? Are you for real Christian? Hiring a Hitman from a website that I'm pretty sure is illegal - using my laptop by the way - and asking him to kill us is 'not that big of a deal'?!"
"You guys did what?" a high pitched female voice shrieked from the doorway. Lissa had picked the best possible moment for her return and Rose absolutely loved her for this timing. She had been this close to losing it on Christian. "Please tell me I heard that wrong. Are you actually insane?"
"Ask your boyfriend that, I didn't do anything"
"You sure did! You browsed that website with me!"
"Yeah, and you confirmed the payment while I wasn't in the room! So obviously, I'm not the one to blame here!"
"Shut up, both of you!" Lissa interrupted their bantering. "Can someone please tell me what exactly happened? Without you guys interrupting each other?"
"Alright, so", Rose started, "we were browsing this website Christian kept talking about - yes I knew it's for Hitmen and stuff but I didn't think much of it - and we wanted to see how much it'd be kill us since we're pretty basic and all - no offense Lissa, you're amazing, but Christian kinda cancels that out. Then Christian ruined my pajama pants and I had to go change and when I came back he had booked a fucking hitman for us since - and I quote - 'it was only 20 bucks'".
"And you're sure that it's legit? It could be a scam, right?"
"I said that too, but we got a message and now I'm pretty sure it's real" Christian replied and had the audacity to not even look guilty. Rose was going to kill him. If someone else didn't get to it before her, which was more than likely to happen given their current situation.
"Well, what does the message say? It better be an error message, otherwise we'll be in real trouble." Lissa responded while glaring angrily at her boyfriend.
"We haven't opened it yet"
"Then get on with it! I don't necessarily wanna die tonight."
Hesitating for a second Rose moved the cursor to the top right corner of her screen and clicked on the mail icon. A small chat window opened, showing them the message they'd received.
"Thank you for hiring me. Your tasks will be completed within 24 hours." Rose read out loud. "That's it? I kinda expected more from a certified killer".
"Stop joking, this pretty much confirmed that it's for real! Oh God, we're gonna die!" Lissa screamed and sat down next to her, checking the message again. "Can't we ask for a refund or something?"
"The contract said that termination isn't possible so I don't think we can" Christian replied quietly. Oh PLEASE let Lissa leave him over this. She deserved so much better than this asshole.
"Maybe we can message him back? There has to be something we can do?" Lissa asked hysterically.
"I mean, we can try, but given his very short message I don't think he's the texting type." Rose answered. "I say we make sure every door and window is locked and that there's no other way in. Your parents don't have this fancy security system for nothing, right? And then we grab a kitchen knife or something, make sure we're not completely defenseless."
"How about just calling the police?" Lissa asked.
"I don't think they'd believe us. 'Sorry officer, but we accidentally hired a hitman to kill us' doesn't sound very believable, don't you think? Also, I'm pretty sure the website is illegal and I don't want to get arrested for using it."
"Alright then… Better activate that security system, right?"
/ Authors note:
Thank you for all the love so far! I did not expect that when I uploaded the first chapter. I'll try to keep a consistent posting schedule but I can't promise daily uploads however, I can promise that I won't abandon this work :) Reviews are greatly appreciated and fuel my motivation to write!
Have a lovely day!
-F
