Chapter 3
Traitor
"Nothing personal kid, I need the money bad. My leg's already been broken 6 times and I don't need no more bookies breaking anymore," Max said.
"What's going on?" asked a petrified Calvin.
"Maybe I'll tell you before the days out. That is if you'll live to see sun set."
Calvin thought he heard his heart stop beating.
Max smiled evilly and yelled, "I got the kid in here! I'm going to blow his brains out!"
All the policemen turned and pointed their guns at Max.
"If you don't drop your guns, this kid gets it! DROP EM' NOW!"
All the policemen reluctantly lowered their aim.
"Now! Here's what I want! I want all of you to go away! You heard me! GO AWAY! So my partner in there can get out with the money! If any of you stay and try to arrest or shoot him, then I shoot the kid. UNDERSTAND?!"
All the policemen and SWAT members nodded in understanding.
"You all have 5 minutes to get out of here!"
Calvin just sat there, listening. He understood everything. If another teller had triggered the silent alarm then Max took the blame, grabbed the youngest person in the bank and then the robber purposely tied the ropes loosely so that Max could escape. Then while in private, Max would threaten the kid unless the policemen left. Then when they did, the robber and his partner would get away scot-free and richer. There wasn't much he could do. All he could do was sit there and hope that Max (if that was his real name) had mercy and the policemen didn't do anything stupid. He watched as the Police quickly pack up and was about to leave. Calvin tried to think his way out of it. He considered biting him, but teeth against a gun, wasn't the smartest move. Suddenly Calvin had a thought.
"You don't want to shoot me you know," said Calvin.
"And why not?"
"Because if you shoot me, then when you shoot me, they'll definitely shoot you without mercy."
Max gulped.
"Think about that for a second."
Max lowered his gun and loosened his grip on it.
Calvin saw the opportunity. He quickly and easily grabbed the gun from the deranged maniac and aimed it around his heart. Max raised his hands.
The police that remained there pointed their own guns at Max.
He frowned in defeat.
Calvin smiled as he unlocked the door to the van.
Police and SWAT opened the door. They carefully pulled Calvin out and roughly arrested Max.
2 minutes later, the robber exited the bank, believing every cop had left. But outside, dozens of cops were waiting for him.
Calvin met up with his mother the second they the hostages ran out. They hugged. Calvin had never been squeezed so tight in his life.
"Are you all right dear?"
"I'm shaken from the experience, but I'll live."
The Ambulance came and dragged the guy who'd been shot, and Calvin's dad.
Calvin and his mother approached a doctor.
"How is he?"
"Your husband appears to have had a concussion. He'll be fine in a few weeks. The other guy will most likely be OK to."
Calvin and his mother were given a ride to hospital.
Calvin had just finished his scariest adventure. But unlike his imaginary ones, this one had been real. A real adventure. Calvin looked back at the bank. He knew the memory would never go away. His first real adventure, was over.
Later…
Max and his partner Val were found guilty of attempted murder and bank robbery. Their looking at 20 years.
The newspaper and the news channels had interviewed, everyone who had been in the bank, especially Calvin. Calvin had been interviewed 5 times. His mom got sick of it and disconnected her phone.
Calvin's dad was all right. Like the doctor said, his dad only stayed in the hospital for a few days, but still had a bandage on his for a while.
The man, who'd been shot, left the hospital with nothing but a scar, which he proudly carries.
Calvin suddenly became the most popular kid in school. Everyone wanted to hear his story about how he outsmarted Max. And he never got tired of telling it. Moe stopped picking on him. He's scared of him now. Calvin also got his first kiss because of it. The most popular and beautiful girl in school just kissed him on the spot, in front of almost the whole school. Susie.
Hobbes is also proud of Calvin. He made a promise to Calvin that he wouldn't pounce on him. That lasted a good 7 minutes.
Calvin is now a changed boy. He outsmarted 2 bank robbers. How many kids can say that?
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