Oh No

chapter 12

lil jimmy had always been a light sleeper, so he immediately awoke when he heard the front doors locking mechanism click. His immediate thought was that maybe the killer had changed his mind and had come back to finish the job. it was stupid of him to leave him live in the first place. Now he was a liability. he was sure that he would come back for him.

It scared him so bad that he sprung from his bed and went to hide in the closet. his heart beat in procession with the sounds of the footsteps. faster and faster it thundered in his ears, and it seemed to be getting closer. Oh my god, could this really be the end? He was almost sure of it. then he heard the sound of her calling out to him.

"Jimmy, are u still here?"she asked down the hallway.

He felt like such a fool for running and hiding like a little baby. he made the decision right then and there that he would never run from a scary situation. it's better to face ur fears then run from them. his father used to tell him an old saying. A coward dies a million deaths but a solider only dies once.

He tried to hurry up and get of the closet before she could see him in his cowardice. but he was a moment too late.

"I thought u had to work a double today?" he asked her.

"I decided to call in sick. I was worried about u being here by yourself." she told him.

"Why, I can take care of myself,"he said to her.

"Oh yeah, then why did I just see u climb out of the closet," she teased him.

He turned a bright shade of red in his embarrassment. he was hoping that she hadn't seen him being a baby. But what could he say to that. nothing he could think of.

So he made a promise to himselfr at that very moment to never be a punk again. it was time to be a man. And a man should have a mans name.

"From now on can u do me a favor?" he asked her. "can you call me James from now on. Lil Jim sounds like a boy's name. now that I've been through all that, more than a man share,I think I should go by my given name,which is James," he informed her.

"I always wondered if u were a Jim or James." she said. "And considering all that has gone on, I think ur right. so James it is," she agreed with him.

"can u give m a second?" he asked her.

"sure"she said, and she exited the room. When he was sure she was gone,he went back to the closet and pulled out a stack of cash about a inch thick out of the duffel bag and proceeded to go into the living room. He saw that she was watching tv so he went and stood in front of her.

" you make a better doorway than u make a window." she stated.

She noticed that he had something hidden behind his back. Right when she was about to ask what it was he presented the stack of cash to her.

"Here this is for you." he indicated the cash. I cant have u losing money on my account." he said.

"I can't accept that," she said to him."That's way too much",she added.

"It's ok, there's is plenty more where that came from."he stated.He then pushed the money into her hands and finally she accepted the cash gratefully.