Chapter 21

“You asked for it, you creep,” Piff growled.

Feeling as if he was about to cash in the contract he had on this rat’s life, and get the Snake at the same time, Piff cocked his gun, and aimed it toward Reny’s heart. But before he could get off even one shot, a blaze of brightness accompanied with a gigantic blast came across the room, and then nothing.

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When Reny saw Piff fall backwards, he looked at Ric, and saw a look of fear he’d never seen before. And then suddenly the blasts started again, coming one after the other as Ric emptied his gun into Piff’s body. Reny saw his body jerk and bounce with every bullet that entered him and knew Ric had gone a little bit crazy.

Finally Reny grabbed Ric, and said, “He’s dead, Ric. It’s okay, he’s dead.”

Ric quickly dropped the gun and fell into Reny’s arms. “Oh, God, what have I done?”

“You saved my life, that’s what you’ve done. But why did you do it, Ric?”