I dedicate this to all the nameless henchmen who give their lives every day so our beloved heroes can look cool
“It’s Rowe, Boss!” exclaimed Steve.
“****, I don’t believe it” said Boss “We have to kill that sonuva bitch this time”
Several shots rang out from a few floors below. Boss’ men stood motionless in silent fear.
“Well don’t just stand there you fools, barricade the door dammit!”
Steve, Larry and Jimmy scrambled and began shoving the office furniture against the double wooden doors then joined Boss behind the large walnut desk. The shots were getting closer. Every time a firefight erupted, the men hoped that it would be the last, but they knew that they would be involved in the last one.
The sound of heavy boots could be heard ascending the very last flight of stairs. All four men placed the sights of their respective firearms on the doors. Then…silence. Sweat was dripping onto the floor as they waited. Any second he would kick the door in an…Boom! The doors flew off their hinges in a fiery explosion. The men emptied their weapons into the cloud of smoke that occupied the space where the doors used to be. They struggled to reload.
“It ain’t my fault Rowe!” Boss yelled, “I can take you to the ones who are responsible”
A voice cut through the smoke; “They’re already dead. You’re the last one”
“You’re dead! I’ll ****’ kill you myself” Boss screamed, losing his temper.
Rowe rushed through the smoke like a bolt of lightning, sporting a mac-10 in one hand and a grenade launcher in the other. He dove forward and fired a grenade towards the desk. Boss and Larry ducked out of the way in time. Steve and Jimmy were extinguished in the blast. Larry turned over a thick table, he and Boss took cover behind it and prepared for an assault. They weren’t quick enough, however. Rowe rushed the table and rolled past it. He jumped to his feet and expelled every bullet in the 30 round magazine into his targets. The two men fell to the ground. Rowe turned and walked towards the door.
“They’ll find You, I swear” Boss said, gasping his last breaths “They’ll find you and they’ll kill you. You can’t run, you can’t hide, you can only die…”
Rowe continued out the door.
