POW! Diamond’s back slammed against the wall. The impact of her
vertebrae crashing into the drywall caused her framed, autographed
pictures of basketball player, Darius Jones to shatter onto the hardwood
floor. Diamond’s life flashed before her eyes as she thought back to all
the lives she had ruined; all the marriages she had wrecked in her short
time on earth; twenty-five years to be exact. The loud thunder clapping
through the skies drowned out her agonizing screams.
Her deadly moment had come. The red hot slug from the .357 Magnum ripped
through her right shoulder blade, shredding tissue and bone along the
way. The crumbling drywall was no match for the angry bullet as it tore
through speedily. It destroyed everything in its path, and caused
Diamond to fear for her life. Her heart pounded as she tried desperately
to reach the .25 automatic tucked down in her purse. To her surprise, it
wasn’t there. Suddenly, she looked up through tear soaked eyes and saw
her assailant holding the missing pistol.
“Looking for this?”
The shooter’s haunting laugh sent chills up and down Diamond’s spine.
Bleeding profusely, she struggled to stand up.
“Who the fuck is you? What the fuck is this shit all about?” Diamond
asked hysterically.
“You’ve stolen something from me that I can’t get back, and now its time
to pay the piper,” a cold voice whispered.
Diamond was sure that she’d heard the voice before but couldn’t quite
place it. The shooter was dressed in black jeans, a black pullover
hoodie, and black boots with a black fedora hat pulled down over one
eye. Diamond looked at the floor in amazement as the .25 automatic slid
across the floor to her.
“Go ahead, bitch. Pick it up.”
Foolishly, Diamond snatched the gun up, pointed it, and pulled the
trigger. The hooded gunman’s sinister laugh resonated throughout the
room.
“And all this time I thought you were smart. But you’re obviously a dumb
bitch. You really think I would give your ass a loaded gun? All that cum
you’ve been swallowing has made your ass semi-retarded.”
Diamond threw the gun down in disgust.
“Fuck!” she shouted.
“Yep, bitch! That’s exactly what you are! Fucked!”
As hard as she tried, Diamond just couldn’t get a clear read on the
voice that was coming at her. Whoever it was sounded very well educated.
There was no slurred speech or slang to connect them with the hood.
“What the fuck is that ‘spose ta mean?” Diamond asked.
“It means, it’s payback time and there’s nothing you can do to stop
what’s about to happen to you.”
Diamond’s eyes bulged.
“You’ve allowed your over-active vagina to ruin your life. You fucked
the wrong guy, baby. You took away my life and now I’m gonna return the
favor. ”
Diamond tried to think back, but she’d fucked so many men that she
couldn’t be sure who the shooter was talking about. Diamond flinched
when her assailant pulled something from her back pocket. With a flick
of the wrist, a picture sailed across the floor toward her feet.
Reaching down with her good arm, she picked it up and stared at it.
“I don’t even know this fuckin’ kid!” she wailed.
“Well, maybe you should meet him then. The assassin walked stealthily
toward Diamond with the barrel pointed at her head. When the hat and
glasses were removed, a look of confusion spread across Diamond’s face.
Then it hit her.
“Wait a fuckin’ minute! It’s you! But why? You…”
“Your worse fuckin’ nightmare, bitch! I would tell you to say hello to
him, but he’s in heaven. And you’re on your way to hell.”
Light flashed in Diamond’s face as several hollow point bullets were
fired. For the first time in her life, Diamond began to pray, and hoped
like hell she would survive.