The Killers (modern adaptation)
“i’ll take a bag of chips,” the man called Al said. He was wearing a black Addidas tracksuit and a snapback. His face was partially hidden by his hood. He also wore a pair of leather gloves and had a bandana around the bottom half of his face.
“Give me some chicken,” demanded the other man named Max. He was about the same size as Al.
“How much do you want?” asked George, the man behind the counter.
“Why don’t you tell me the portions then ask that question again.” By now everyone could tell that Max was getting annoyed, even Nick the man down the counter.
“All of the portion sizes and prices are on the board over there,” George pointed to a board just above the counter.
“I’ll have a medium then, and a coke,” Max demanded.
“Sorry we don’t have any coke at the minute.”
“No coke! What sort of a place are you running? I guess i’ll have a sprite then, and you’d better stop wasting my time.”
George laughed in an attempt to play it off as a joke.
“what are you laughing at?” Al asked.
“nothing,” George replied.
“Oh, so you think we’re stupid do you? Hey Max this guy thinks we’re stupid!”
“Leave him, we have business to take care of,” Max told Al.
“Just give me a minute, i’ve had an idea,” Al turned to face George, “Do u know where a man called Ole lives?”
“Yeah, Why?” George replied.
“Coz he’s not gonna be around much longer, and neither are you if you don’t tell us where he lives,”
Max said to George.
“Oh ok he lives in the estate down there. Number 63 now please just go and leave me alone.”
“We cant make any promises. But if anyone asks we were never here. Got it?” Al said to George.
“Yes, yes ok. Now please just leave.” Al and Max left the shop without paying. George smirked as they did so.
“You should have killed him Max”
“Why?”
“He knows to much.”
“He barely knows anything, not even our names.”
“Yeah but Max, he know where we’re going and why we’re going there And what if he knows Ole and its a setup,” Al’s words were cut short as three men came around the corner.
“Oy you two come here,” one of the men said.
“Are you looking for Ole?” Another one said.
“Yeah,” Al said
“No,” Max said
“Your coming with us then,” the third one said.
“ok fine,” Al said.
“Do I have to come as well?” Max asked.
“Shut up and follow me,” one of the men said.
The five of them arrived at number 63, Oles house. The three men dropped Al and Max of then left.
“Here you go Ole, we’re off now.”
“So Al, Max, whatever your names are I don’t really care. Besides it wont even matter soon anyways,” Ole said to Max and Al.
“Why wont it matter?” Max asked Ole.
“Why do u think?” Ole replied.
“I don’t know.”
“Well I guess its going to be a surprise, not a very nice one but a surprise nonetheless.”
“So anyways I heard youve been giving my man George down at the chicken shop trouble.”
“Yeah,” Al said
“No,” Max said
“Well in that case you,” he pointed to Max, “shut up and you,” he pointed to Al, “do the talking.”
“Ok,” Al said
Max said nothing
“Why did you want to know where I live and what were you planning on doing to me?” Ole asked.
“I – I don’t know what you’re talking about, all we did was went to the chicken shop and got rude. It wont happened again I promise.”
“You bet it wont happen again, wanna know why?” Ole raised a gun to Al’s head.
BANG. Ole was struck in the head by a lamp thrown by Max.
“Hurry up lets get out of here now!”
The two of them ran as fast as possible out of the estate, past the chicken shop and out onto the street.
“I swear i’m leaving the gang as soon as possible, im not about that life anymore,” Max panted
“Yeah same, i’m not even gonna go to the same park as them anymore.”
“Do you think we should call the police though?” Max asked.
“Then what? Tell them we terrorised a chicken shop guy and tried to kill a gang leader?”
“Oh yeah, didn’t really think that that through.”
“I don’t think we thought any of this through,” Al said.
“Well i’ve gotta be home soon, got stuff to do,” Max said
“Yeah i’m gonna head off now, footy tomorrow?” Al asked
“Yeah sure see you then.”
They went separate ways and carried on with their lives.
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