Attempted Assassination

The gang returned to Von Ruiz's office. I had suggested earlier that we take Eddie to the hospital, but Jack refused. He said the team has a doctor that takes care of them. I supported Eddie while he walked in. Wendy saw us and ran towards Eddie. "What happened?", She asked wearing a worried face. "Deal went bad. I got shot", Eddie said in pain. "Let me call the doctor quickly", Wendy said and ran towards the telephone. After a quick call, she returned to us. "The doctor's around", She said. "Take Eddie to the lab. The doctor's there". "The lab's over there. Come on let's go", Eddie said, and we continued walking. We entered the lab and I saw the doctor, a beautiful young woman. She saw us and came took Eddie from me and sat him on a stretcher. "I'll take it from here", She said. "It's okay buddy", Eddie said. "She's got this". I admired the young doctor once again while she did her job before leaving the lab. I went upstairs to see Von Ruiz in his office. I entered and saw Jack already inside. He had already handed the bag of cocaine left behind by Bronxx and his boys. "That bastard has always been a motherfucker" Von Ruiz said after seeing the bag. "I knew one day he will screw things up. I never trusted Bronxx to make an honest deal". I watched as Von Ruiz took a small quantity of cocaine with his fingers and sniffed it. "This is good", He said and laughed hard. "Where's the money? Did he take it?". Jack picked up the briefcase and handed it over to Von Ruiz. He took it, opened and handed some amounts of money over to Jack and then another to me. I didn't count the money but from what I saw, I was certain to be holding over a hundred thousand dollars in my hand. "You did well today Henry", Von Ruiz said. "I hope you keep it up because if you do, there's more from where that came from. I always say it, so you'll know I'm serious". "I heard Eddie was shot", Von Ruiz said"Yes, he was sir", I replied"Where is he?""He's with the doctor""I'll go see the boy quickly. Come see me tomorrow morning Henry. I've got something for you", Von Ruiz said before leaving his office. Meanwhile, Bronxx had already gone back to his mansion. He was unsteady after his deal had gone bad. "This was supposed to be a straight deal", he said while moving around. "Everything's now fucked up. Ruiz fucked me up". "He has to pay", One of Bronxx's boys said. "They have to pay for what they did", Bronxx said rubbing his head. "But where do we start from?", Bronxx asked. "I know where Von Ruiz's office is. All we need to do is wait at a corner and observe things. Von Ruiz doesn't stay late at night. He always goes to his club" Another of Bronxx's boys said. "Are you saying we go to his club and take him out?", Bronxx asked. "No, that would be too risky. He has lots of security around him, especially his boys. We need to reduce his level of security before we strike", Boy 2 said. "And how do we do that?", Boy 1 asked. "We take out his boys one by one. We follow them home and take them out there. Nobody would suspect anything", Boy 2 said. "This is one hell of a masterplan. When do we start?", Bronxx asked feeling excited. "We start tonight", Boy 2 said.That evening, I left Von Ruiz's office and made my way home. I waited outside for a taxi and finally, I stopped and entered one. The taxi hadn't taken me far before I noticed a black range rover following the taxi behind. The taxi dropped me at my apartment, but the range rover continued driving past me and the taxi. I paid the driver and walked inside my apartment. I had with me two hand guns. I put them inside my drawer and lay on my bed. A call came in and I picked up my phone to check who the caller was, and it was Helen. "Hey Henry, how've you been?", She asked"I'm good, how are you?" I asked her"Well, I'm great. I'm at the club and I didn't see you today. Is everything okay?", She asked"Yes, I'm fine. I just needed some rest, so I went home""Do you want me to stop by?", She asked"Maybe, if you want to""Alright then, see you later. Bye"I came out of the bathroom after taking a quick shower. I observed my house and noticed my room window was wide open. I looked at the other windows and it was the same, open. That moment, I knew something was wrong. Someone was probably in my house. I wore a black trouser and shirt, then picked up my hand gun from the drawer. I quickly came from my room, switched off the lights downstairs and continued walking down. I noticed a funny sound in my kitchen, so I went there first. I stopped at my kitchen door and gently looked inside. I noticed something hiding behind the cupboard. I went close to have a look and someone sprang up with a kitchen knife and ran to stab me. I picked up a frying pan and defended myself. He pushed me away towards a stash of cutleries. I picked up a fork and stabbed his right arm and he screamed in pain. I pushed him off and drove a bullet into his skull. I left the kitchen and went to the parlor. I looked around but didn't see anybody. I looked on my chest and saw red dots flashing around. I traced the direction of the dots and saw two men at a corner pointing their rifles at me. I jumped off and took cover just before they began shooting towards me. When they finally stopped, they stepped out. I recognized one as one of Bronxx's boys. "So Bronxx is behind all this", I thought. "The old man wants me dead". I was already hiding behind a sofa chair. Bronxx's boys were walking around looking for me. "Come out big guy. There's no need for you to waste your time. You're already a dead man", Boy 1 said. "I don't think so", I said and stood up from my hiding spot. I aimed at the guy farthest from me and shot him first. The one close to me attempted to shoot but I held his gun and he shot randomly around the parlor. I gave him a head butt and cracked his nose. I gave him several blows just for him to let go of his gun, but he didn't. Out of anger, he pushed me towards the wall, and punched me severally on my stomach. The pain was so excruciating that I fell. I regained stance again, kicked his left leg off balance and he fell to the floor. I picked up his gun and pointed it towards him. He saw my hand gun that was close to him and attempted to reach out for it. "If you try it, I'll shoot you", I said to him. 'I'm warning you bro. I know Bronxx sent you here. The bad news is, none of you is leaving here alive, tonight". It seemed the guy was stubborn as he continued reaching out for the gun. He finally grabbed the gun and attempted to shoot me, but I pulled the trigger first. I shot him twice and he died. Helen walked inside through the front door after few minutes. She looked terrified at what she saw. "I heard gunshots earlier and I had to hide", Helen said. "Are you okay?". "Yes, I'm fine. They are just guys from my last deal. The deal went bad and the old man sent his boys to kill me", I replied. "Then let me call 911", Helen said reaching out for her phone. "No! no!! no!!! that's a bad idea", I said. "Everything's fine okay? Everything's fine".