Dangerously Unusual novel Chapter 11

Chapter 11

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"Do you see that briefcase?" he asked me.

"Y...yeah."

"Get it. There's a diamond in it belonging to that man."

He pointed at a white-haired man of about sixty-five. He looked wealthy.

"...He's the Queen's jeweler. And that diamond is hers."

"W...why are you telling me this?? I asked nervously.

"Go over there and take the diamond out of the briefcase."

My eyes went wide!

"W...what? I...I can't!"

"Donnica do what I say!" he growled. I didn't care.

"I can't steal! A diamond for that matter!"

He stared at me before pulling a gun out and pointing it at me. My blood ran cold again. My knees trembled. He was so close. Never had I been this close to a gun! I felt it rub against my temple.

"Now get the diamond," he ordered again. Slowly I walked toward the briefcase and opened it. I wondered how he'd made it past the airport's security with that gun.

There was a huge diamond in the briefcase. It glittered beautifully. This diamond could buy half a kingdom or a country. I held it in my glove-covered hands and turned to Anthonio, trembling. He looked at me and then put the gun away.

He then walked to another briefcase. A white one this time and I watched him open it. In it were all types of golden watches. He took everything and replaced them with identical fakes. I was dumbfounded and speechless. He had a black bag with him in which he put them.

Surprised, I watched him take a fake replica of the diamond I had in hand.

"Give me that one and replace it with this."

I did as I was told. Once we were done, we left the first class as if we had never come. Great, not only was I considered a terrorist's accomplice, I was now a luxury thief. My head ached when I thought of what was in store for me.

"What??" I replied rudely.

"You don't need to think a lot. If the boss keeps you, make sure you respect everything he says. If he sends you on some kind of mission, don't reject it. Then you'll be kept alive."

I looked at him in surprise. He stared back impassive as ever.

"Am I dreaming or...or you're advising me?" I asked.

He stared blankly at me.

"Yes I am." was his straight reply. He didn't smile or frown. One could not read his facial expressions! So vague.

"Alright..." I murmured.

He looked away and continued to manipulate his laptop. I wondered what it would've been like if he was a normal guy. I'd probably be trying to get his attention. But for the moment, that was all I was avoiding.

We drove through the city where we were. I didn't know its name or where it was exactly.