Paper Chasers

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voice inside of me tempted me. Holz, just do it!
    I was getting antsy. I noticed this tall, heavyset, white man at the machine taking out money, but I couldn’t see how much money he was getting. That same angry voice inside of me sounded like an attack dog as it whispered into my ear. Holz, get ‘em!
    There I stood, all six feet, 170 pounds of me, scheming on some white dude who looked to be about six-four and 215 pounds. I knew that if I was gonna successfully rob him, I had to get him to respect me, and I had to gain his respect quickly. One thing that I learned from the ’hood was that almost anyone will respect you if they’re in fear of losing their life.
    As the white dude stepped away from the cash machine and was about to open the door to leave, I darted toward him and whipped out my 9mm handgun.
    â€œGi’me your damn money! Run the cash right now!” I yelled as I pointed the gun underneath his chin while simultaneously pushing the gun into his skin. My heart was pounding a mile a minute as the victim looked more shocked than he did afraid.
    â€œWhat’s . . . what’s going on?” he mumbled as I pressed the gun with my full strength underneath his chin.
    Holz, playtime is over. Hurry up and get this fool’s money and get the hell outta here! As I repositioned the gun to his forehead I screamed at him.
    â€œYo, give me all of your got damn money right now or I’ll murder you! Give it up, nowww!”
    As the other customers realized what was going on they began screaming and scrambling, which in turn caused a state of chaos.
    â€œOK, OK, just don’t kill me,” the white man said in a voice shaking with fear.
    â€œDid I ask you to talk!? Shut up and give me your money!” I yelled.
    He reached in his pocket and gave me all of his cash and his wallet. I snatched it and burst out of the door like a lightning bolt, heading straight for the car.
    â€œCome on! Come on! Come on! Come on! Let’s go! Let’s bounce!” I yelled when I reached the car. I jumped in the backseat of the car and continued to yell.
    â€œDrive! Let’s go! Get outta here!”
    We proceeded to peel off and headed straight for the highway. We were barely a block away from the bank, yet Dwight and Wiggie began interrogating me with questions.
    â€œYo, how much you got? Holz, how much did you get?” My heart was still pumping a million gallons of blood per second.
    â€œI don’t . . . I don’t know . . .” I replied as I gasped for air. “Let me count it. Just let me catch my breath.”
    When I’d finally counted the money I realized that I had made off with 360 dollars.
    â€œYes! Yes!” I screamed. “I got 360 dollars from that white cat!”
    â€œYo, Holz, you are the man!” Dwight cheerfully exclaimed.
    â€œNo, you the man,” I replied.
    â€œNo, you Da Man,” Dwight said jokingly. “You are da man! My man, big Holz!” We all proceeded to laugh.
    â€œYo, how did you rob him that quick?”
    Playing it off as if I was the most hardened criminal in the world, I sucked my teeth and responded.
    â€œYo, I just ran up on him, pointed my gun in his face, and told him to run his loot.”
    â€œHolz, that’s it? That’s all you did?”
    Careful not to mention how terrified I was and how I almost didn’t follow through with the robbery, I continued to play like a fat cat.
    â€œYeah, that was it! It was easier than taking candy from a baby. Here, Dee, take this money,” I said as I handed Dwight the dough.
    I then slumped back into the seat of the car. I was beginning to come down from my crazed high and I couldn’t believe what I had just done. I had just robbed someone! But, yo, that’s not what scared me, though. The scary part was what if the man had hesitated one more second? If he had, I would have popped a cap in him, probably killing him. I was also scared ’cause I

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