11 CRAZY CONVOS

  LUKE'S POV   This goddamn robber turned around, and the look I gave him was way out of this world. You could call it a death stare, and if looks could kill, I was pretty sure this guy would have been dead by now.   There was no doubt that I didn't like Ariel, but what he did back there really displeased me. I didn't know, but I couldn't just stand and watch her in pain.   "What did you just say?" The robber asked as the both of us eventually stood up. "I can see you have some fucking nerve, huh?"   "If you want money, I'll give you money, but don't you dare touch her," I told him, calm and threatening at the same time. I narrowed my eyes down to Ariel, and she just gazed at me in confusion. I know she must be wondering why I was helping her out, and I too was wondering the same thing.   The robber laughed in disbelief. "You know I can shoot you right now, don't you?"   "You think I'm scared of dying?" I came back. "I've had a lot to lose all these years. Don't think that