A little bit more

It was about to go down…

Detective Burkely James was a police officer, though retired but he tried to remind himself of all the good things he'd done while in the force. His achievements, his contributions, his impact, and the fact that at one time he'd been a role model to the younger generations.

He tried to remind himself of all these while the kid who looked like he ate bars of steroids for breakfast, lunch, and dinner pinned him to the wall in a chokehold.

One time he'd been given a medal by the town mayor for his exceptional service for criss sakes!

Now he was using children old enough to be his own as shields against the same force he'd served. And not once did Maxim Vongov look his way, in all the years he'd been on the case. Not once.

Not even a threat or a note or the flick of a chin or even a raised eyebrow. He was less than a speck of dust under Maxim's shoe and this just proved that.

How the mighty are fallen.

The other couple rushed out of the bathroom to diffuse