Chapter 17: Encounter
A woman's loud scream echoed through the bus, filled with fear and desperation as she called for help.
Even though I was seated near the back, I could see the situation clearly. To my shock, three armed men with masks covering their faces were pointing guns at the screaming woman.
"Shut up if you don't want your skull blown off!" one of the hijackers yelled.I hadn't expected anything unusual on my bus ride today, but here I am, in the middle of something very terrible to happen. Still, I tried to remain calm.
I noticed that many passengers were visibly shaken by the hijacking. Soon, the woman fell silent out of fear of being shot.
One of the masked men then shouted, "Listen up! If you don't want to die today, hand over your cell phones, wallets, and jewelry!" He threatened as another accomplice pulled out a large black bag, intending for everyone to put their belongings in it in exchange for their lives.
Due to fear, the passengers, trembling with anxiety, they complied with the hijackers' demands without resisting. They handed over their belongings, dropping them into the bag carried by one of the hijackers, as each passenger was held at gunpoint.
"This isn't right!" Speaking in my thoughts while observing.
"I have to do something, especially since I can't afford to lose the little money and my cellphone, the only things I have left." I needed to find a way out of this situation.
However, the bus was packed with passengers, and I was certain that if I used my ability, many people would notice. My anxiety started to spike as I contemplated my options, feeling overwhelmed by the situation.
"I can't hold back any longer," I thought. "No matter what happens, I must ensure these hijackers don't succeed." I was thinking to use the effect of my card to control the mind of one of the hijackers and make him shoot another. But what if that caused more chaos and put more people in danger, especially since I didn't know how to handle a gun?
I was utterly confused about what to do.
Lost in deep thought, I didn't even realize that I had slowly started to reach for the tarot card in my pocket, fully intending to use my ability. Suddenly, one of the hijackers noticed me.