Todd fell asleep and woke up with the sun shining. The dog was barking and the guy was back to pick him up. No action that night. Or the next night. It happened on the third night. Todd was feeling pretty sore and stiff by then, too. Three nights under a tree was rough.
   He woke to the sound of the dog barking. One man laughed as he said "they got a fucking dog now." There was three of them, just Luther said. Two big biker types and a short Italian.
   "Shoot the fucker." Said the short guy. "And you, run around to the back and don't let them get out that way." He said to the one on his right.
   Todd snuck up a little closer. He saw one guy run around, into the back yard. The dog was still barking.
   The other big guy, still at the front door was about to kick it open, when the short guy stopped him. "Wait." He tried the knob and it turned. "See, dummy. You have to at least try the knob first. No sense making noise if you don't have to. Now get ready to shoot the dog, when I open it."
   Todd stayed behind the brush and trees as he ran around to the back yard. He saw a guy standing there with a gun in his hand and eyes fixed on the back door and windows. Todd pulled a knife with each hand. He got as close as he could, about twenty feet away. he was just about in position to attack, when he heard a gun shot and a yipe! There went the dog. At that exact moment, Todd charged the bad guy. He ran up to him from behind. The guy was just starting to turn his head, when Todd slammed a knife in his ribs! Then the other knife in the other side of his ribs. The punk started to speak, his mouth opened, as if to try. Then, just so he wouldn't make any sound, Todd pulled the first knife out and sliced his throat. He fell to the ground without ever making a sound.
    Todd ran to the bathroom window and quietly opened it one inch, just so he could hear.
   "I don't see anyone here, boss." Said the big dummy.
   "Check under the beds, check all the closets. Then go check the attic. They gotta be here." The boss said. I'll go get Satch."
   Todd ran to the back door and stood next to the porch. There was four steps going up to the back door and the boss stepped out, with his feet right by Todd. "Satch....Satch. Where the fuck are you?" He said, trying to whisper loudly. "Satch."
   Just then, Todd reached an arm between the wrought iron rails and slammed a knife in his left calf and he ripped down, tearing the skin wide open!
   "Aaah!" He screamed and jumped back inside. "Lou! Lou! He stabbed me!" Todd heard him fall on the floor and he jumped the banister and opened the door. The boss was laying on the floor, holding his leg. He saw Todd and yelled some more. "Lou! Lou! Get this mother fucker before he kills me!"
    Todd was just about to pounce on him, when he saw the other guy run into the room, with a gun drawn. Todd jumped back out the door as fast as he could. He heard a gun shot, but it only hit the door, as he closed it.
   He quickly ran around to the bathroom window and opened it wider. "You guys are trapped. Give it up. You'll never get out the door alive. I've got a gun too." Even though he didn't. "The first one out that door is dead meat."
   Just then a gun came around the doorway, firing blindly into the bathroom. Boom, boom, boom! Todd ducked below the window frame and heard more shots. Boom, boom, boom, click, click. He knew the gun was empty now.
   Todd jumped through the window as fast as he could, screaming "you got me! You mother fucker, you shot me!"
   A confident punk stepped around the corner smiling and saw a knife coming at his face! Todd stabbed him right in the cheek and through the bottom of his jaw. Then he ripped it toward him, knocking teeth out and making the bad guy fall forward. As he fell Todd yanked his knife back and slammed it in the back of his neck, to be sure. He followed him to the floor, pushing it in deep. When he hit the floor, Todd turned it and moved it around in a circle, before pulling it out.
   Todd jumped back out the window as quick as he could. He didn't know if the boss had a gun or not and he didn't want to take any chances. He ran around to the back door and looked through the thin curtain.
   He saw the boss struggling to stand, while calling "Lou. Lou, are you alright? Satch. Anybody?" Todd saw a gun in his hand and stayed quiet, at the back door, looking in through the curtain.
   The boss stepped into the bathroom and Todd heard him say "oh, God. Lou. You too?"
   Todd opened the back door, but stayed back around the side of the doorway. "Give it up, punk. I got your boys. It's only a matter of time, before I get you too."