The Last Chance by Darrien Lee

men and then quickly reached into his back waistband and pulled out his gun, shooting the man with the gun in the shoulder. The gunman fell to the ground in agony as the man with the knife lunged at Martez and screamed, “This is from Jazz!”
    Ramsey pushed Martez out of the way and grabbed the man’s wrist. He twisted his arm, causing him to scream out in pain until he dropped the knife on the ground. Ramsey looked down at Martez and yelled, “Go back into the club!”
    By that time, a group of people coming out of the club saw Martez running frantically toward them screaming, “Call 911!”
    Ramsey kicked the man in the face, knocking him over the hood of a car. He glanced back over the man he’d shot and saw that he was still squirming around on the ground.
    Ramsey picked the guy up who originally had the knife and slammed him head first into the driver side windshield of a car, shattering it, which knocked him unconscious. Ramsey then turned his attention to the man he’d shot and grabbed him by the foot. He dragged him around to the front of his car and said, “Next time, tell your boy to send more people.”
    Someone from the group of people who heard the commotion called the police and within seconds, D.C. police were on the scene taking a report.
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    Keilah met Michael for dinner later that night. She wore a lavender suit with matching shoes, and as soon as she walked into the restaurant, Michael stood and greeted her with a tender kiss on the cheek. “Keilah, you look beautiful.”
    â€œThank you,” she replied as he held out her chair for her. Michael was dressed in full uniform, and he looked so handsome.
    He sat down across from her and said, “Keilah, I’m so sorry I couldn’t pick you up for dinner. My meeting ran over longer than I thought it would, and our reservations were for seven.”
    She placed a napkin in her lap and said, “Stop apologizing, Michael, it’s OK.”
    The waiter approached their table and showed Michael a bottle of champagne. Michael looked over at Keilah and asked, “Do you approve?”
    Keilah nodded in agreement. The waiter turned over their glasses and proceeded to pour two glasses of champagne. Before walking away, he handed both of them menus and said, “I’ll give you a few minutes to look over the menu, and as soon as you’re ready, I’ll be happy to take your order.”
    Michael smiled at the waiter and said, “Thank you.” Once the waiter was gone, Michael held his glass up to Keilah and said, “To new beginnings.”
    â€œTo new beginnings,” Keilah repeated.
    The pair sipped their champagne. Keilah took a longer sip before setting her glass down. She felt a little nervous. Michael was staring at her so much that she could see the candlelight flickering in his eyes. “Keilah, you have a unique name.”
    She smiled and said, “Yes, my mother got it from the Bible.”
    â€œKeilah is a city in Judah, right?”
    Impressed, Keilah smiled and said, “That’s right. How did you know?”
    He took another sip of champagne and said, “I was born and raised in the church so I picked up on a few things.”
    Keilah blushed. “So I notice. Actually, my mother gave all of us names from the Bible.”
    â€œReally? How many brothers and sisters do you have?” Michael asked.
    I have four older brothers. Luke, Roman, Malachi, and Genesis.”
    Michael smiled and said, “I see what you mean. Your parents gave all of you some strong biblical names.”
    â€œThank you, Michael.”
    He picked up the champagne bottle and refilled Keilah’s glass before refilling his own. “So you’re the baby of the family and the only girl?”
    â€œUnfortunately, I am. It has it rewards, but my brothers are terribly overprotective of me.”
    â€œI wouldn’t expect any less. If I had a sister, I would be