The Heist

Luke Reimold, 18 years old, 3.8 GPA, getting ready to graduate in the West Lake High class of 2007 and take his education to the university of Wisconsin. Life was good, he had his health, friends, family, and faith. He had a life that many would kill to possess, yet he took it all for granite. Sure, he said his prayers every morning at the table and every night before bed, he went to church, he did his homework, he loved his family, but he was trapped by a greater evil that consumes millions of us: consumerism. Luke wanted all the latest and greatest materials that were out, regardless the price tag. Being a broke college-student-to-be Luke decided that he needed to find a way to "beat the system" and curb his hunger for more by contacting his buddy Zak who worked for Best Buy. Zak, who was Luke's consumerist pal, said he found a loophole to heist Best Buy from the inside out and Luke was wary at first but after listening to the blueprint of the plan he decided to be in on it. Basically, Zak had access to a return assistant's computer login which allowed him to access old receipts and fake that they were returned and he would pocket the gift card without anyone knowing. It was a wham-bam-thank-you-mam process, and it worked! The two couldn't believe it, months on end that had limitless gift cards to Best Buy to blow on all the latest games, movies, stereos and other useless entertainment. 

Luke thought that life was now perfect, that is until he realized Zak was admitted to a mental hospital and quit Best Buy. Zak knew Best Buy had been watching him steal the gift cards and quit before they said anything, he then admitted himself to a mental institution and came back a month later. All the while, Luke knew his addiction to materials were going to get to his head if he didn't do something. When Zak got back from the hospital, he came to Lukes room at his home in West Lake. They sat and talked to Luke and said "Luke, I fought the devil, and I won." Luke knew it was his turn, because he was haunted everyday by the demon that told him to consume and buy. "I need out of this hell, man, I can't do this anymore, LET ME GO!" Luke screamed at Zak, "Whoa man, calm down," Zak replied. Luke slowly reached into his pant waist and cocked a 9mm, Zak hollered "LUKE, what are you doing man put that down!" "I can't man, I can't, I can't, I need out, I need out!" He put the gun to his throat, pulled the trigger, and in an instant his eyes popped open, "Ahhh!" He screamed, "Luke is everything alright," his mom screamed down the steps, "Yea mom, its just a bad dream."