Cops and Robbers

I can't believe I'm doing this! I must be totally out of my mind. I know Brittany pretty much has a gun to my head but to think I would end up stark naked in the park in broad daylight! I decided to retrieve her phone in the infinitesimal hope that she would reduce the sentence of my bereaved state, or at the very least give some of my old stuff back. Now I find myself ducking corners just so no one would see that I was running around outside in the nude.

As it turned out, there were very little enclosed areas from my apartment to the tech store. So I found myself sprinting through completely open areas totally naked while grasping my junk and praying that no one was seeing me. That's what lead me here to the park. It was the only route from here to the tech store that had patches of trees and shrubbery to hide behind.

Creeping up to the hedge that separated the park from the street right next to the tech store, I peered through an opening in the foliage. I saw the tech store at the very end of the street. My destination was just a hop, skip, and a jump away. All I had to do was go in, get Brittany's phone, then get out of there. But how was I going to do that without being seen? The whole street was packed with people. If I somehow fell through this hedge, nearly two-dozen people minimum would most certainly see a naked man emerge. Can you imagine their expressions!?

As I stood there pondering my options, I heard a light rustling coming from the trees behind me.

"Freeze pervert! This is the police! Put your hands in the air!"

My hands shot up automatically in response to the demanding tone. Oh no, my worst fears were coming true. An actual police officer spotted me running naked through the park and now this guy was going to arrest me for indecent exposure. My heart was hammering in panic.

"Keep those hands up where I can see them and turn around."

I swallowed as I braced myself for the inevitable event that was about to happen next. I wasn't about to argue with a cop, so I obeyed without any complaint. As I turned around to meet the officer face-to-face, rather then seeing a badge or a gun, I saw a bright flash. What I saw before me was not a cop, but a familiar young man holding up a camera phone in one hand while he was pointing his fingers like a pistol with the other hand.

"Bang!" He shouted as he snapped another photo of me "Hahahaha! Did I scare you Benjamin? Long time no see friend. You should see the look on your face, it's priceless!" He snapped another picture.

Recognition dawned on me as I realized that I knew this person from my former school! He was a close friend of mine.