Written by: livingsingl
Co-Authored by: redridinghood999
It's Friday afternoon, about 2 pm. I cased out this bank a number of times, and found it to perfect for the robbing -- two dopy, middle-aged, out of shape guards, minimal security, and some very young, very inexperienced-looking tellers that are more likely to scream and panic than set off any alarms. There aren't too many other person in the lobby today... today's the day to strike!
As I walk in this time, I notice her working behind one of the windows. 21, with short red hair, wearing a little white blouse and tight blue jeans, I haven't seen her working here before. Is it her first day? I'm not sure. I walk up to her window, wearing a black baseball hat, plain black t-shirt and jeans.
I hand her a slip of paper.
"Hi! Welcome to Bank of America. How can I help you today?" She says, as she looks down at the slip of paper.
"Empty the cash and put it into the paper bag" the paper says I produce a grocery bag and put it on the counter "do as the note says and everything will be fine" She whispers, "Oh my god..." and look up, looking to see if maybe this is a joke. She bites her lip, looking around, but the security guard is snoring in a corner, and the other guard, is no where around. The other tellers are either busy or taking a break in the back.
"Just do it". I tell her, as I look around; no one is really paying attention. She opens the cash draw, her hands shaking... "Do it now!" She begins to put stack after stack of $100 dollar bills into the grocery bag. "Very good, don't stop now"
She whispers, "Please mister, just don't hurt anyone. I'll get you the money." She empties the register of large bills, and starts stuffing the sack with stacks of smaller bills -- fifties... twenties... tens...
I turn around and see one of the guards walking towards us "hurry up, give me the bag". She quickly hands me the bag over the teller booth, the guard draws his weapon "freeze" he yells. I grab the bag and pull my 9 mm out of my pants.
"Joe -- he has a gun!" She yells. The other tellers and the customers begin to scream and drop to the ground! I point it at him, "Stop right there Joe or the girl gets it!" I point the gun at her chest.
The guard stammers, "N-now hold on there, son, don't do anything foolish!" I can see the beads of sweat forming on his forehead, completely shaken by the events that have unfolded before him.
"Come around the counter little missy! Shut up Joe! Put the gun down or she is dead and then you are next. Don't test me!" I can hear me whispering under her breath as she slowly come around the corner, her eyes filling up with tears.
The portly stammers, "Y-you got the money son, n-now how's about you leave Lori alone?" He sets the gun down on the lobby carpet, his hands raised. I point the gun at him, and then move to meet my hostage at the end of the counter.
"No, she is now my insurance, get down on your belly."
Now that she is out from behind the teller window, I can see her fully, very tiny and small-framed, 5'4", 92... Not very curvy, clearly still a young college student. The guard starts to lower himself to the floor, getting down on his belly like the other customers of the bank. "Take the bag Lori!" I grab her arm tightly around her wrist, leading her to the door. "Nobody do anything stupid! You're money is insured"
"Help me!" she cries out, but no one moves.
"Be quiet!" I tell her, she closes her mouth, lowering my head I lead her out the front door to my car, a gray ford sedan. I open the passenger side door. "Get in and slide over. You are driving I slide over, my small body barely taking up any room in the front.
"W-where are we going?" I set down the money-filled bag and put my shaking hands on the steering wheel.
"Drive out of the parking lot, make a left and just drive" I grab the bag and take a quick look inside. She starts the car, pulling out of the parking lot and onto the street. We make the left turn and are well down the street before I look back and see bank customers begin to run out of the glass double doors. She starts to rub her tear-filled eyes with the back of her hand, trying to keep from crying as she drives "hmm not a bad take"
"Look, mister... th-there a lot of money there, please... just take it and let me get out here..."
"Don't cry, I wont hurt you. Unless you want me too. Make the next right hand turn" she makes the right hand turn, we quickly turn onto a tree lined road "make the next left" she makes the left, getting increasingly nervous as the car leaves the city and heads into the forest. We start heading up a hill towards the foothills. "Make the next right" We approach the other getaway vehicle, an older dodge pick up truck. "Pull over behind that truck. Lost little one?" She pulls up behind the old dodge pickup truck. With a sniffle, she nods her head.
"Mister, I don't know where we are. I don't know where you're taking me." "My folks are gonna be worried about me."
"Exactly. Oh, well. Get out of the car." I get out and grab your arm once again, guiding you to the truck, opening the passenger side door. I produce a piece of rope and tie your hands together very tightly. I pull a bandana out of my pocket and blindfold her, pushing her into the truck. She whispers, "Oh god..." as I blindfold and push her into the truck. I close the door, walk around to the other side of the truck, get in and pull away.
"Please, mister... don't kill me, I promise, I won't tell anyone anything." she begs.
"I don't do murder. Just behave if you are a good girl, I will reward you later." She nods and sits quietly, raising her legs up to hug her knees as she sits on the passenger seat. "I will, mister... I promise, I'll do whatever you say." A half hour passes, I constantly change directions. We finally come to a stop. She asks why we are stopping. "We at our destination little one", I get out and move to the other side of the truck opening the door. I remove her blindfold.
She shades her blue eyes with her bound hands, still a little blinded by the light as she looks around. I help her out of the truck grabbing the bag and once more grabbing her wrist, guiding her towards the cabin. "Where are we, mister?" She stumbles a little, following behind.
"My little home away from home," I say as I open the door to the cabin and pull her inside. The inside of the cabin is a very small kitchen, a TV, couch and a reclining chair. She looks around hesitantly.
"Y-you live out here, in the woods?" She asks, as I lead her to one of the kitchen chairs.