The news
reporter stated, "This much is known about the robbery, there were two men
in masks. Both men were carrying guns. They absconded with over $1500 from the
gas station. The police are currently looking for witnesses to the crime. If
you know anything, please call the Appel Police Department."
Dora Jones
could not believe the news report. Her friend, Stacey Clark, was in the other
room counting the money.
Stacey
yelled from the other room, "It wasn't $500. It was more like $950. People
can lie when they want to."
Dora shook
her head. How had she let Stacey talk her into robbing the gas station?
Stacey and
Dora had been friends for over 10 years. Now, in their early 20s, they were in
college and looking for exciting things to do. They both had led normal
uneventful lives. Before they went off to college, they made a pact to leave
their mark on the world, somehow. Dora never imagined that they would rob a
bank to do so.
Dora stared
at the TV screen. She watched as the Channel 12 news ran the surveillance
camera footage of the robbery. She and Stacey did look like men. Stacey
insisted that they wear baggy men's clothing. Stacey was smart like that. She
thought of everything. She was always prepared. They had used toy guns.
Stacey said,
"If we get caught, it won't be as bad as if we had real guns."
Dora wanted
to cry, but she was still feeling the adrenaline rush from having just robbed
the gas station. She was nervous. She was expecting the police to come bursting
through the door at any moment. Dora looked at the door and waited. No one came
in through the door. She breathed a sigh of relief.
Stacey was
in the bedroom of her and Dora's apartment counting the money. Stacey was
excited. She could not believe how excited she was. Her blood was rushing. Her
heart was racing. She felt so alive. They had gotten away clean and the police
suspected men of committing the robbery. Her plan had worked. They had gotten
away with robbery.
Stacey
laughed as she thought, "I can't believe the store owner lied about the amount
of money that was stolen."
If they had
needed the money that they had stolen, Stacey would have went back to the store
and beat the clerk over the head for lying.
Dora stuck
her head in the bedroom, "We are out of our mind. They are going to find
us."
Stacey
looked up at the annoying girl standing in the doorway, "Dang, girl. Why
you gotta bring me down? They are not going to find us. You heard on the news
that they are looking for men. We aren't men, are we?"
Dora shook
her head, "No, we are not, but we are the ones who robbed the gas
station."
Stacey
grimaced, "Don't worry about it. We are okay. I have a plan to make sure
that they don't come looking for us."
Dora
interrupted Stacey, "Don't tell me what it is. I do not want to know. We
are in this mess because of one of your stupid plans. I can't believe I
listened to your crazy behind."
Stacey
laughed. She had heard Dora say that phrase many times in the past. "You
need to quit worrying. Just keep your mouth shut and everything will be okay. I
bet you feel like you are floating on air, don't you?"
Dora rolled
her eyes. She refused to answer Stacey.
Stacey
laughed, "I already know the answer. Leave me alone, I gotta map out our
plan for the next robbery."
Stacey let
out a hearty laugh.
Dora slapped
her face as she left the room. She hoped that Stacey was joking. They didn't
need to rob anyone or anything else.
