She
hurried along the already closed door, hoping the party had not started as the
boys do not like seeing girls at their all boys’ party, except for call girls
that are specially brought for the party. But as she moved closer to the door,
she heard faint sounds, meaning the party is about to start.
I just have to hurry up and get my
dress at the laundry room before it’s too late. Things have been so jam-packed
today…I have to move fast and maybe get a glass of wine before the party
finally starts. She thought to herself. Although she
did not come back for the cloth in the laundry room behind the bar but for the
purse which holds her ATM card and ID cards that she forgot in one of her
pockets. It’s Friday and I won’t be
able to block the ATM card or report if lost until Monday! She thought angrily.
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Instead
of going to the laundry room for her purse first, she went to the bar to get
some drink because the queue waiting to get to the laundry is long and the bar
attendant on duty, John, is a friend of
hers, so they chatted a little…
“Why
are you here by this time?” John asked.
“Oh…I
just forgot my purse in my dress pocket and it houses my ATM card and ID cards
and since it’s not my turn yet, I am here for a drink”
“Oh
here, have a drink” he gave her a glass of wine “you have to hurry up as we
will soon have influx of customers”.
“Don’t
worry” she said “I won’t delay you”.
She walked to her stand at the laundry, picked up the dress with the purse and moved to the only table and chair behind a large desk that separated the bar from the walk way. She sat at the edge of the chair behind the table and tried to pull the purse out of the dress pocket, but as she was about to bring it out, the purse fell down and she bent down to pick it up. When she held the purse, before she could raise her body to take her position on the chair she was sitting on, she sensed an odd silence and when she looked up, she froze. There were six men at the bar wearing expensive suits and holding guns. Although they could not see her behind the table but she could see them clearly. Not knowing what to do, she quickly removed all the little money and all her belongings from her purse and shoved them inside the pocket of the dress she was wearing; she picked up the purse and carefully crawled under the table.
She walked to her stand at the laundry, picked up the dress with the purse and moved to the only table and chair behind a large desk that separated the bar from the walk way. She sat at the edge of the chair behind the table and tried to pull the purse out of the dress pocket, but as she was about to bring it out, the purse fell down and she bent down to pick it up. When she held the purse, before she could raise her body to take her position on the chair she was sitting on, she sensed an odd silence and when she looked up, she froze. There were six men at the bar wearing expensive suits and holding guns. Although they could not see her behind the table but she could see them clearly. Not knowing what to do, she quickly removed all the little money and all her belongings from her purse and shoved them inside the pocket of the dress she was wearing; she picked up the purse and carefully crawled under the table.
From
under the table, there is a hole through which she can see everything happening
at the bar without anybody noticing her. She could also see the faces of the
men clearly.
Having
asked everybody to kneel down, pointing guns at them, one of the men said,
“Gentlemen, there is no need for panic, as long as you do what I say, no one
will get hurt”. Facing a man holding a large laundry bag who was obviously
sweating and probably peeing in his pant and standing directly in front of the
table where she was hiding, he continued…“we happen to hear from a solid source
that you Mr. man are here to keep a large amount of money since the bank has
closed and I’m sure the big bag beside you contains the money and my boys and I
are here to pick the bag.
I
can see most of you are not comfortable and am sorry about that. Henry?” he
called one of his men. “Close all windows and doors securely and quickly.
Jude”, he called another man “take the bag and join Hillary and pack all the
money from the safe at the bar”.
While
all this was happening, she was shaking and crying, with her hands covering her
mouth to keep her from making a sound. One of the men was moving to and fro
where she was hiding for minutes before finally joining the others.
“Jeff,
open the back door” the leader instructed.
“Yes
sir!” Jeff said and seconds later, he said “everything is ready sir”.
The
six men brought out their guns and the leader said “then I guess it's time to
leave”
“What
are you doing?” one of the captives asked, almost shouting”.
“Co-operate
now, I told you no one would get hurt…” before he finished his statement, one
of his men shot a man.
“But
you promised…” the captive continued but before he could finish his speech, the
leader shot him.
“I
lied” the gang leader said.
Then
he put his gun back to his pocket…but before he turned to leave, he looked
directly at the desk hole and she looked directly at him also, then he dipped
his hand into his pocket and brought out his gun…
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To be continued
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