BANK ROBBERY - Episode One

Feeling tired, David thought for a while and decided a short rest would be ideal before heading into the city’s godforsaken traffic where on a daily basis, he compulsorily spends three long hours of waiting and maneuvering before getting home.

Already in the parking garage, he unlocks his car; in and seated, he adjusts the backrest slightly backwards, and in a relaxed manner he sat, enjoying the moment, before closing his eyes for a quick nap.

Unfortunately, David dozed off. He was fagged out from the day’s extra-ordinary routine. It was the last day of the month and customers’ influx was high. Being the first contact person in his branch, he was saddled and overwhelmed with multiple customers complaints, enquiries and requests. He was not even opportune to observe a five minutes break because of the end of month pressure.

David was really tired; the security man at the exit gate could hear him snore from his duty post.

About twenty minutes after he unconsciously journeyed into sleep world, he was abruptly called back by the screeching tires of three Hilux vehicles.
The vehicles were occupied by men with fierce looking faces, armed with guns and charms; and before he could process what was happening, in commando style, they quickly blocked the entry and exit gates, while shooting sporadically into the air. Bank Robbers he muttered.

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Get out of the vehicle and lie flat one of them yelled at him. Sighting his Identity card holder around his neck with the glaring bank’s logo, they jacked him off the ground like a weightless object, pointing various guns at him; they dragged him to the bank’s emergency exit point.

The vicinity which had so much life became lifeless, traders ran off leaving their shops and goods in the open, pedestrians and motorist vanished into thin air, and in the twinkle of an eye the whole vicinity was deserted as people had vanished to safety.

With his heart now beating faster than any known record in history, his life flashed through his eyes, and in the split of a second, he has asked himself the question…Why did I not drive home immediately? And another; what have I done to myself?

Afraid and confused, he resorts to begging…please Sir, please Sir.
Shut up yelled one of the armed robbers. Tell your manager to open the door or we‘ll kill you and blast our way in.
With tears free falling from his eyes he holds the comm switch and begs the manager to open the door. His colleagues hearing his voice on the comm screams, Jeez, it’s David. He left about twenty minutes ago.

Holding down the comm switch again, one of the armed robbers dares the manager; hope you have called the police; we came prepared and you have only 3 minutes to open the door before we kill David, and use our explosives; another added. We did not come here for negotiation and if we have to force our way in we will kill every staff in the branch and their blood would be on you.

There was pandemonium amongst the staff, open it Sir pleaded some of the staff, we know the police, they will not come. If you don’t comply, David will be killed and when they blow up the door, they will kill us too. Open it Sir, please open it, the money is insured but our lives are not.

Holding down the comm switch again, this time David’s heart beat could be heard on the other side before he mutters the word please, after which a coarse voice takes over with a countdown five, four, three, two, one…ka ka ka ka ka (gun shots).

Watch Out For Episode 2