SighKey
05-31-2013, 08:18 AM
Firstly, a thank you to anyone who takes the time to read this. It's the first story i have finished since i was about 9. I'm also not the best with grammar and spelling as you'll see but that's part of the reason i'm here.
I believe i will learn more from all the things i do wrong (even if it's a lot) so don't hold back. :)
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Everyone Falls
Stealing had always come easy to Adam. He was 23 now which gave him an 'I am undefeatable' attitude. This made it all the more harder for him to find jobs with people he new had a good rep and found himself more often than not lately working with strangers
It's funny to him really. The first time he stole was by accident.
He and his two best friends were in the local supermarket at school dinnertime. They weren't even supposed to be off school grounds but the teachers were pretty slack with the rule seeing as there was a few local shops on the same street.
Anyway they were messing around like usual,getting the same dirty looks from other shoppers.
Adam had picked up a chocolate bar a while ago but in the rush of running around, getting chased and subsequently getting kicked out he had forgotten about it.
After they stopped running and laughing he realised his hand wasn't empty. His friends had done it plenty of times. Adam had never seen the attraction and always had money with him so never bothered.
Now though while they were teasing him about finally being initiated, he was feeling the adrenaline of getting away with the theft.
Oh sure it was only a bar, it was nothing but the rush he felt it may as well have been the Crown Jewels.
That was the beginning.
It was because he had this undefeated, golden touch mind set that he didn't fully register the sideway looks the others in the car were giving him. They had been watching the jewellery shop for a month before. Usually they only watched a place for two weeks but these were new guys on the scene so they were extra touchy and needed the extra time. Most people don't like to work with ones who were fresh to robbery. Adam always liked to be the exception, and he was gifted remember.
The job should be a huge payoff. The owner apparently a little on the dodgy side too was getting a rather large delivery of gems, mainly diamonds. Luckily because he was on the dodgy side, none of the diamonds had stamps on them.
The four of them sat silently in the car, twenty feet down on the opposite side of the road waiting for the delivery to arrive.
"Right lets have a quick run through while we wait" said James, from the driving seat.
"Adam and Liam, you two are gonna' be on the security. I'm gonna' be securing the owner. And Pete you're on the door looking out. Everyone got that?"
No-one said a word, there were just nods and grunts from the rest of the team.
They didn't have to wait long until the black car carrying two well built guys and their fortune arrived. That's when they got that extra kick of adrenaline, and their hearts picked up pace. "Give 'em a few mins to get in and get comfy" said James. They all turned their heads to the right and watched another guy give a hand signal. The phone lines were down.
That's when all in unison, they slipped on their balaclavas and left the car. Moving as fast as they could they made their way to the shop door and burst through. As Pete closed and locked the door behind them the others rushed to the heavy set security and put the guns right against their head.
"Don't even think about it big fella!" Said Adam as the bald one reached inside his coat.
The other guy didn't even bother to try.
He quickly reaches inside the bald guys pocket and throws the gun he finds to one of his team. As he turned he had seen Pete and Liam miming words to each other, but he couldn't tell what was said. He didn't like the look of it but now wasn't the time to get paranoid. He would just keep an extra look out for anything else and just get on with the job.
At the same time James was making his way through the door at the back of the large glass desk to the office behind. With his gun held high he kicked his way through the door, which was easier than he thought as it wasn't even locked. The force he used to kick open the door with barely any resistance sent him a little unsteady. He quickly recovered himself to find a surreal scene before him.
An overweight, middle-aged man stuck halfway through a small window. Legs thrashing around kicking over everything on the desk. James grabbed a hold of his leg and while laughing pulled him back through the window.
"Maybe you should lay off the bacon,little piggy"
Just then the two security guys came bursting through the door, scaring James so much that he just straight out nearly shot one in the face.
"What the HELL are you playing at back here!" Screamed Adam.
The last thing Adam wanted was dead people. That's not how he played. He never carried a loaded gun on a job ever, not that anyone ever knew that.
"You shoulda seen this guys fat *** sticking out the window man" laughed James.
"Let's just get this done, the longer we are here the riskier it is" Pleaded Adam. Maybe he wasn't lucky, just smart he thought.
James ordered all three into the corner of the office and told Liam to watch them. He turned his attention to the silver briefcase now laying on the office desk.
"Code" He demanded.
No-one spoke a word.
"Adam, shoot the old guy in the knee" Said James.
Adam flinched, but not so much that anyone would notice, well not this lot anyway. He raised and aimed his gun at the knee of the owner. Luckily for them both that was all the action that was needed.
"No! please don't" Cried the owner.
James turned to the guy and said "Are a couple of lousy glass beads really worth your life mate? Don't ya have people who'll miss ya?"
There was a sighed sob that escaped from him and the tears came quickly after. Through a few breathless attempts he told him the code he needed.
Even though Adam was watching the three in the corner, through his peripheral vision he saw James give a nod to Liam behind him. Well he thought it was just Liam, he didn't realise that Pete had made his way back to the office too now. James was busy checking the contents of the briefcase. A little addition they didn't know about was a nice little stash of cash. At least twenty grand in there.
He shut the case and nodded to someone behind Adam. Before he even had time to register the danger they grabbed him from behind. Someone gave him a hard kick at the back of the knee and he collapsed to the floor. He tried to turn and loosen his arms, kicking with his one good leg at anything he could, but it just hit air. With every bit of struggle Adam gave just brought a new pain, a new thud and more blood. They were too quick and too strong and Adam just wasn't prepared.
Within a few minutes they had him gagged and tied to the office chair. Still trying to struggle from the bonds and screaming something undecipherable to them all Adam just looked on confused. He didn't understand why they were doing this. They had nothing to fear from him informing on them, his reputation was good for that at least.
James just stood staring at him until he finally stopped struggling.
"Do you remember three years back?" James started.
"You were on a job with Jimmy Lake. The cops turned up and everyone got pinched. Everyone that is, except for you."
Realisation started setting in on Adam.
"Now we know you weren't working with 'em, was just some bad luck that a nosey old git was passing. Still that fact they all did time and you got off scott free never did sit right with any of 'em. Especially Jimmy, my Dad."
James lifted one of the guns and pointed it right at Adam and smiled. Adam started to struggle more than ever now. Twisting and screaming, the chair rocking on its legs until it finally tipped over. It didn't stop him trying to get free though. His wrists and ankles bloodied from the trying, his face wet from the tears and sweat of the panic. James lowered the gun and turned to walk out, he stopped and turned back to Adam one last time.
"How lucky do you feel now" Said James as they all could hear the very faint sound of sirens.
As the three of them drove away James looked in his rearview mirror to see the police pull up outside the shop.
I believe i will learn more from all the things i do wrong (even if it's a lot) so don't hold back. :)
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Everyone Falls
Stealing had always come easy to Adam. He was 23 now which gave him an 'I am undefeatable' attitude. This made it all the more harder for him to find jobs with people he new had a good rep and found himself more often than not lately working with strangers
It's funny to him really. The first time he stole was by accident.
He and his two best friends were in the local supermarket at school dinnertime. They weren't even supposed to be off school grounds but the teachers were pretty slack with the rule seeing as there was a few local shops on the same street.
Anyway they were messing around like usual,getting the same dirty looks from other shoppers.
Adam had picked up a chocolate bar a while ago but in the rush of running around, getting chased and subsequently getting kicked out he had forgotten about it.
After they stopped running and laughing he realised his hand wasn't empty. His friends had done it plenty of times. Adam had never seen the attraction and always had money with him so never bothered.
Now though while they were teasing him about finally being initiated, he was feeling the adrenaline of getting away with the theft.
Oh sure it was only a bar, it was nothing but the rush he felt it may as well have been the Crown Jewels.
That was the beginning.
It was because he had this undefeated, golden touch mind set that he didn't fully register the sideway looks the others in the car were giving him. They had been watching the jewellery shop for a month before. Usually they only watched a place for two weeks but these were new guys on the scene so they were extra touchy and needed the extra time. Most people don't like to work with ones who were fresh to robbery. Adam always liked to be the exception, and he was gifted remember.
The job should be a huge payoff. The owner apparently a little on the dodgy side too was getting a rather large delivery of gems, mainly diamonds. Luckily because he was on the dodgy side, none of the diamonds had stamps on them.
The four of them sat silently in the car, twenty feet down on the opposite side of the road waiting for the delivery to arrive.
"Right lets have a quick run through while we wait" said James, from the driving seat.
"Adam and Liam, you two are gonna' be on the security. I'm gonna' be securing the owner. And Pete you're on the door looking out. Everyone got that?"
No-one said a word, there were just nods and grunts from the rest of the team.
They didn't have to wait long until the black car carrying two well built guys and their fortune arrived. That's when they got that extra kick of adrenaline, and their hearts picked up pace. "Give 'em a few mins to get in and get comfy" said James. They all turned their heads to the right and watched another guy give a hand signal. The phone lines were down.
That's when all in unison, they slipped on their balaclavas and left the car. Moving as fast as they could they made their way to the shop door and burst through. As Pete closed and locked the door behind them the others rushed to the heavy set security and put the guns right against their head.
"Don't even think about it big fella!" Said Adam as the bald one reached inside his coat.
The other guy didn't even bother to try.
He quickly reaches inside the bald guys pocket and throws the gun he finds to one of his team. As he turned he had seen Pete and Liam miming words to each other, but he couldn't tell what was said. He didn't like the look of it but now wasn't the time to get paranoid. He would just keep an extra look out for anything else and just get on with the job.
At the same time James was making his way through the door at the back of the large glass desk to the office behind. With his gun held high he kicked his way through the door, which was easier than he thought as it wasn't even locked. The force he used to kick open the door with barely any resistance sent him a little unsteady. He quickly recovered himself to find a surreal scene before him.
An overweight, middle-aged man stuck halfway through a small window. Legs thrashing around kicking over everything on the desk. James grabbed a hold of his leg and while laughing pulled him back through the window.
"Maybe you should lay off the bacon,little piggy"
Just then the two security guys came bursting through the door, scaring James so much that he just straight out nearly shot one in the face.
"What the HELL are you playing at back here!" Screamed Adam.
The last thing Adam wanted was dead people. That's not how he played. He never carried a loaded gun on a job ever, not that anyone ever knew that.
"You shoulda seen this guys fat *** sticking out the window man" laughed James.
"Let's just get this done, the longer we are here the riskier it is" Pleaded Adam. Maybe he wasn't lucky, just smart he thought.
James ordered all three into the corner of the office and told Liam to watch them. He turned his attention to the silver briefcase now laying on the office desk.
"Code" He demanded.
No-one spoke a word.
"Adam, shoot the old guy in the knee" Said James.
Adam flinched, but not so much that anyone would notice, well not this lot anyway. He raised and aimed his gun at the knee of the owner. Luckily for them both that was all the action that was needed.
"No! please don't" Cried the owner.
James turned to the guy and said "Are a couple of lousy glass beads really worth your life mate? Don't ya have people who'll miss ya?"
There was a sighed sob that escaped from him and the tears came quickly after. Through a few breathless attempts he told him the code he needed.
Even though Adam was watching the three in the corner, through his peripheral vision he saw James give a nod to Liam behind him. Well he thought it was just Liam, he didn't realise that Pete had made his way back to the office too now. James was busy checking the contents of the briefcase. A little addition they didn't know about was a nice little stash of cash. At least twenty grand in there.
He shut the case and nodded to someone behind Adam. Before he even had time to register the danger they grabbed him from behind. Someone gave him a hard kick at the back of the knee and he collapsed to the floor. He tried to turn and loosen his arms, kicking with his one good leg at anything he could, but it just hit air. With every bit of struggle Adam gave just brought a new pain, a new thud and more blood. They were too quick and too strong and Adam just wasn't prepared.
Within a few minutes they had him gagged and tied to the office chair. Still trying to struggle from the bonds and screaming something undecipherable to them all Adam just looked on confused. He didn't understand why they were doing this. They had nothing to fear from him informing on them, his reputation was good for that at least.
James just stood staring at him until he finally stopped struggling.
"Do you remember three years back?" James started.
"You were on a job with Jimmy Lake. The cops turned up and everyone got pinched. Everyone that is, except for you."
Realisation started setting in on Adam.
"Now we know you weren't working with 'em, was just some bad luck that a nosey old git was passing. Still that fact they all did time and you got off scott free never did sit right with any of 'em. Especially Jimmy, my Dad."
James lifted one of the guns and pointed it right at Adam and smiled. Adam started to struggle more than ever now. Twisting and screaming, the chair rocking on its legs until it finally tipped over. It didn't stop him trying to get free though. His wrists and ankles bloodied from the trying, his face wet from the tears and sweat of the panic. James lowered the gun and turned to walk out, he stopped and turned back to Adam one last time.
"How lucky do you feel now" Said James as they all could hear the very faint sound of sirens.
As the three of them drove away James looked in his rearview mirror to see the police pull up outside the shop.