Bank Job by James Heneghan

Author:James Heneghan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUV000000
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2009-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

THIRTEEN

APRIL 13

Billy chose the small Scotiabank in Surrey Place Mall, only a block from the SkyTrain station.

The mall was busy with shoppers. “Should work in our favor,” Billy explained. “It’ll be easier to make our getaway in the crowd.”

I was standing in the doorway of the Boston Pizza, opposite the bank.

Tom was waiting over at the ice-cream shop further along the mall. I figured he’d probably be cracking his knuckles as usual. He never said much about being anxious or scared, but I knew he was.

Billy headed into the bank, ball cap pulled down low over his forehead as usual. Also as usual were glasses, fake mustache, jeans, gray jacket zipped over his chin.

I moved closer and stood outside the bank. But I couldn’t wait. I followed him inside. I knew that wasn’t the plan, but I couldn’t stand not knowing what was going on. Tom wouldn’t be able to see us. His job was to wait.

I got into the bank in time to see Billy pass his note to the teller, an older woman with big hair. I edged closer so I could hear.

“Touch the silent alarm and you’re dead meat!” Billy growled at her.

She froze with fright.

“Gimme all your bills and be quick about it!”

When I saw the terrified teller reaching into her drawer, I left quickly and waited outside, holding my bag ready.

Billy came rushing out, dumped everything into my bag and took off.

A man came running out of the bank. He didn’t notice me because of all the people walking by.

“Stop thief!” he yelled.

Billy turned sharply right, into Shoppers Drug Mart. The bank man rushed in after him.

Trouble.

I hurried over to the ice-cream shop and made my handoff to Tom. He stuffed my shopping bag into his backpack and then disappeared into the crowd of shoppers, heading for the SkyTrain station.

The whole operation, from bank robbery to final handoff, took less than two minutes.

I hurried back to Shoppers Drug Mart. If the man from the bank caught Billy, we could be in real trouble. The bank man was big and athletic. I got there in time to see him leap on Billy and wrestle him to the floor. They upset a display of sunglasses, the bank man on top of Billy, yelling like crazy. I felt helpless. What could I do? I fought the urge to rush over and try to pull the bank man away from Billy.

A counter clerk, just a kid, helped the bank man to his feet. The bank man’s eyes were snapping with excitement. “He just…robbed the bank,” he panted, pointing down at Billy with a trembling finger. “Call the police.”

The store manager pushed through the gathering crowd. “What’s going on here?”

“This hoodlum just robbed the bank,” said the bank man. “Call the police.”

“Call the police,” the manager ordered the clerk.

The clerk spun away toward the phone.

Billy climbed to his feet, stunned. “I gotta go,” he said.

“You will stay right here until the police arrive,” the bank man said angrily, clamping two big hands onto Billy’s arm.

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