Nicky and Jake by S.L. Hendrickson

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Nicky and Jake

(S.L. Hendrickson)


Nicky and Jake

"Hey you can't do that," Tyler said.

"I just did, get the camera ready."

She grabbed the microphone, and tape recorded. Through the glass doors, she could see everyone was standing over to one side but didn't see the bandit. This was his fourth robbery. Jake wore jeans, plaid shirt, tan work boots, a long black, fake beard, and a yellow construction helmet. He always stood in line like he was going to cash a check or make a deposit. He picked banks because tellers were trained to give everything in the drawer quickly and get the person out of the bank so no one would get hurt. He thought about hitting convenience stores but then the clerk may try to be a hero, and some of them would have a gun. Tellers were never armed, and the small branch banks wouldn't have an armed security guard. He would get on his motorcycle parked outside, drive a different route each time to the construction site, and go back to work. However, today, when he showed the teller the gun and the note, the teller turned white and started breathing erratically. He had been in Delta Force and trained as a medic and knew it was a panic attack. He jumped over the counter and had her get down on the floor in a fetal position to calm her. The manager hit the silent alarm.

Nicky was just inside the door when the Paramedics pulled up. She held the door open for them. He stood up from behind the counter and said, "She is over here." The Paramedics came around the counter, and then he noticed Nicky.

"Hey get out of here," he said waving the gun at her. The bank employee and customers got down on the floor afraid he was going to start shooting.

"I'm Nicky Lake, Channel 5."

"I know who you are."

The police moved forward using the news van for cover. They wouldn't let Tyler go in with the camera. Now the paramedics stopped realizing they were in the middle of a robbery. He didn't mention that when he called them.

"You can come back. She is just having a panic attack."