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Sara sat alone on the couch in the empty broken down house trying to think of the perfect store for the job. She gently drummed her pen against her head and bit her lower lip. 'If we go to Bower's Party Shop we can get at least 3 thousand there, we'd have two minutes to get the money and get out. First step create a power surge so the alarm system resets and has to manually be turned on, remove the video and audio plug out cords to the security camera.' Sara knew that she had it all worked out now she just needed another store that had 2 grand in it's safe.
'We can't take the autoshop, they improved their security system to state of the art equipment. The gas station has slight problem with their security system, it short circuits leaving all the power off in there for a good five minutes.' Sara decided on taking the Party Shop and the Gas Station and then headed out to find Jet, Josh, and Jessica. Knowing exactly where they'd be she headed towards the Liquor store.
When she reached the back of the store she found them sitting on old crates talking and sipping beer. "Alright you guys I don't have enough money for you so we have to do two jobs instead of one. Bower's Party Shop and the Gas Station. I've got it all figured out, I'm gonna do most of the work so I need you guys to be on the look out while I'm in there, you guys are gonna hide out in the trees and watch at Bower's. At the Gas Station I'll go in through the back where the broken window is and go on from there, you guys again will be on the look out, got it?" They all nodded and got themselves ready for the job.
Sara sighed heavily as she walked around the town with her hands in her pockets. She hated times like this, when she needed to be the one who did everything because she couldn't rely on anyone of her friends. 'Catherine has a conference meeting tonight so she won't get back till 11.' She told herself while crossing the street. She walked to Catherine's with her head held low feeling the shame of what she was about to do later on. When she got inside she walked over to the couch and practically fell down onto it. Instantly she fell asleep.
Images of blood and a screaming young girl filled Sara's mind as she tossed and turned on the couch. The images became more real to her as she tried to block them out and then more images of a young girl being beaten by her father and mother. Sara bolted up and hit her head on the coffee table. "How the hell did I get down here?" She asked herself rubbing her head and clearing the images of what just happened out of her head. Looking outside she saw that it was dark out and when she looked up at the clock she saw that it was 11:45. "Isn't Catherine supposed to be home by now?" She asked aloud while rubbing her head.
She got up and walked up stairs grabbing her black clothes, gloves and mask and left the empty house. She walked to Jessica's house and walked in without knocking. Jessica's parents treated her like she was another daughter and Sara loved that. Sara noticed that Jessica's parents weren't around so she headed towards her room and knocked. "Hey Jessica you in there?" Sara asked slowly opening the door.
"Yeah come in Sara." Sara walked in and nodded to Jessica. "Hey, you ready?" Sara asked slipping the black hoody over her head and slipping the gloves on her hands. "Yep, Jet and Josh are already sitting up in the trees with there stuff." Sara nodded and waited for Jessica before heading out towards the store.
Jessica took her position in the tree and was constantly looking around for anyone. Sara grabbed a cord that lead to a power line and cut it with a pair of wire cutters and watched as the faint light's in the store went out. Quickly but quietly she walked up to the back door and unlocked it. In a flash she was inside and standing up against the wall below the security camera, she reached up and grabbed the audio and video cords pulling them out, she ran quietly behind the counter and opened the register grabbing the money, then she went to the safe below the register cracking it open grabbing the cash in it. Then she closed both the register and safe and walked up to the security camera plugging the audio and video cords back in place. Without a sound she got out the back door.
She leaped over the fence that lead to the trees where Jessica, Jet, and Josh were carrying the bag of money lazily. "You did it!" Jet congratulated slapping Sara hard on the back. "Let's count this to see if we have enough." Sara ordered walking past them towards a barely lit area in the park with her head low.
After about five minutes Sara had the money counted and was resting her head in her hands. "We have 6 grand. We don't need to hit the gas station." Sara mumbled while stuffing the money back into the bag. Before she knew what happened she was hit hard in the back of the head with a rock. "Sorry Sara it's just business." Jet whispered in her ear before grabbing the bag of money and walking off with Jessica and Jet. Sara laid there and slowly slipped into darkness.
Sara slowly woke from the darkness that engulfed her and felt her head pound and her body frozen stiff. She pushed herself up ignoring the pain she felt all over her body and stood up shakily. "Them bastards." She whispered. Feeling her body go numb she rubbed her legs to get some warmth into them and then she did the same to her arms. "God I'm such a fuck up." She whispered while starting to walk but only succeeding in falling. "I've got to get home to Catherine." She forced herself up again and took slow steps so she wouldn't fall down.
After a hour and a half she made it to the front door of Catherine's. Slowly and quietly she opened the door and saw Catherine sitting on the couch reading a book. She was afraid to approach her but knew she would have to sooner or later but she wasn't sure what to say. She looked over at the clock and saw that it was 10:30.
Catherine looked up from her book and saw Sara. "What the hell happened to you?" She asked getting up and walking over to her with concern in her eyes and voice. Sara wanted to tell her that her friends betrayed her but she didn't want to look weak in front of the one that she loved and swore that she would protect till her last breath.
Catherine took her in her arms and hugged her tightly, she then took a step back and saw the lostness in Sara's eyes. "Baby, please tell me what happened." Catherine pleaded cupping Sara's cheek in her hand. "My friends they, aren't who I thought they were." Sara whispered looking away from Catherine's eyes. Catherine whipped the dirt of Sara's face and gently kissed her. "It'll be ok, I promise." Sara nodded and wrapped her arms around her lover tightly, seeking comfort that she longed for. Catherine knew that it takes a while for Sara to trust people and knew that she would be deeply hurt by this. "Come on let's go lay down." Catherine gently whispered leading Sara to their bedroom and laying them down holding Sara in her arms.