“EMPTY THE REGISTER OLD MAN!”

This can’t be happening right now! I’m only here for one thing and one thing only! I duck behind the back of neatly assorted chips.

“Son I don’t want any trouble” the old man waves his hands.

“FASTER OLD MAN!”

There is no time to be a hero I argue with myself. I just cower behind the snacks looking at the clerk shake and sniffle. He can barely punch the keys to open the register.

The gunman goes to hit him “HEY” I just became the hero. My inner man yells at me.

“WHO THE FUCK IS THIS? YOU CALL THE COPS?”

I inch closer exclaiming who I am.

Two seconds later the gunman is on the floor the clerk knocks him out cold with his shot gun.

“Now what can I get you sonny?”

I nearly trip over my heart dragging against the floor as I move slowly toward the gunman.

“Condoms I just need some condoms”

The clerk hands me two boxes.

“On the house son”

The old man holds the gun overtop of the gunman’s head like he’s something inhuman.

“You have a great night son”

The clerk winks and smiles.

“Yes I’d like to report a robbery”