𝐒𝐓𝐔𝐂𝐊 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐋𝐄 - 𝐫𝐢𝐨

𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫.

MALINA HAD her arms crossed, her legs tangled together as she stared ahead at her friend who was catching her up on everything she had missed in the past few days that she hadn't seen them.

her elbows were slightly resting on the table in front of her, as a laugh bubbled out of her throat. "it's patchy?" she asked, making another laugh come out of her mouth.

Beth rolled her eyes, nodding her head.

Malina turned her head back to Annie, a small smile resting on her face.

"and, um, Deans having an affair." Annie blurted out, moving her hands around as she spoke.

Malinas smiles dropped, her head whipping back over to Beth who only stared back at her. she slowly rose from her seat, wrapping her arms around Beth. "i'm so sorry, Beth."

Beth nodded, patting her back. shrugging it off as Malina slightly moved back and Annie continued.

"they might lose everything, and— were robbing a store." Annie let out a sigh as she finished, her hands falling down to her sides.

"Annie!" Ruby shook her head, her hands flying up as she was still unsure about the idea.

"what?!" Annie shrugged.

"what store?" Malina furrowed her eyebrows, glancing around at all three of them as she felt they weren't being serious.

"the one i work at." Annie nodded, licking her lips.

Malina looked at Beth, her face scrunched as she waited for any of them to start laughing and let her know that they were joking— but none of them did.

"there's around thirty K in the vault, we need that money!" Beth shrugged, her lips pursed.

Ruby let out a sigh, her posture dropping and her head slightly falling. "i can't believe y'all are serious." she mumbled.

Malinas lips were slightly parted, her fingertips tapping against the counter as she shook her head. she thought they sounded stupid.

robbing a store?

what are they thinking?

"you could use the money!" Beth pointed, "you're about to lose your apartment-"

Annie cut her off, nodding quickly. "and we could use a getaway driver!"

Malinas head went back, a scoff leaving her mouth. "a getaway driver?"

Annie shrugged, her lips folding into a line.

Malina watched as her three best friends hurried out of the car, while she rushed to the drivers seat. she let out a shaky breath as she grabbed onto the staring wheel, her fingertips tapping on it as she glanced back at forth from the store and her surroundings.

she shook her head, as her legs began to bounce up and down from her anxiety.

she felt extremely stupid in that moment. she was sure she was going to end up in prison, even if she was only the getaway driver.

Beth, Ruby and Annie had helped her so many times, and when they needed her, she felt it was only right to help them.

even if it was to help them rob a store.

Malina raised up as she watched man walking up to the store, the back of his jacket saying "security."

he paused, staring into the window before dropping the food he held, and quickly running into the store.

"shit!" Malina gripped the wheel, silently praying her friends would make it out of the store in time.

"come on.." she repeated, looking around for any sight of them.

three figures ran out from the back of the store, rushing into the car as Annie held a huge bag in her arms. "go!" Beth yelled, Malinas shaky hands rushing to start the car and quickly drive away.

Malina and Ruby stared at Beth who was zoned out, "Beth, hello?" Ruby spoke, glancing at Malina.

"are you okay in there?"

"what's your name?"

"i robbed a grocery store." Beth spoke, almost in disbelief.

"who's secretary of state?"

"i robbed a grocery store." Beth repeated, speaking sort of slow.

Ruby's face scrunched, turning to Malina. "who is secretary of state?"

"we robbed a grocery store." Beth spoke, smirking up at Ruby as Malina plopped down on the couch next to her.

"we totally did!" Ruby laughed.

"and we actually got away with it!"

"like some smooth criminals."

the two laughed, before turning to Annie. "uh, how much did we get? please tell me we got the thirty!"

Annie picked up two stacks of cash, smiling. "uh, we got it."

Ruby and Beth both let out a sigh of relief, as Annie continued. "we got more than the thirty grand.."

Annie pursed her lips, setting the money down and picking up the other bags. the other three women watched as Annie poured out more money on the table.

Malina started to smile, believing that them getting more money than they had thought was a good thing. but as she glanced at Ruby and Beth, who's faces had dropped, she started to believe it wasn't.

"what?"

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