Nature's Cure

Waiting

8:32am, entering the building the two couldn't help but smile. It was so new it's staff were still so young in their training as shop keepers, and each shop's security systems were yet to be tested properly by the public. In the last three weeks they'd observed every shop, trying to decide which to store to take their presents from. A jewellery shop was their first choice, simple security that could be easily worked around with simple women in suits and heals guarding the valuables. The early birds who were in the store for the opening walked around like ghosts, not talking to each other, just walking to each next shop. As they walked Elliot noticed how shiny the floor was beneath her feet, she kicked her foot forward, scuffing it and making a loud squeaking sound, she chuckled and looked down at Kalo "Ha, ha" they said smirking as they did it as well. Their fun was soon stopped as they came close to the shop "Around here?" Elliot asked. She seemed concerned "Around here, yes. We have five hours to wait. It'll get busy soon enough" The two sat down on the seats placed in the centre of the large corridor and began watching again, through the windows they could see staff chatting and prancing around their stores getting ready for their days. Kalo once again took their bag off their back and placed it between their ankles on the floor. Hunched over the reached inside looking for their wallet "Front pocket mate" Elliot said smacking the front of the bag with her hand, they quickly zipped it back up. They flicked through the wallet making sure it was empty apartment from £50 cash, before putting it into their pocket.

10:50am, the shopping centre was increasingly becoming busy and several people came and went from the seats around the two. Elliot disliked the people. Every time a group sat down all they spoke about was the sickest going around at the moment. it had been round in all countries and people seemed to be concerned. The sitters shoved video after video in each other's faces, showing hospital staff trying to tie down their patients and police officers getting attacked. After two weeks of rumours about how people caught the bug governments still weren't certain. It seemed to most that they didn't really care, the focus of the new channels broadcast about how nature was turning against 'us' with the forest fires, tsunamis and floods at all time highs. In reality it had been brought upon humanity due to their careless behaviour and disrespect for mother natures planet. However Elliot and Kalo tried to remain clueless of the goings on in the world, their world was their business, nothing else.

11:30am, starting to feel sick from their hunger Kalo passed the bag onto Elliot and walked toward the escalator so they would find some food. A drug store were selling a meal deal so Kalo headed in that direction. Like all shops in the centre there were basic metal detectors at the doors, however this drugstore had even better security than their jewellery store; with their own human security guard. He stood by the cash tills making sure nobody stole the paracetamol. Kalo stared at him imagining what a boring job it must be to guard some tablets all day long. Kalo stood in front of the massive selection of sandwiches. In the zone, they didn't notice a man trying to get past them until they got pushed out the way "Sorry, sorry" he said, seeming skittish as he walked towards the medicines aisle. Kalo went back to picking a sandwich and just picked up two chicken and mayonnaise ones, otherwise they would be there all day. The self service tills weren't busy so they went there and scanned the items, throwing them on the side as they done so. They saw the skittish man coming in their direction as they paid. His arms were full of bandages and drugs, when he got to the till he unloaded them all onto its surface groaning in pain. That stuff couldn't have been that heavy, Kalo thought glancing over at him. "Sir, you can't buy all that at once" the security guard yelled walking forwards, arm reached out to grab him "No! Please I need it!" he screeched spinning around to push him away. Kalo picked up the sandwiches and shuffled backwards slightly, they did not want to be recognisable for anybody. The skittish man flopped forward, using his body as a shield for his items "Please!" the guard wrapped his arms around the man and lifted him up to carry him out the store. He flung himself around causing his top to shimmy up his body, for a second Kalo could see what looked like a blood soaked bandage wrapped around his torso. Sandwiches in hand Kalo followed the guard and man out, jogged back to the escalator, and walked back to Elliot.

1:00pm, peak time. Busy enough that Kalo and Elliot could slip away into a crowd when need be, yet quiet in the stores with most getting their lunch. With a half hour to go the two prepared themselves. Running through the plan twice, just to kill time, then Elliot phoned home once again "We're all ready when you are." answering the phone this time was Tray. "We are very much ready here" he said enthusiastically "Bots ready!" said Zion in the background of the call, every time they had a job he'd use 20 bots to 'prank call' the police and keep them distracted and away from where Kalo and Elliot were. "Sam said she'd wait in the car as close as she could. You've gotta go now though yeah? Love you guys" Tray hung up the phone and Elliot placed it down on the bench before snapping it in half "So over dramatic" Kalo said reaching out their hand so they could toss it into the bin. Hugging each other briefly they separated and Elliot walked into the store while Kalo hovered outside.