Nature's Cure

Stealing

Elliot wondered around the store taking in her surroundings and making a mental note of each person who came and went. Every inch of the glass boxes was perfectly polished and the bright white lights in the boxes made each jewel sparkle. Hovering around the watches section she waited for a person to come and 'assist' her "Hello madam, can I help you at all?" Elliot slowly turned to the woman and smiled. Her lipstick was a peach colour and almost blended into her pale skin, her blond hair had streaks of brown in it making Elliot wonder if the colour was fake or not. "Yes actually, which of these lovely pieces do you recommend?" the assistant woman grinned and cocked her head ever so slightly as she said "of course" in a soft voice, pulling the keys from her belt she unlocked the case then gestured to Elliot to choose one. After pointing at the most expensive watch and asking to hold it she glanced to the door making sure Kalo was still there. They were standing just outside watching intensely, pointing at their wrist prompting Elliot to keep the time in mind. The assistant placed the watch delicately into Elliot's hands and placed the glass lid back down "It looks very pretty, does it still tell the time though?" The assistant laughed with Elliot and began spouting her sales pitch about the quality of jewels which were studded in the watch face. Elliot interrupted her speech and passed the watch back to her with little care for it "Brilliant" she said locking the box up with the keys and leading Elliot towards the cash till "So this will be £10,010, how would you like to pay?" Elliot saw Kalo enter the shop and begin to take the bag off their back. "Oh, cash. Also can I have it in the biggest bag possible please?" "Sure." Said the assistant sounding slightly confused. Kalo placed their bag on the fresh-hold of the door, the second Elliot's bag was placed onto the counter top they yelled "This is a robbery!" Elliot grabbed the large bag off the counter and took a small gun out from her waist band. The assistant woman screamed and dropped onto the floor, she'd pushed the panic button causing the lights in the room to flash and rolled shutters to slam down. It was intended to block their escape, however thanks to the bricks placed in Kalo's bag, the door was unable to close fully leaving them with a escape. "For fuck's sake, get up!" Elliot ordered pointing her gun at the woman. With a sweat already forming on her forehead she wiped her hair from her face and stood up. Kalo began pushing the other two people in the store towards the middle of the room yelling at them to move quickly. Meanwhile Elliot had the assistant woman opening one of the glass boxes with her keys "Really man?" Elliot flung her hands in the air not knowing what she had done wrong "Give it here" they said pointing at the gun, they held it firmly and smashed it down onto the glass of the closest display cabinet. It smashed beautifully "Oi! put this in her bag" they said pointing at one of the bystanders, she stumbled towards them and began pulling the jewels from their velvety beds, placing them in Elliot's bag. Kalo smashed every case in the room while Elliot encouraged the helpers to hurry up. A slight vibration in the floor caught Kalo's attention and they shushed everyone else. The vibration grew stronger as the sound of people screaming outside suddenly became louder "What the hell?" Elliot said looking to Kalo for answers, they shrugged their shoulders and got down to their hands and knees to look under the shutters. A stampede of people rushed past the door and all they could see were feet, until one person fell to the ground. A man had been pushed by someone else who was now on top of him. His hands frantically moved about trying to push the person away, but he wasn't strong enough. The attacker launched themselves into the persons neck and ripped out a chunk of flesh with their teeth. His scream became a gargle and Kalo scrambled to their feet "We've got to go!" they said sprinting towards Elliot and taking the bag off her. Crawling under the shutter the two began to run.