"No offense, Dallas, but I'm not into moody assholes," I fired at him with a smug smirk.
"Yeah, you're not my type either, Diana," he shot back. "Crazy, uptight chics are kind of a turnoff." I narrowed my eyes at him and growled angrily.
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Steam swirled out from my black coffee and mixed with the cigarette smoke in the air. Soft music mixed with the sound of clattering dishes and small talk between tables. Todd, John, Erica, and I were sitting in a small booth at some random diner. They were talking about the robbery, which would go down in an hour. I zoned out awhile ago, too many things clouded my mind. Erica must've noticed because she kept glancing at me, but every time I look up she turns away. She probably overheard the argument between my mom and me. I'm surprised she hasn't said anything about it yet. Erica is always trying to invade my privacy, but if there's one thing she knows not to talk about it's my family.
"So what's the deal with security?" Todd asked.
"Oh shit," John chuckled. "I forgot about that." He elbowed Erica jokingly. She rolled her eyes and sent him a smile.
I shrugged and took a drag of my cigarette, blowing out the white smoke slowly. "Banks new, security shouldn't be a problem."
"But what if it is?" Erica thought out loud.
"Well.." I leaned my elbow on the table and placed my head in my hands. "We have two options: we play it safe, 'in out and no one gets hurt,' or, my personal favorite, we go in guns-a-blazin."
John laughed loudly. "I like the second option!" Erica also laughed and clapped excitedly, agreeing with John.
Todd seemed a little more hesitant though, which was expected. He's always so responsible and careful when it comes to the robberies. "As fun as that sounds, it's dangerous. There's more of a chance we get caught."
John groaned. "Come on, Todd! Stop being so boring."
I snickered and sent him a sly wink. "Yeah, Todd. Join the wild side."
Todd rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest. "The 'wild side' will get us busted."
I scoffed. "Oh, loosen up! You should learn how to be more like me," I teased.
"Now, why would I want to do that!" Todd laughed.
"Because I'm fun," I exclaimed as if it was obvious.
"More like reckless," Todd remarked sarcastically.
I sent him a fake glare and rolled my eyes, trying to hide my smile. "Whatever."
"Back to the robbery," Erica decided to change the topic. "I think we should take a vote!" She clapped and smiled. We all nodded an approval and waited for her to continue. "Okay, all those in favor for option 1?"
Todd raised his hand and looked around the table. He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Fine," he gave in. "But don't say I didn't warn you guys."
Erica and John clapped excitedly with wide smiles on their faces. It's funny how excited they get about breaking the law. They act like children when it comes to these things.
