Sarah Vanhorn

Into the Fire Sarah Vanhorn

"Open the till! Give me the money! I said, Open the till and give me the money!" the first guy shoved a paper bag at me. I pressed the No Sale key to pop open the till. The other guy pulled a gun from his pocket and pointed it at my face, "Hurry up! Open the safe, too! I want the money from the safe!" Terrified, I put the money from the register in his bag, "I can't open the safe! I don't have a key! Only the manager has a key and he's not here." He threatened, "You want to die! I said open the safe!" In a frightened panic I cried, "I can't! I don't have a key!" He waved the gun closer to my face, "Get on the floor now! On the floor!"