Caught and Punished

Looking over once again, I realized for the first time how oddly muscular the clerk looked for a woman. She wasn't' exactly built like a brick wall or anything, but I could see her arms were bigger than those of most girls'

She did not exactly look like the kind of woman you wanted to fuck with in an alleyway, like' she might kick your ass into the ground if you did.

I knelt down slowly and reached into my pocket pulling out the lock pick that Ryan had given me earlier. I went to work trying to pick the lock the best I could and as quickly as possible, until finally it clicked open.

Slowly and carefully, I pulled the door to the case open and reached inside. It was right within my grasp, the worst thing that could have happened occurred. As I grabbed the necklace and pulled it out, I moved to shut the door to the case only to shut it a little too hard and the case made a vibrating sound. It was assisted' by the sound of the jewelry inside clanking together and before I knew it, the clerk had looked away from my friends and noticed me.

"Hey, what the hell are you doing?"

Immediately, Steve and Ryan flew across the shop towards the exit and I jumped to my feet looking towards the door. I was about to run but found myself contemplating whether or' not I should leave the necklace. If I took it with me then I stood a bigger chance of being hunted' down by the authorities, or at least that was how I saw the situation.

The clerk jumped over the counter and to my surprise darted across the store straight towards me; damn was she fast. I threw the necklace down and darted faster than I had ever moved in my entire life towards the door. I was just inches away from making my escape out into the mall, when I felt a hand grab hold of my wrist and pull me back. I was' spun around only to have my face make contact with a fist. I was seeing stars as I stumbled backwards and she released my hand from her grip, stepping forward and delivering a second and stronger blow to the side of my head.