~~~Lincoln~~~

I waited for the right moment. One robber was yelling at a crying woman. I hit the vase first to create a noise to a different direction, then I raised my wrist, angling the watch so the light from the overhead lamps hit it perfectly, creating a blinding flash right in his eyes.

“Hey, asshole! Over here!” I shouted.

The robber spun toward me, gun raised. “What the fuck—”

That’s when calm girl moved.

She crawled fast to the old fire suppression panel on the wall and slammed her hand on the emergency trigger.

The alarms blared instantly — loud, piercing sirens. Sprinklers exploded to life, raining water down...