Genre: comedy
“Good morning, welcome to First Street Savings Bank” she said, for the final time, before the bank opened. Gloria had been practising to greet clients and smile, for her first day of work, as a teller.
She took a quick look into her compact mirror, just to check that her eyes were still there and her mouth, just below it, her lips parted, revealing her pearly whites, all was as it should be.
Presentable
“You must always be presentable and exude confidence, you are, The Bank. The client must want to leave their hard earned money in your capable hands” That was the mantra they had been repeating during the bank training course. Gloria glanced at her hands, they looked way too dainty to be capable of looking after money. She rearranged the bills on her desk, straightened them out and placed her hands on her laps beneath the table. She sat up straight and looked around.
Mary, her new best friend, gave her a thumbs up from the reception counter across the banking hall floor. They had met in the ladies bathroom just a little earlier. She had pointed out to Mary “There is a piece of vegetable stuck to your teeth” to which Mary had replied “I know, I was saving it for a snack, for later.”
She burst out laughing which helped with her nerves, she had been having a bad case of the first day jitters.
“You are new here, I am Mary, I am going to be your new best friend” just like that, she had announced. She bustled her around the bank introducing her to everyone.
At precisely 8 O’clock the neon sign on the door changed to “Open” and the one on her desk began flashing “Now serving”
A steady trickle of people begun entering the bank and she hoped that her first client would be friendly. “Not that one, not that one, not that dreadful one” she muttered beneath her breath, as a dread locked gentleman made a beeline for her counter. She could just tell he was a bad apple, a suspicious character, his eyes where much too close together, though it was hard to tell as a mop of locks obscured his face. He probably had an aura as dark as the bandana wrapped around his face. A bag in each hand and a nasty work of a knife wobbled close to his head, part of its blade clamped tight

between his teeth.
“Good morning Sir, welcome to First Street Savings Bank. How can I be of service?” she spoke in her most professional voice and smiled.
“Greach” he said
“Sorry Sir?”
“greach vough djer zky”
“Sir can you speak English, I can not understand you, especially with that knife in your mouth.”
He placed the bags he was carrying down, held the knife in his right hand and then said in perfectly understandable English,
“Reach”
“You mean you are rich Sir?”
“For the sky, I said reach for the sky”
Gloria looked up and then said thoughtfully “It is too far away. I can’t possibly reach it.”
“Listen Doll__”
“My name is Gloria” she said pointing to her shiny new name tag.
“Listen ‘ere, Gloria, this is a stick up” he said gesturing with the knife “Put your pretty lil hands in the air.”
She put her hands in the air.
“Now wave them like you don’t care”
She waved.
“Show a lil less caring or I will cut ya” he made a slashing motion at his neck for emphasis.
She flopped them about.
‘Good”
He proceeded to reach over into her cubicle and from the neat pile of bills counted out exactly one thousand five hundred and fifteen dollars which he stuffed into one of his bags.
“Keep waving your hands until I leave so I know you won’t press the alarm button. You have a beautiful smile, call me sometime, my number is here” he said as he carelessly tossed a sheet of paper on her desk and winked.;)
Mary came over, shortly after he had left.
” You can stop now, he gone”
“Why didn’t you people do anything I just got robbed?”
“That was young mister Mari, his father owns the bank, he thinks he is a thug but he is really a darling.”
“But, but he threatened to kill me, he walked out with a pile of money”
“Did he now? He likes doing that to the new employees, call it initiation. Welcome to the bank Gloria”
Flipping over the paper that lay carelessly on the desk, revealed a signed withdrawal slip for exactly $1515.
~~The End.
My entry this week for the #Blogbattle
Theme: Reach
How to rob a bank.
~B
Photocredit TV Trope
Haha! 😀 This is hilarious! I love it.
“her new best friend…They had met in the ladies bathroom just a little earlier.” Very telling of your teller. Did you take that picture of the “bad apple”?!!!
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The only way to rob a bank safely 😉
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Precisely ^_^
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Lol.. can’t stop imagining the face of that pretty lady…scared by a prankster.. haha
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Hahaha but I think she handled herself with aplomb ^_^
Cool calm and collected
~B
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I love her response to “reach for the sky” – “It is too far away. I can’t possibly reach it.” Hilarious! 😀
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Hahaha I know right,
*wishes she had linger arms *
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This had me in stiches Beaton, an initiation ceremony for your employees!! What a laugh. Thanks so much for the giggle. I’m not doing blog battle this week…. Been to busy reading scary books…
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You are welcome Marje and than you.
Do share what have you been reading? Its Halloween season I could do with a scare.
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Yes, I’ve been doing posts on my blog about the #redeyereadalong they are YA books, I’ve read Frozen Charlotte last week, and Sleepless this week….Also you can follow me on Goodreads to see what I’m reading. 🙂
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Now following on Goodreads ^_^
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Thanks Beaton. 🙂
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Hi Beaton, I’ve just made a new book review/bookish menu so hope things are easier to find now, let me know if it is user friendly!! 😉
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Will definitely check it out Marje.
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Hahaha, I was wondering where this story was going. The interaction between Gloria and Mari had me cracking up.
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That’s young mister Mari to you hahaha he was a rogue but such a loveable rouge (in retrospect)
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Love this! haha wave your hands in the air…and show a little less caring! Great ending, too!
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Hahaha wave erm like you don’t care. \o/
Thanks
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Classic! You made me laugh so hard. You’re such a good storyteller:-)
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Thank you Khaya ^_^
Glad you were amused yey ^_^
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Ha! That’s too funny, B! I certainly enjoy your wit.
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Ta Rachael ^_^
appreciate
Hmm *adds witty to bio*
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Ha!
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This is a delightful story, a great read. Glad he wasn’t really a bank robber. 🙂
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Thanks ^_^
Hahaha yep you and and me both he was lovable rogue, yes? 😆
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Yes.
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I definitely didn’t see the end coming on that one. Well done on the twist. 🙂
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Nothing ever is at it seems, even the obvious ^_^
Thank you Cathleen
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Cool twist! I really did not expect that. You did make me smile 🙂
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Hahaha awesome stuff hey
A pleasure
~B
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In reality you far exceed “expectations”!
Now for me, this is the greatness of a talented writer! Well written, and I’ve met someone who seeing your “apple”, made me remember him!(lol)
Hope you’re fine.
Best wishes.
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Thank you kindly ^_^
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Hahaha good remembrance i trust lo.
I am fine and yourself? well enough I hope.
Have an awesome weekend
~B
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Thank you!
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That ending…i didn’t see it coming hahahaha. Loved this! Ko part 2? I feel like this should be a series don’t you think?
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Hey Colleen…
Noone saw this coming lol…
Series?? Interesting idea Hmmmm I just might, actually I have this crazy idea, * taps nose*
~B
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Yes a series. We want to know what happens to Gloria and the spoilt brat.
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he is not spoiled at all. hmmm okay he is spoiled wrotten, do you think she would agree to a cup of coffee, with him, his number is on the withdrawal slip, will she call lolwho knows….
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YEEEEEEESSSS!!!! You see you already have ideas brewing for the series. Please don’t deny what the readers want LOL!!! 🙂
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laughing quietly to myself …
^_^
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Patiently waiting…..
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Persistent….
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Amana !!!! *throws tantrum* OK fine. I will wait patiently LOL.
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I see what you did there
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“Wave your hands in the air like you just don’t care!” 😀 Haha, this was great! I like how they all act like it’s so normal for the boss’ son to do that. 🙂
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Hahaha probably done it before most likely to do it again…. ^_^
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🙂 haha that was a brilliant ending. 🙂 I’m still chuckling to myself…
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Thanks for popping by ^_^
Chuckling out loud
~B
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Hi Beaton. clever. Thank you for liking my poem Despair! Best Wishes. The Foureyed Poet.
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thank you for popping by ^_^
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Hahahha, I can’t imagine being in Gloria’s shoes. Nice one there…. Enjoyed reading
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hahahahaha I know right being Gloria would have needed strength but guess what she did go on a date with him…..
A story titled of tough love….
~B
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Oh wow….that’s nice… A story for another day huh??
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absolutely ^_^
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Yaaaaaay😀😀👏👏
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