------The night before transmigration------
Beep.Beep.Beep, tap tap, whirr...scratch
"Thank you for buying, please come again.", The young man conveyed with a submissive tone and a smile towards the customer who bought grocery items.
Without giving a reply nor an eye contact---the customer let out a dissapointed sigh after picking up their goods and walked away straight to the exit door, pulling it hard enough to make a screeching sound and then letting it go like it was a rubber band. Thankfully, the door has felt pad attached to its frame along with two more pads at the top and bottom of the strike plate. The pads provide just enough soft cushioning to slow down the door as it closes, preventing a slam.
That kind of occurance happen quite often. So he is now used to it and doesn't let the frustration get the best of him, also, it is not his problem if ever the door did break. The young man just shrugged his shoulders and let out a sigh after witnessing such an action from another rude customer again and sat down on his chair that gives him solace and comfort----that also serves as his resting area.
The young man turned his head a little upward to the left and looked at the store's analog clock situated at the top shelf near the cigarettes just right above his head to check the time.
The clock's small hand pointed at the 9th and the big hand pointed at the second minute mark right before the mid minute mark between the 5th and 6th. "9:27pm huh, Just a little more...", The young man babbled with excitement as he smiled inwardly.
He normally serves as the 4th shift or night shift at the convinience store he was working at. His workhours starts from 6pm to 12am in the morning. It is a 6 hour shift and the pay is barely enough for him to sustain his daily needs and necessities. Nevertheless, since he always act like an outcast, only know how to talk about his favorite games and holy figurines. This poor young man never got the chance to have a girlfriend in his 20+ years of living---To top it all he is-----------
A V I R G I N
Putting aside his normal and boring life and shifting to a more sensible topic. Most people would normally choose the morning shift because of myriad of reasons, like their needs to rest and sleep, school, other part-time jobs and add that they are but not always has---health reasons.
Going back to his case, it is a completely different picture for the young man, as he enjoys working when it is already dark outside and there are not much crowd of people walking and making all kinds of annoying noise, plus the sound of vehichle engines and its horns when it's traffic.
The night time is the perfect time for him because after his job, he can fully emmersed himself from midnight to sunrise---playing the mmropg game that many people of his generation are addicted to. It is called "Kingdom wars", The young man might not look like the part because of his gloomy atmosphere and depressed look. However, he is one of the Top 100 players in the world and currently sitting at his position as the 95th place.
He loved the peace and joy that he recieve whenever he play the game as it makes him calm, but as he was patiently waiting for his shift to be over whilst sitting at his comfort chair. The young man suddenly sense a feeling of foreboding.
Right after that---A group of man dressed with long black cloaks and wearing black masks that is completely covering their heads with two holes that serves as their eyes' window. They entered the store forcefully much more than the previous rude customer.
He knew it instinctively, without even the need to double check if his assumption was right... those hoodlums are without a doubt, ROBBERS!
There are 5 of them, 1 waiting inside the car and quiet obviously serve as the robbers driver, 2 look outs standing at the front of the convinience's store parking lot, and the other 2 that's slowly approaching in front of him carrying empty bags. All of them were holding guns, walking in his direction was a man approximately 6ft tall or higher with a huge build, his muscles can be seen underneath his clothes as if its about to pop out.
That man yelled at him and says, " PUT ALL THE MONEY INSIDE THE BAG, NOW!", the buffed man's voice was deep and truly frightening. To make the situation worse the gun of that huge man is now pointing at him. Hurriedly, he opened the cash register and put all the things that were inside of it---tranferred it to the empty bags in front of him with his body trembling with unexplainable fear.
This kind of situation is a first for him, the young man was greatly overwhelmed. He accidentaly hit the sharp object that was placed at the side of the counter table and his right hand started to bleed, strangely enough he didn't feel any kind of pain. As his adrenaline rush currently hit the roof. He ignored it and proceeded to place what he can inside those empty bags.
Seeing his panicking facial expression gives the man in front of him excitement to push him more on his edge. He moved the muzzle a little bit to the right and clicked the trigger.
Bang!
The young man flinched so hard that he unknowingly raised both of his hands to cover his ears as he---almost felt the bullet breaking through the wall of air right next to his left arm and froze right there. Without giving him a slight break--- " WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! MOVE FASTER!! OR I WILL MAKE YOUR BRAIN EXPLODE!", The buffed man ordered him once more and let out a wicked laugh, "GAHAHAHAHA!"
Walking towards the buffed man was the other masked companion from behind with bags full of expensive drinks and frozen meats,
"Stop with your stupid jokes and get done with it! Because of you making such a loud noise the residents might have noticed what we're doing! Let's move out!", He declared powerfully.
Which answered by the buffed man with, "Okay okay.."
Suddenly, underneath the buffed man's mask was a face contorted with rage, curled lip and clenched jaw.
He looked in front of the trembling cash registrar again and noticed the blood dripping from the frightened and trembling young man's right hand--- he frowned and with his eyes full of disgust he said, "Pathethic."
The buffed man picked up the bags that was sitting at the top of the counter's desk in front of him--- it is now full of money and other random things that the young man prepared for them inside-----And spit on the poor young man's face.
Kaack- Ptui!
The other masked man raised his right hand with his index and middle finger up ---while the rest of his finger were holding the bag----he waved twice forward to the look outs standing outside, as if to give them a signal that their job is done and it is now time for them to bail.
Answering with a nod, both of them get back inside the car and the driver also manuevered the car with the car's bonnet facing the front road preparing for departure. The buffed man opened and put the bags full of money inside the car's compartment.
A smile etched on his face when he saw a pouch placed at the top right corner, he took a sphere shaped material inside it and closed the compartment.
The other man who spoke to him earlier already entered----when he noticed that they are still missing one person, "wait, where the fuck did he go now?!", Asking the driver in front.
"I don't know"
He looked back and saw the buffed man running towards them excitedly.
Creak. Thud.
" GO! GO! GO!"
The driver immediately pressed the gas pedal and moved out.
Screeech Broooooom
" What made you so happy? "
" Just wait for it.." the buffed man smiled excitedly and paused for 2 seconds before continuing----and in sync with the incoming loud noise he opened his mouth and goes..
"Boom."
BOOM!
Shattered glass released a loud, deep and resonant sound that can be heared coming from the place they just went to--and robbed---with that as confirmation of his success the buffed man laughed again.
"GAHAHAHAHA YAHOOOO!"
The rest of them only thought of one thing simultaneously while looking at their companion laughing like a mad man that he is.
'What a freak'.
SCREECH BROOOOM
They bailed.