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First call: Not really a call, the cop was already there
My CW is from a not so nice part of Baltimore city. Her second job is the night shift at a convenience store near the projects, she's been robbed before. I have not. So we're both on register, it's the middle of the day (who the f*** robs a fabric store in the middle of the suburbs in the the middle of the day?) and this guy comes up to me and demands money. I never thought it would happen. He had his hand in his pocket like he had a gun. My CW pushes me out of the way and takes over. At that point she's my hero, but it gets better.
CW: Hey Monica, get this (calls to our manager on the speaker system), some skinny ass little white boy is trying to rob us. Call the cops. (the entire store hears this)
SC: Are you nuts lady, give me the money!
CW: Boy, there ain't no gun in your pocket, go home before I whoop yo' ass. (She's usually very proper, it was hilarious, though I was still scared sh*tless.)
SC: (walks out and is picked up by the cop that was sitting in the parking lot right outside...he had been there when the kid walked in)
2nd call: Not technically customers...but still weird.
I went into work at 2, I was working till 11, probably later (there's a big sale today and I had to put up the signs and crap) When I walked in I noticed a man and woman fighting in the parking lot. Whatever, not my problem. So it's 7 and I had to fill the bush tree (it's a fake flower display). It's right by the window, I look outside and the man and woman from before are standing outside their car. At 8 I start recovery. I like to keep to a schedule, so I knew the time. There they were. At this point I noticed something weird, the people hadn't moved since I last saw them:
The man was on the passengers side, his arms crossed on the roof of the car, his head resting in his arms. The woman was on the drivers side, the door was open (so they weren't locked out of their car) her right knee was bent and resting on the drivers seat, her left leg was standing outside the car, her right elbow was resting on the door, her left hand was on her hip. They literally had not moved.
I thought maybe they were out of gas, but there's a gas station in our parking lot. So I decided they must be picking someone up, but the gym next door was closed on sunday and they weren't really close to the pizza hut on the other side. I ignored them. 9 comes and we close the store, I clean all the windows. Still haven't moved. I sweep and vacuum. Still haven't moved. I finish recovery. Still haven't moved. I take out the trash. Yup, still haven't moved. I asked the other girl with me if they were picking her up. No, they weren't. I put out signs, clean up the fabric, organize the ribbon. Finally it's 11:30, every other store is closed, I call the cops because we're two women alone at night in a store that had been robbed earlier in the day. He promptly shows up, escorts us out and I don't know what happened after that. Will find out tomorrow.
My CW is from a not so nice part of Baltimore city. Her second job is the night shift at a convenience store near the projects, she's been robbed before. I have not. So we're both on register, it's the middle of the day (who the f*** robs a fabric store in the middle of the suburbs in the the middle of the day?) and this guy comes up to me and demands money. I never thought it would happen. He had his hand in his pocket like he had a gun. My CW pushes me out of the way and takes over. At that point she's my hero, but it gets better.
CW: Hey Monica, get this (calls to our manager on the speaker system), some skinny ass little white boy is trying to rob us. Call the cops. (the entire store hears this)
SC: Are you nuts lady, give me the money!
CW: Boy, there ain't no gun in your pocket, go home before I whoop yo' ass. (She's usually very proper, it was hilarious, though I was still scared sh*tless.)
SC: (walks out and is picked up by the cop that was sitting in the parking lot right outside...he had been there when the kid walked in)
2nd call: Not technically customers...but still weird.
I went into work at 2, I was working till 11, probably later (there's a big sale today and I had to put up the signs and crap) When I walked in I noticed a man and woman fighting in the parking lot. Whatever, not my problem. So it's 7 and I had to fill the bush tree (it's a fake flower display). It's right by the window, I look outside and the man and woman from before are standing outside their car. At 8 I start recovery. I like to keep to a schedule, so I knew the time. There they were. At this point I noticed something weird, the people hadn't moved since I last saw them:
The man was on the passengers side, his arms crossed on the roof of the car, his head resting in his arms. The woman was on the drivers side, the door was open (so they weren't locked out of their car) her right knee was bent and resting on the drivers seat, her left leg was standing outside the car, her right elbow was resting on the door, her left hand was on her hip. They literally had not moved.
I thought maybe they were out of gas, but there's a gas station in our parking lot. So I decided they must be picking someone up, but the gym next door was closed on sunday and they weren't really close to the pizza hut on the other side. I ignored them. 9 comes and we close the store, I clean all the windows. Still haven't moved. I sweep and vacuum. Still haven't moved. I finish recovery. Still haven't moved. I take out the trash. Yup, still haven't moved. I asked the other girl with me if they were picking her up. No, they weren't. I put out signs, clean up the fabric, organize the ribbon. Finally it's 11:30, every other store is closed, I call the cops because we're two women alone at night in a store that had been robbed earlier in the day. He promptly shows up, escorts us out and I don't know what happened after that. Will find out tomorrow.
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