The Red Widow Part 7

“I’m not sure that we should have come into the bank at this time, as it seems to be full of women who are doing business in their lunch break.” Alexa said. Both of the young ladies were wearing matching white t-shirts and trainers with jeans, and they were waiting in a long queue.

Joanne stood behind her friend, with her arms around Alexa’s waist and nuzzling her shoulder. “It does give us more time together, and I know that you would have wanted that. Anyway, mum asked me to make a withdrawal, so I have no choice but to come here at this time.”

“It’s okay.” Alexa said “I would have preferred more quality time alone with you though, and not inside a bank.” She turned around while still in her friend’s arms, placed her own arms around Joanne’s neck and placed a soft kiss on her lips.

“Careful, Alexa, we might draw attention to ourselves, and we don’t want to get into any kind of trouble.” Joanne said, before she kissed her friend back.

The girl’s loving was halted by a cough to their side. “Well, I think that you have got just about everyone’s attention.” The thirtyish black haired female security officer said as she looked at the blushing young ladies, along with everybody else in the room.

“I’m sorry.” Alexa said as she disengaged herself from her friend “We didn’t mean to get carried away.

“Don’t worry, young love always takes over at times. Just wait until you go to somewhere private please, as it can be proved to be quite a distraction.” The guard said.

In fact it was this very distraction that saved the guard’s life, as at this moment five men in boiler suits and ski masks entered the bank, carrying pistols and semi automatic rifles shouting “Freeze! If anyone moves, they will be shot!”...

 “See Chloé, if you use the right make-up, you can use it to alter which features of your face are distinctive.” Sarah added several faint brushes onto the librarian’s cheeks to alter the tone. “You already appear to be a different woman after just a few strokes.”

As Chloé looked in the mirror, she had to agree as she noticed the alterations to her face gave a marked contrast to her original appearance, and she knew that people who knew her might think that she was someone else. “Will this be difficult to learn, mon amie?”

“It will take a little practice, but it is easy to fool people once you know how. I visited Heather before the housewarming party for Amy and Veronica, and she didn’t recognise me once I had made a few alterations.”

As Sarah continued with teaching her makeup tricks, there was a call on Anne’s phone, and she looked worried as she answered it. When it was over, she turned to the others. “There has been a bank robbery in town, and five criminals escaped from one bank with a substantial amount of cash. Things went wrong though, when their car broke down after travelling a short distance, so they abandoned it and stormed the Bank of Maine. The men were forced out at gunpoint, leaving the women inside, and we have a hostage situation.”

“I’m afraid that training is over for today, and we will have to go into town to be on standby. The most likely result is that the criminals will surrender after a little while as they are unable to escape, and if they start to kill hostages the place will be stormed.”

“Okay, let’s pack up and head into town. Kayla, you can follow us in the van and provide any extra equipment.”

Kayla reached into the case and brought out a large black trench coat, before handing it to Chloé. “There’s a large pocket where you can put your wig and mask, and wearing this should cover your clothing, so that you can be transported to the scene.”

Chloé put the coat on and buttoned it up, before putting her mask and wig in the appropriate pockets. “The only things anyone can see are my boots and gloves, so this should prove to be a useful cover. I think that we should be on our way now, though.”

As they left the farmhouse and made their way to the parked vehicles, Anne’s phone rang again, and when she answered it, her face went pale as she trembled. “Okay, I’ll see what I can do.” When she put the phone back in her pocket, she leant against the car door and said “Oh dear God, not again, please.”

“What is it?” Brian said as he supported the FBI agent.

“I- I just got a call from Joanne’s mother. She asked Joanne if she could make a withdrawal from the Bank of Maine this lunchtime, and there was been no contact since.” Anne said as she barely maintained her composure. “If Joanne is there, then, then-.”

Sarah took the car keys from Anne. “Then Alexa will be there as well. I’ll drive this time Anne, and don’t worry, nothing will happen to them. Chloé you are in the front with me, Brian stay with Anne in the back.”

The FBI Agent managed to recover and entered the vehicle, making a call to the police that they will need an escort so they will be at the bank as soon as possible...

The two young ladies were sitting side by side on the floor of the bank, with their wrists crossed in front of them and bound with grey duct tape. The same tape was also around their ankles and covered their mouths, so they were prevented from talking to each other. As they peeked out of the windows, they could see the vehicles and the armed officers taking cover behind them.

“I thought that you had checked the vehicle properly, so this wouldn’t happen!” The man who appeared to be the leader said.

“I checked and double checked the car, and it was just pure bad luck that the engine screwed up as we tried to get away.” The second said “So, what do we do now boss? Shoot one hostage per hour until they provide us with a car?”

“That would be stupid, if we start shooting people, then it gives the police chief every excuse to come in with guns blazing and become a hero by rescuing the survivors. He’ll probably get a medal for it. If we run out, we’ll just be gunned down, and if we just surrender, he’ll take the credit for it.”

“We have no options left then.”

“We have one, and they won’t like it. It doesn’t involve shooting anyone, and even if we have to surrender at the end, the reputation of the chief and his police will be destroyed. After all, there are worse fates then death, especially when women are involved.”

Alexa and Joanne’s faces went pale at this comment, and they reached out their hands to each other in order to obtain some kind of support.

“Bring the security guard to the centre of the bank.” Two of the masked thugs took hold of the terrified woman, grabbed hold of her hands and dragged her along the floor so that she was in front of the leader who pointing his camera at her. “Cut off her clothing, I want to see her naked.” The criminals set to work with their knives, and soon the helpless woman was sobbing as she lay naked on the floor.

“I want her arms behind her back, and I want tape from her elbows to her fingertips.” the tape that bound her wrists together in front of her was cut away, and one robber pulled her arms behind her back while another took a roll of duct tape and wrapped it around her arms from her elbows to the tips of her fingers. “Tape her legs from her ankles to the top of her shin and then place the guard on her knees.” Again the monster with the tape obliged, and soon, the captive was forced to kneel in front of the leader who handed the phone to another criminal.

The firearm that was the possession of the guard was picked up by the leader. “Now, I am going to remove the tape from your mouth, and you are going to open your mouth wide and say nothing. Failure to do this means that one of the customers will suffer as a result. Do you understand?”

The bound and nude guard trembled as she nodded her head. “Good.” The strip of tape was removed from the captive’s face, and she opened her mouth wide, just as her captor had ordered, but her terror increased as he placed the barrel of her pistol between her lips.

“I am not going to shoot you, I just want to make sure that I have your full attention. In a minute, you are going to hop out of here and deliver a message to the police outside.”

Alexa and Joanne’s blood ran cold as they listened to the message that the criminal gave to the guard...

The escort had just appeared for Anne’s car and Kayla’s van, and they drove as fast as possible to get into town as soon as they could, when the agent’s phone rang again. “Anne here, they did what? The bastards, the sick bastards!”

“What is it Anne?” Brian asked.

“They stripped the guard and forced her out of the bank so that she was naked with her arms taped behind her back, in order that she could deliver a message. Not only that, they videoed it and posted to the internet.”

“What was the message?”

“If the police don’t pull back and provide them with a vehicle so that they can escape, they will select two of the hostages, strip them and then-.” There was a moment’s pause from the agent “And then they will violate them and post this to the internet. They will not shoot any of the hostages unless the police attempt to storm the bank”

“This sounds as if the leader knows what he is doing. The police attack and hostages die. If the police let the criminals escape, they will be accused of helping crime. Once the thugs carry out their threat and post it, the politicians will try and force the chief to surrender to the criminals, otherwise it will appear to the public as if the authorities care more about the money than people’s lives.”

“Okay Brian, I’ll speak to the chief and let him know that we have a different option for him, but it will get a bit messy.”

Brian leaned forward in his seat. “How are you feeling Chloé?”

The young lady turned her head and body so she could look at the man. “To tell you the truth, monsieur, I am not ready at all, and I never expected it to happen like this.”

“Believe it or not, Chloé, not feeling ready is a good sign. I was attached to a military unit as a so-called technical advisor once. We had a fool of a captain who thought that he was ready for anything, and he walked us straight into an ambush against my advice which got half of his squad killed, including himself.”

Sarah increased the speed of the car as much as she dared and she followed the police car that cleared the way for her. “Unless there is a major hold up, we should arrive in time.” The three vehicles spend along the highway, and after a time, they reached the outskirts of the town...

The leader of the criminal gang looked at his watch. “The hour’s nearly up and the Chief of Police has not responded. Either he does not think that we are serious, or he considers the money and catching us to be more important than the well-being of a group of hostages.” He turned to the captives in the bank. “It seems that the authorities have decided that what happens to you is irrelevant. It’s a pity that two of you will have to suffer, but this is what they have chosen for you. Choose two of the captives, so that the authorities will know that our warning was not an idle one.”

The thug that was in charge pointed at two of his underlings, who went up to a frightened woman who was around her mid-forties and a teenage girl who was sitting next to her. “These will do, they look like mother and daughter.”

As the captives were dragged past the two teenagers, Alexa recognised the woman as someone she had seen before. OMG, it’s the principal’s wife, and the girl must be the daughter. NO!

Her shout distracted the two guards, and they turned around to face the teenagers who were still holding hands. “Actually, I think that these lovebirds will make a far better demonstration for the authorities.” The girls begged and pleaded for mercy as the criminals grabbed them by their wrists and dragged them along the floor to the leader...

The car and van pulled up not far from the bank, and Kayla went into the back of the van so that she could prepare something. The others exited the car, with Anne still providing instructions to the Chief. “Remember, once our operative goes into the bank, you will most likely hear shooting. Do not interfere or storm the bank, as this will be expected in the operation. Don’t worry, it’s not the hostages that will be shot. After one crazed person runs from the bank, you can take care of him, and the other members of my team will retrieve the operative. Do not enter the bank until they leave. I also need to borrow a vehicle for the extraction, don’t worry it will be retuned in a few minutes.”

The scientist left the van, holding what appeared to be a poster on one side, and a map in the other. “Chloé, this is a map of the local area, and on the other side is a fake comic book convention. All you have to do is enter the bank and pretend to be a costume player that has got lost.”Kayla lifted up Chloé’s right hand and a new tab was inserted into her glove. “Just use this when you are just outside the bank, and walk in.”

“Oui, Kayla, I just wish that my heart was not racing right now.”

“It’s okay.” Sarah said “Once you are in there, it will come naturally to you and you need to just let the events take their course. Good luck, Chloé.”

“Thank you Sarah. I think that I had better go on alone now.” The librarian put on her wig and mask, and handed Sarah the trench coat. Everything is up to me and me alone. This must be how you feel every time you went on a mission, mon amie.

As Chloé turned the corner, she could hear Kayla say “I would like to suggest that we prepare plan B for Chloé right now.”

Plan B, what could that mean? The young lady continued on toward the doors of the bank...

The leader raised his phone. “Make them stand, turn them so that they face each other, and tape their arms behind their back in the same way that the guard’s arms were.”

As Alexa was made to face her friend, she noticed that the criminal boss was holding his phone up in a certain manner. You’re going to show our destruction to the world! The tape around her wrists was cut away, her arms were pulled together, and there was the inexorable winding of tape around her arms from her elbows to the tips of her fingers. She looked at the face of her friend, and she saw that Joanne was as terrified as herself.

Please, this can’t be happening to us! Someone help us please!

“Strip them.” These two words increased the horror of the captives’ situation still further as their clothes were cut away from their bodies. The first items to go were the t-shirts, jeans and trainers which left them in their underwear. Next, their bras were removed, and then their panties were cut away, leaving them naked in front of their captors.

“If it’s any consolation, the mother and daughter pair will come after you, so you won’t be alone in your misery.” The boss looked at his henchmen “Force them to kneel and bind their ankles to their thighs, so that they are prepared for our pleasure. Maybe they’ll enjoy it as well, as they will be experiencing it with real men for once.”

The girls were made to look at each other as they were forced to kneel on the floor, the ankle tapes were removed and their ankles were taped to their thighs so that they would be accessible for the violation to come.

“Just think lads, we’ll be breaking into virgin territory this afternoon, and remember, after this part there was two more fields to plough with each of our virgin sacrifices.”

The two girls started to cry as their courage collapsed and the despair of their situation engulfed their being. “If the authorities cared about you, this wouldn’t be happening, so they are the ones that are truly to blame. Put them on their backs and let’s have some fun.”

I’m so sorry that I brought you to the bank with me today, Alexa. If I hadn’t, you would be spared this awful fate. I just hope that you can forgive me someday.

The girls was forced onto their backs and through their tears, they watched as the leader knelt in front on Alexa, while the second was preparing himself for Joanne.

Just at this moment when all seemed lost, everything was brought to a halt by a loud and bad French accent. “Iz zeez zee building for zee comeec convention?”