Weaving through the crowd was easy enough. He took care to avoid touching anyone and moved fluidly. That is until a woman stepped in front of him and he nearly barreled through her. His eyes had been focused on the distracted security guard who flipped through the paper as he maintained his post near the doorway that would lead back into the vaults. So he had missed a shorter woman on his periphery making a line towards him, until she had cut off his path.
To avoid running directly into the woman clad in typical corporate monochrome, he had to place his hands on her shoulders. And in doing so he tried to maneuver past her, pushing her gently, but she was offering assistance.
This stopped him. He turned so that only the profile of his face was to either security cameras. He had their positions memorized in his mind.
“No.” The clipped word escaped his lips. He tried not to make eye contact, looking instead over her head, monitoring for any signs that they had been noticed by anyone. So far, they appeared to be customer and salesperson.
“Is there a problem?” Came the voice in his ear.
Owen shifted the backpack that was slung over his right shoulder. “I don’t need any assistance, thank you.” He said for her benefit as much for the associate in his ear who would now understand that he’d been approached by an employee.
“Excuse me.”
He needed to get away from her as fast as possible. The more he let her hear his voice marked by a clear Queens accent, and the longer he let her look at his face, the more danger he put himself into. He tried sidling past her, but bumped into a woman pushing a stroller. She frowned disapprovingly.
“Sorry, excuse me.” He repeated, trying again to pass, as he pulled his ball cap lower over his eyes.
Two witnesses now.
“60 seconds.” Came the voice in his ear.
To avoid running directly into the woman clad in typical corporate monochrome, he had to place his hands on her shoulders. And in doing so he tried to maneuver past her, pushing her gently, but she was offering assistance.
This stopped him. He turned so that only the profile of his face was to either security cameras. He had their positions memorized in his mind.
“No.” The clipped word escaped his lips. He tried not to make eye contact, looking instead over her head, monitoring for any signs that they had been noticed by anyone. So far, they appeared to be customer and salesperson.
“Is there a problem?” Came the voice in his ear.
Owen shifted the backpack that was slung over his right shoulder. “I don’t need any assistance, thank you.” He said for her benefit as much for the associate in his ear who would now understand that he’d been approached by an employee.
“Excuse me.”
He needed to get away from her as fast as possible. The more he let her hear his voice marked by a clear Queens accent, and the longer he let her look at his face, the more danger he put himself into. He tried sidling past her, but bumped into a woman pushing a stroller. She frowned disapprovingly.
“Sorry, excuse me.” He repeated, trying again to pass, as he pulled his ball cap lower over his eyes.
Two witnesses now.
“60 seconds.” Came the voice in his ear.
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