I work third shift at a place where it's my job to make sandwiches at night. Subs, pizza subs, roast beef sandwiches, things like that. I was finishing up making this huge sub when the door to the store opened and I turned to greet the customer.
I saw a man come in w/ a white grocery bag in one hand and a gun in the other. He was wearing black pants, black shoes, black gloves, a grey hoodie with a logo like ECO on it and a black scarf over his face. He was skinny, I'm guessing maybe 140 lbs and the same height as me, maybe an inch taller. 5'7".
As soon as he came in the door he ran to the counter and jumped over it like some robbery ninja and pointed the gun at me and told me to come over and empty the drawer. So I did. Everything went into his bag including the $2 bills that sit on top of the alarms (if the $2 bills are removed from the alarm boxes, the silent alarm goes off)
As soon as he had what he wanted (all of about $140) he chased me from out from behind the counter and told me to go to the bathroom. (Which was on the other side of the store) On my way back to the bathroom, I glanced outside and saw a dark colored car parked long ways in front of the door.
I stayed in the bathroom, laying on the floor, watching out to see if they were going to come back. I was in there for what seemed like forever. Finally some real customers came in and started walking around. I heard one of the guys say "I don't know where she's at" so I figured it was safe to come out.
I immediately called 911. The robbery happened at 12:48 am, I called 911 at 1:05... the alarms never went off.
What if he shot me and I couldn't reach the phone?
This has definitely given me a new out look on life. Cherish every waking moment with my loved ones because someday I may not be around to give her (my daughter) a hug and a kiss before bed.
I'm scared shitless to work alone again at night. I should have known better, the place where my store is... there's nothing around that is open. Not much traffic.
