A robbery

"Bang!" The incessant sound of revolvers firing rang through the air as the police fought valiantly against a group of robbers. I stood there, feet rooted to the ground, scared stiff at the thought that I could die! As my life flashed before me, I was reminded of what happened a mere 10 minutes ago... ...

"Refreshing!" I said aloud, while devouring the ice-cream in my hands. I was a 12 year old, studying in Catholic High Primary School. I had a nice tanned skin, accompanied with a round face. I was living comfortably in Singapore, being richer than average. Never would I think that I would be involved in a robbery. On my way home, I decided to withdraw money from my father's bank account; hence I made a short detour to the bank. The bank was fully air-conditioned and it had very comfortable seats. Customers stood in a very neat line as I went to queue up for the ATM machine. As the queue shortened, a black car screeched to a halt at the entrance of the bank. At that exact moment, I felt a chill run down my spine, knowing something terrible was about to happen.

Two masked man came rushing out of the car. One of the men had a cap and pointed a revolver towards the line of customers. "Freeze! If you move, I will KILL you! Hands over your heads!" He shouted. We all put our hands over our heads, fearing for our lives. I was on tenterhooks as the revolver was pointed in my direction. Beads of perspiration formed on my forehead. The other robber had a big bag and threatened to kill the clerk if he did not put the money on the counter. He smiled menacingly as the money appeared on the counter. An evil laughter echoed throughout the bank, as the robbers thought their heist was about to pay off. Unknown to the robbers, the clerk had a plan to foil the robbers. As the clerk went to get the wads of cash, he pressed the panic button, causing an alarm to ring in the nearby police station.

"This is worse than hell! I thought. Two minutes feel like two hours! A police siren raised the alarm of the robbers. "Which one of you called the police? Who did it?" They demanded, as the police sirens grew louder. The robbers pointed their gun at the clerk and shot him in the leg as a warning,"This will serve as a warning to you. If you ever think that pressing the panic button will hell, think again!" With that , they fled.

As the robbers reached the entrance of the bank, two police cars appeared and screeched to a halt, forcing the robbers to retreat into the bank. A group of policemen jumped out of the police cars and pointed their guns at the robbers. "Freeze!" A policeman shouted. Refusing to give up, they went behind the counter, stepping on the injured clerk. They exchanged shots as we ducked for cover, fearing for our lives as one of the robbers was shot in the stomach. He fell down to the floor, toppling over the injured clerk, who was screaming in pain. Seconds later, the other robber fell to the ground after being shot in the hand.

A group of policemen came into the bank. One of them called us to stand up as the others pointed their guns towards the injured robbers who were still moving. Te other policemen stood outside, guns ready to fire, in case the robbers were faking injury. They quickly assured that the robbers were injured. They called for an ambulance and brought us to the police station to take our statements. A policeman called my parents and told them to come to the police station to bring me home. The policeman also explained what happened. I felt a huge weight has be lifted off my shoulders as the robbers were arrested.

After taking my statement, my parents dashed into the room. My parents were on cloud nine to see me alive and not injured in any sort. When they hugged me, I felt a sense of warmth and heaved a sigh of relief. I will never forget this day, March 5th. This robbery will be etched in my mind forever.


Justin Lee





Incessant: Never ending, continuing without interruption or ending.
Valiantly: Courageous.