Page 132 of Mortal Sins

Unfortunately, the breaking of the glass set off a loud and irritating alarm, blaring away while Snod

cursed furiously.

“I thought you turned off the fucking alarm!” Rees shouted over the noise.

“I turned it off for the doors! Not for the windows! Those are hooked into the display cases, and

they’re on a separate circuit!”

“Well, why didn’t you turn those off? Some big robbery expert, huh!”

“Shut up and move!” Snod quickly picked up the desk and hurried through the broken window, kicking

glass out of his way. He loaded the desk into the back of the truck, scrambling to jump into the

passenger seat. “Fucking drive!”

Rees crawled into the driver’s seat, cranking the truck up. As if their night couldn’t be any more

horrible, the annoying happy music began to play over the speakers again. Rees kept slapping at

buttons on the dashboard, frantic as he shouted, “Fuck, fuck, fuck! I can’t turn it off!”

“Just fucking go!” Snod hollered desperately, certain that the police had to be on their way and would

be arriving any second. “Why did you turn the damn van off? I told you to keep it running—”

“I didn’t want anyone snatching it while we were inside!”

“No one in their right mind would steal this wretched abomination! Now for the love of God,fucking

drive!”

“Fuck off!” Rees punched the gas and off they went, Snod nearly flying into the floorboards since he

had no seatbelt to hold him in place. They scooted through the streets of downtown Philadelphia, that

annoying musical tune wrecking any possibility of stealth.

Frantically pounding at every button on the dash, Snod sighed in relief when the music finally

stopped. He slumped against the seat, quickly checking their mirrors and all around them. He didn’t

hear any sirens nor did he see any flashing lights.

Even as they left the city, no one seemed to be in pursuit of them.

Rees broke the tense silence, laughing triumphantly as he cheered, “Holy fuck, that was kind of fun!

Anything else you wanna steal, darling?”

“Not with you,” Snod replied, but soon he was laughing too. “That was the most unprofessional,

disastrous robbery I have ever been a part of.”

“Yeah, but it was fucking fun!” Rees exclaimed, grinning wide. “Oof, gimme my trail mix. I can feel

my sugar getting low. I need something to eat.”