"I don't have anyone. No one wants me. Not even your stupid bank. Why does everyone keep punishing me? It's not my fault they died." She put her head down on the counter, sneaking a glance at the security guard, who was too interested watching Samantha make a scene to notice Joseph.
The old man put down his newspaper and came out of the office. "Is there a problem here, Gertrude?" he asked.
"I told this young lady she needs an adult to come with her if she wants to open an account. She says she doesn't have any parents or a guardian-"
Samantha reached out to grab the old man around the arm. "Here. Here's an adult. Now let me sign your stupid papers so I can get a stupid account to put money in your stupid bank."
"There's no need to get nasty," Gertrude said. "I'm sure we can make arrangements, can't we Mr. Lundy?"
"Of course," the old man said. He slipped his arm out of Samantha's to put it on her ass. "If you'll come with me to my office, we'll work something out."
The door closed behind Joseph at that moment. Samantha nudged Mr. Lundy away, ready to make her big exit. "I know what you're doing. As soon as I get back there, you're going to call the police and have me taken away. I don't need your stupid bank anyway! Fuck all of you." She raised her middle finger, holding it up to Gertrude, Mr. Lundy, and the security guard as she stormed out of Pinecrest State Bank.
She continued her angry march to the intersection, where Joseph waited with the car. She climbed into the car and then allowed herself to laugh. "You should have seen their faces when I flipped them off," she said.
"I can imagine," Joseph said. "You were totally believable. You even had me going."
"Thanks." He gave her a kiss on the cheek before accelerating through the intersection and out of town. "Well, what did you find out?"
"It should work. The vault isn't much different. Maybe even easier to crack. I don't think they've put a new one in since the '30s."
"Great," she said. "So now what?"
"We wait until it gets dark. There's a motel nearby where we can act out a love scene."
She kissed him and said, "I can't wait."