“ Mit Nachdruck richtete er seine Pistole auf Andrea, die totenbleich hinter dem Tresen stand. „Komm hinter dem Tresen vor.“ befahl der Bankräu...er sie nun wieder ansehend.Andrea rührte sich nicht. In diesem Moment fand ich meine Fassung zurück und erhob mich langsam. „Lassen sie das Mädchen in Ruhe.“ Sagte ich mit seltsam hölzerner Stimme und ich wusste nicht, woher ich den Mut dazu nahm. „Sie ist Auszubildende und erst seit zwei Wochen in der Bank.“ Ich log den Bankräuber an. Dessen Waffe. ” she replied.Quite small in stature, he had grey thinning hair. Tweed jacket and brown corduroy trousers. A white shirt covered a rather large stomach. Not her cup of tea at all. But there she was dressed like every man’s fantasy and she was tottering towards him while he taunted her by waving what looked like money in the air.When she reached him she reached out for the note the old man was waving. “What do you say?” he enquired."Please sir. May I have the note sir?”“You may. But make sure. Inhibitions Gone with the sea breeze and the smoke trailing off her endless supply of lit cigarettes.It was on the third night that trouble ensued. Or maybe it wasn't trouble, but merely the inevitable. I awoke to darkness. The radio-alarm on the nightstand read 2:30. Carla was missing from her side of the bed. I waited for a flushing sound from the bathroom, a faucet signaling running water. None came.Two-thirty became three and three became quarter of four.Carla returned to the bedroom at. .."My jaw dropped. Why would a complete stranger give me a hundred thousandbucks? I'd secretly hoped that Tess would end up raising only about 25bucks and the campaign would be off. But a hundred thousand? That'senough for a small campaign, leaflets, radio air time, TV commercials,... This was serious."He's a crossdresser and a multi-millionaire. He said he was only toohappy to contribute. I might be able to get some more out of him if Iask him nicely. I've got Felicity booking time on the.