Deidra & Laney Rob a Train Page #5

Look how we live.

Does it seem like things work out for Mom?

What if we lose the house?

What if CPS lady comes back

and the power's still out?

You and Jet would go to foster care.

We would only need a little over 11,000.

I mean, that would cover the bills,

Mom's bail.

She could go back to work,

and our lives would go back to normal.

You said it. We used to ride the trains

when we were kids.

No way. Wait, what?

- I tried it myself and it didn't...

- You what?

- Look, I didn't get caught.

- Dee!

I didn't get caught. I just...

I need somebody to spot me. That's it.

I promise I won't let anything happen

to you.

No, you can't find someone else?

Who else is gonna help me rob trains?

Dee...

Fine.

But it's not gonna work. So...

Yes, it is, glitter bunny.

So how does one rob a train?

Well, there are dozens of different cars.

Like grain cars, oil cars...

box cars.

The goods we want travel

in containers on flat cars.

But the container doors

are locked with steel bolts.

We'll need something strong enough

to cut through them.

The shippers might figure out

a container's been opened.

But with 138,000 miles of track in the US,

they'll never know

where the break-in happened.

If you get caught, don't snitch.

Over here we have the train schedule,

so we know exactly when they're coming.

8,000 and 10,000. And then bingo.

Give me some skin.

We will only work at night

when there are fewer workers

and the neighbors are asleep.

We board the train half a mile

from our house.

We have 20 minutes

before we hit the yard.

Ten minutes to open the container,

five to pick boxes

and three to push the boxes off.

It's funny, right?

Get my backpack.

Oh, my God. I hate you!

The train stops for two minutes

before it goes into the yard.

When we see Mr. Bear,

that's our last chance to get off.

- Hey, wait.

- What?

Are you sure about this?

Sure about...

Oh, you mean the robbery

that we've been planning all week?

Yeah, I'm sure about it.

Okay, but wait. Planning it is one thing,

but actually doing it?

Laney, we are going to rob a train, okay?

Do you wanna bail Mom out?

Because this is how we're gonna do it.

Hey, isn't that one of Jet's toys?

He knows he's not supposed

to play over here.

- That's ironic.

- You know what?

Oh, God!

- Oh, shoot! Go, go, go!

- Okay, okay.

Come on! Come on, we're gonna miss it.

Hurry up!

Go up fast.

Here, give me your hand.

Give me your hand!

Okay.

- Laney, hold this.

- Okay.

Okay.

Go, go, go.

- Oh, my God, I can't! I can't!

- Ready?

- Okay.

- Push.

I guess we'll start at the front?

Yeah.

I got it.

Okay.

- I hope that wasn't expensive.

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