The blow caught Maddy off guard, her head snapping round.  it wasnt hard enough to send her to the floor but it left her cheek stinging.  She glared at the man.  "I can make things easier for you, that was all I was meaning" she said, not letting them intimdate her.  "The safe is due to unlock anywhen" she explained to him, almost like she was speaking to a child.  "I need to be there to input the code before a set time or the safe will send an alarm to the police and lock itself" she told him.  He was an imbecile.  Maddy was a strong woman, but she was aware of the two young women, prime targets for them.  She doubted any would be interested in her, but she would protect Cassie and Toni.  "I will need to get the keys for the manual locks, they are behind the counter." She told them, looking at the girls.<br/><br/>~~~<br/><br/>Toni was so scared.  She shuffled over to Cassie.  She started to sob, unable to control it.  She cried hard, "please, please let me go, please" she begged them looking at the nearest one, "I'm not even meant to be here." She said, stepping towards the nearest, "let me go, you have too, please.."