“We’ve already been to like ten stores. I think we should just stop now.” I huffed, trudging behind Jess. She had like five more bags than I, but was still basically running through the crowds of people.
She wouldn’t let us stop for a second, I swear! I think she was trying to kill me. I could barely breath as I rushed after her. We weren’t even on a time limit, but she made it seem as if we were.
“Jess.” I whined. My feet hurt. I had comfortable shoes on too! Suddenly my stomach grumbled. I rolled my eyes as I followed Jess into a store.
“We’ve only been to like five stores, now come on.” She gripped my arm and tugged me along. I groaned, but continued to follow behind her. I sighed loudly as she raced over to a few racks of clothing and looked through them. Jess made a face and glared at me from behind a few shirts. Knowing it bothered her, I sighed again, this time louder. She huffed and dropped the hanger back onto the rack.
“Fine. Go to the food court or something.” I smiled. Victory was mine!
“Really?!” I asked, shocked. She rolled her eyes and nodded.
“Yes.” A smile made it way onto my face and I jumped for joy.
“Sweet, I’ll see you in a bit!” She just waved me off and as happy as I was, I darted out of the store. I hadn’t even known which one it was. I was in and out too fast.
I didn’t even pay attention to where Jess was to know where to come back to find her. I’d just text her or something. It sounded like a good plan to me. I hadn’t been to this mall before, but as soon as I saw a map of it in the middle of the walkways I went over and searched for the food court.
This mall was huge by the looks of the map and it scared me. How long would Jess be here for? The food court wasn’t that far away so I wouldn’t be too long, I hoped that it would be farther away so that I wouldn’t have to go back to Jess’s crazy shopping spree.
I continued on my way, passing by people without caring if I bumped into them or not. I was on a mission and when I was hungry, you really couldn’t stop me. It took me a little while, but I got to the food court and saw all of the stalls.
McDonald’s, Subway, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, etc. They went on and on. I really hadn’t decided what I wanted or anything, but when I saw a certain someone in the Taco Bell stall, behind the cash register to be exact, I rushed over to it.
The line wasn’t that long, but it had a few people in it so by the time I got to the cash register that I wanted, I had totally made my mind up on what I wanted.
“Next.” He called. A smirk crossed my lips and I walked up.
“Um, can I get a 5 bucks box with a soft taco and a medium Mountain Dew Baja Blast?” When he looked up my smirk widened.
“Anya?” He asked.
“Chris?” I retorted. He smiled wide and I couldn’t help, but smile back.
“Damn, you eat like a pig.” My jaw dropped.
“Jerk.” I mumbled. “At least I’m not working behind a Taco Bell booth in the food court.” I stuck out my tongue. He rolled his eyes.
“It pays alright. I needed the job.” I looked away. I wouldn’t know how that was… John and Sarah had all the money you could imagine.
“Sorry.” I muttered, not picking my eyes off of the mall floor.
“It’s alright. Now, let’s get this monster her order.” I rolled my eyes and he laughed. I just handed him my money and then grabbed my receipt. “So, who are you here with?” He asked. I shrugged.
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It's Not What You Think
Mystery / ThrillerAnastasia Wellington is thrown into a series of crazy events when her mother is murdered including being sent away to her father's house to live under his care. Barily knowing each other Anya isn't crazy about the idea, but she has no choice. She ha...
