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Night Shopping

Rachael Ritchey

Night Shopping by Bekah

#BlogBattle 49 “Lollipops”

I rushed into the store to get some groceries before it closed. I headed straight for the chips, then the meat, then the drinks.

I heard someone yell a phrase of some kind, but I just ignored it. Then the lights went out, and I heard doors lock. I grabbed my phone and turned on the flashlight. I turned around and jumped, almost dropped my phone. There was a creepy clown face, so I stepped back and turned the opposite direction.

I realized the store was closed, but I was confused. Wouldn’t they do a check around the store before they closed? Either way I saw some lollipops, grabbed some, and went looking for an exit (the lollipops would keep me calm while I ate them).

I found a door and opened it looking to see if it was a way out, but I heard someone coming. I froze and tried to hide as best as I could. Then when I realized that this room smelled like wet dog mixed with manure and vomit, I put the light from my phone near the door and saw it was the men’s restroom.

I immediately ran out of the room and headed for what looked liked the candy aisle. I ran into a figure of some kind and felt a face. I stepped back and saw the figure get closer. I took the left over lollipops from my pockets and started throwing them one at a time.

Then as soon as I ran out of lollipops I raised the light towards the figure. It was the night security man, and he was holding the lollipops I had thrown at him.
He started to lead me toward the door, but I snagged some more lollipops, quickly.

The man looked at me and said, “How crazy does this job get? Also, how stupid does this job get?”

Then he looked at me like I was completely out of my mind.
I replied with a reasonable answer, saying, “Thank you for your time, sir, and the lollipops.”

He looked at me confused and I quickly left out the door.

Bekah is my niece! 🙂

genre: Comedy/Suspense

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Published by Rachael Ritchey

Rachael Ritchey is a dreamer who believes in the resilience of the human spirit. She never wants to forget we are not what has happened to us or what we've done. She believes we are deep wells of compassion and strength, and when unleashed, these subtle super powers can change the world, even if only just one person at a time. Rachael writes with an eye toward exemplifying these attributes. Her clean but real and true-to-self YA fiction reflects these qualities with daring adventure and sweet romance that almost anyone can enjoy. Rachael lives in Spokane, WA with her husband, kids, and their dog named Hashtag.

16 thoughts on “Night Shopping”

  6. “Stand back I armed with lollipops and I ain’t scared to throw first and run later ha!”
    I don’t know what kinda men’s rooms you been hanging around because that description had me like yep def radioactive mutant werewolfdog men been using it lol fun stuff
    ~B

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