Joe "Catboy" Baughls and the 3am Challenge

Hallucination

3 HOURS LATER

Joe sat in his car once again, now dressed in a fluffier maid dress and smaller cat ears. Underneath the many layers of fluffy fabric, he had a small pack of different supplies he would need to survive overnight in the guitar store, such as granola bars to keep him full and bottles of water. He would be locked in the store, so he wouldn't be able to go over to the grocery store a few doors down.

He turned on the camera again and started recording a new clip for the video. "Alright guys, I have lots of food and water hidden under these layers of my dress. I think this will be enough to sustain me the night," he said, pulling out a handful of granola bars and fruit gummies.

Joe set the camera up so that it would be hidden in his puffy sleeve and headed into the store. Just like it was a few hours ago, there were no employees behind the counter. However, now there was a woman humming a song to herself while she swept the floor. The sound of the bell above the door ringing to signal someone came inside startled her and she looked up to see him.

"Hey, are you looking for a guitar today?" She asked.

"No, I'm just browsing around. I might try out a few guitars, I've never actually played one before."

"Really? Well, we have some that would be great for beginners," the woman said, examining the various acoustic guitars on the wall. She picked out one and adjusted a knob. "This one's good for beginners, it's lightweight, the neck is a good size to find the right frets, and overall, it's-"

The woman looked up to see the catboy was gone. "Sir?" She said quietly. She scratched the back of her head put the guitar back on the wall and continued to sweep the floor. "Must have all been a hallucination."

Joe sat in the quiet corner he found before and turned on the camera. "Ok guys, I'm in the section of the store I found before. The lady working here seems to think I'm a hallucination so I think we're all good. I have all my snacks here with me," he pointed the camera to show all his granola bars, fruit gummies and water bottles lined up on an empty shelf, "and I think this is gonna be a lot of fun. I'm gonna set up my hiding place a little more so that she doesn't notice I'm here then when the store closes in an hour, I'll be all set for the night."