𝑩𝑼𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺𝑪𝑶𝑻𝑪𝑯

Episode 2 | The Mall Rats

Eloise was once again behind the counter at the job she hated. It seemed like more people woke up today and just thought that being condescending would get them through the day. It might for them but it just made Eloise want to kill herself even more.

She rested her elbow on the counter with her chin in her palm, peering out into the mall. They were having a slow day which was surprising since half of the towns population is always at this God forsaken mall. The curly haired girl looked across the mall and landed upon a certain ice cream parlor. She watched El's friend, Dustin Henderson, walk in and talk to Robin. A few moments later, Steve came out and all of sudden starting to do this..weird handshake with the teenage boy.

Time went by but not enough for her to go home. It was now the middle of the day, it was still slow but a little bit busier than earlier. Eloise went around, finding discarded items and putting where they were meant to go.

Putting back a shirt, she heard a familiar voice by a mirror. Walking around to match the voice to the face, Eloise smiled when she saw her sister and one of her friends laughing while trying on clothes for El.

Eloise snuck up behind the both of them and grabbed a shirt out of the ones she was carrying, it was similar to the one El was wearing and Eloise thought she would like it.

"What about this one?" Eloise said, startling the two girls as she held up a shirt to Eleven. Her sister smiled before taking a shirt and holding it up herself.

"I like it." She said with a smile.

"Well good, it would look amazing on you." The curly haired girl ruffled El's hair before turning on her heel, the two girls following close behind.

Eloise went around the store with them, helping them pick out clothes they would like. She learned that the red heads name was Max, she was a nice girl and definitely helped El get out of her comfort zone.

Once they were done picking out clothes, Eloise checked them out but they didn't leave quite yet.

"Hey! Do you want to take photos with us?" Max asked with a bright smile.

Eloise looked around the store, there wasn't to many people she was sure that her coworker could handle them. Eloise nodded before being dragged around the mall to the photo place.

The three girls picked out accessories, Eloise deciding on big pink glasses and a cowboy hat. They stood in front of a camera with a photographer behind. The photographer took photos before saying wardrobe change.

The next pose they did was the two younger girls decided to the older one, despite her protest. With El holding her back and Max holding her legs, they did their best to try not to drop her.

After taking all the photos and having them printed out, Max and El wanted ice cream so the group of three made their way down to the only ice cream parlor in the mall.

Steve was behind the counter when we entered the shop. He greeted the three girls, slightly surprised to Eloise for some reason.

"Okay, here you go, you got a strawberry, and then vanilla with sprinkles, then extra whip cream." He said giving ice cream to the younger two. "And finally USS butterscotch." He smiled at Eloise as he gave her ice cream.

The two younger girls laugh while licking their ice cream, Steve had a look of realization cross his face.

"Wait, are you even allowed to be here?" He asked El, Max and El looked at each other, bursting out in little giggles and running off. Eloise was about to go with them before the window to the backroom opened.

"We have our first sentence," Robin looked at Steve before turning her attention to the curly headed girl. "Oh hey, Eloise." She said with a small wave.