The Neighbor

Safeway

" Come on" He says. 

"Why" I ask again. 

We have come all the way across town to the Safeway for no reason. My mom is staying at Jordan's AGAIN. I was wedding planning waiting for her to come home with groceries. I waited for 6 hours. Everything is ready and planned for the wedding. It's in two days. The wedding servants, as I call them, have set up the church and the ball room. It all looks fabulous. 

Alex drags me into the store. He finds the girl at the counter and she gives him her keys. With that she's gone. I look at Alex very confused. 

" I have a plan" He says. He scoops me up and carries me towards the fruits. I laugh at this. We move closer and closer he pulls out a knife. 

" Are you going to kill me," I ask nervously. 

" No, I would never hurt you," He promises. 

He sets me down in the watermelons. He tells me to stay there and I do. He comes back with an open bottle of OJ. 

" Alex what-" I am cut off by Simply Orange orange juice being poured on me. 

" Catch me if you can," He yells, running off and leaving behind the empty orange juice carton. 

I sneak off to the Fresh Baked section of the store and I stock up on cupcakes. I sneak around the isles collecting honey and cereal. The cupcakes for my own satisfaction. I stalk Alex around the store until he is in a corner, my tan heels clacking against the ground in his direction. He spins around and I pop the lid of the honey. I make my move and honey is poured all over him, cereal topping it all off. 

Then, to my horror, we hear the bell on the door ding. 

" Marissa, are you still here," We hear a man's voice. 

" That's Marissa's boss" Alex whispered. 

" He is going to be soooooo mad," I cry quietly. 

" Shh, follow me." He starts to walk away. 

" Alex I'm wearing heels," I whisper-shout, motioning to my tan heels. He quietly stomps towards me, scooping me up. 

" What do we need," He whispers. 

" Let's just go to Wal-Mart," I quietly scold. 

" Good idea." We run out the door. 

" Hello," The manager calls. 

We get on the motorcycle, he revs the engine, and then we are gone. I laugh, glancing over at him. He's laughing too. 

We drive for about 30 minutes before we see that Wal-Mart is open. I grab our list and we head inside. We start at the back of the store, making our way to the front. I wrap my arms around Alex's waist. 

" Alex," I mumble. 

" Yeah, baby," He replies. 

" Have you ever had a real relationship,"  I ask. 

He turns around to face me," Why do ask." 

I duck my head," Just asking."

" Yeah, I have." 

" Who was she," I blurt out stupidly. Ugh. 

" Amanda Smith," He informs. 

" How long were you together," I ask nervously, grabbing Eggo Waffles and sticking them in the cart. 

" 4 years," He tells me. 

" Why did you break up," Ugh, just stop talking Brooklyn. 

" She got pregnant," My heart sank, he dumped her because he got her pregnant. Just as I was getting ready to slap him, " With Jake Simpson's baby."