"Where are you getting all of this money anyways?"
"People are handing me it and ask me to go to the bookstore 'because I live close by.'"
"Whatever. You came here to see me."
"I told you, I have a girlf—"
"What's your name, handsome?"
"Ugh, my name's Ethan."
"Ethan.... I know an Ethan. My husband's name is Ethan."
"Really? Then why have you been flir—"
"Well, he's not really my husband. I've only just met him."
"Go to hell."
"See you there. Your total is—"
"$7.49. I'm aware."
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Short StoryREWRITING! "Where are you getting all of this money from anyways?" ••• In which a boy goes into a bookstore every day to buy a copy of Romeo and Juliet and attracts the attention of an employee. ••• 07SS 10/29/16 Cover by @formulate