Love at First Slice (IN SERIOUS EDITING)

Walmart, Walgreens, and Will

ch. 10 Walmart, Walgreens and Will

After disposing of our trash (there really was no disposing taking place; just shoving wrappers and napkins into the glove compartment), we scavenge our minds for a significant place to voyage to at 3 a.m.

"Walmart!" I proclaim suddenly. "Voyage to the land of Walmart!"

He starts the ignition, not questioning,

steps on the gas and immediately speeds out of parking lot.

I click on the button, the radio bursting to life, turning to the pure pop station. The song Roar by Katy Perry bursts on, and Josh groans.

As much as I despise this song, I desperately want to torment Josh, so I turn it up and sing along, completely off tune.

"AND YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ME ROOOOOOOOAAAAAAR," I screech.

"You're absolutely tone-deaf, Charlie," he laughs and pokes my side. I giggle and blow him a raspberry.

We pull into the parking lot of Walmart, and I click off my seatbelt, shoving open the door and bolting towards the doors. I hear Josh lock his car and jog to catch up to me.

"You seem like you have a plan," Josh says to me.

"As a matter of fact, I do!" I say, quickening my pace. I pull out a shopping cart, handing it to Josh before taking one for myself.

"We," I begin, getting a running start before swinging my legs up onto the bottom rack of it so that I was rolling with the cart. Josh runs to keep up with me. "are going to have a contest. Inspired by a Tumblr post, of course."

I hop off of the cart, stopping it's quick motion just before it crashes into the Crayola aisle.

Josh quirks an eyebrow. "I'm listening,"

I grin. "Okay, so we'll each have twenty minutes. We'll pile as many completely strange things as we can in those twenty minutes, just to see how the cashier will react." I continue walking around the store, glancing in each aisle. "We'll record the reactions of the cashiers. And I'll let you know that time is up with this." I say, holding up an air horn and honking it into the air, creating an earsplitting noise.

"We'll ask a random person to evaluate the reactions. Loser has to do whatever the winner wants. We'll meet by aisle two." I explain. "We also cannot show each other the video, cause it may cause some controversy."

Josh stares at me like I'm a criminal mastermind, then agrees. I set a timer on my phone and we set off.

I sprinted towards the crafts isle, snatching up three rolls of duct tape and toss it into my cart. I swing my feet back onto the bottom rack and roll along with the cart, swishing through the the toys aisle.

I grab a baseball bat then make my way to the hardware aisle, where I toss a tube of crazy glue and a duffel bag After a minute or two of walking, I find a foldable chair and put it in the bottom rack of the cart. I find myself in the costume aisle, where I grab a hockey mask.

I glance at my phone. 4 minutes left. I a panicked sprint, I dash through aisles searching frantically for any last minute additions. I manage to scavenge a bottle of Clorox, wired

rope, and a pair of gloves.

My phone vibrates in my pocket, signaling that time is up. I hold up the air horn and blast it into the air, then make my way to aisle two.

By the time I arrive, Josh is already there, smiling with pride.

"Okay, you look through my things, I look through your's." I declare and he nods.