|Highest Ranking in Short Story: #202 (9/30/17|
Melanie Stevens is a judgmental bitch.
Luckily, her new job gives her a lot of people to judge.
"Seriously, who buys a shopping cart full of silly string and cream cheese?"
[A tall, gangly man limped up to the checkout aisle with a cart filled with various types of meat products and a black parasol. His thin frame was covered by a pitch black hoodie and a skin-tight pair of jeans. The man's face was almost completely hidden, but Melanie could tell by his red-stained hands that he was unnaturally pale.]
[Melanie looks at the man with disgust and confusion] "Um..."
"..."
[She hesitantly grabs the first pack of chicken and scans it.] "So...I haven't seen you around before."
"..."
[Melanie coughs and talks with a little more force.] "I haven't seen you around before."
"..."
[Melanie sighs] "Look, dude; I'm just trying to start a nice conversation. Is that too much to ask?"
"..."
"Fine, be like that...220.43. Cash or card?"
[The man slaps some coins into the counter, takes his bags, and limps away. Melanie picks up the dirt-covered coins and inspects them. There was an odd emblem on them. It was some sort of grotesque face with fangs and bat wings. Melanie wanted to ask the strange man about this, but by the time she looked up, he was gone.]
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Time for a long and sorta pointless Author's Note:
I'm interrupting my bonus chapter updates with this Halloween stuff. It'll be a little 3-part thing, so nothing big. I just thought it would be fun to break up the...rather serious bonus stories with something more fun and lighthearted.
Also heads up: I'm starting my actual new book next month, so aside from holiday specials and the last 4 bonuses, Cashier's basically done. So if you see a book that looks like this:
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So yeah, this was kind of important after all, I guess.
