To Trust a Giant

Chapter 7

The trip to the store was less than ideal for Stella. Not only was she hiding out in the pocket of Jason's shirt, but she just kept repeating. 'What have I done?' Over and over in her head. She just made a deal with the devil. A deal that could cost her life. She tried to reason with herself, saying that she had no choice but her mind just kept scolding her. There was no way Jason would let her go, and there was no way he wouldn't hurt her. His nice gestures had to be a trick to get her guard down. This wouldn't be the first time someone did this to her and she refused to be fooled by giants anymore.

Light poured into the pocket and large fingers slithered their way towards Stella. She couldn't help but flinch as they wrapped around her and fished her out. Jason's face filled her view.

"Hey, we're finally here." He said.

"I kinda figured that." Stella remarked. A quick look would reveal that they were in the human aisle of the pet store. There were shelves of different clothes laid out in front of her. Stella couldn't help but stare in awe at all of the clothes. Sweaters, t-shirts, hoodies, jeans, sweatpants, socks, shoes, undergarments, pajamas, and even some fancy dresses were just some of the choices Stella could choose from.

"I don't even think I owned half as many clothes on this shelf." She admitted.

Jason chuckled. "Well, now you can." He placed Stella down on the shelf. "Go ahead and pick out anything you like. I'll just be looking at the supplies." He moved down to the end of the aisle examining the silverware. Meanwhile, Stella just started picking out all the clothes she liked. She began grabbing different clothes, but she mostly picked out long sleeved shirts and jeans. About ten minutes later, Jason strolled back over to Stella.

"Does this look like enough for you?" hey opened his hand to reveal human sized silverware, plates, bowls, cups, a hairbrush, a toothbrush, toothpaste, and shampoo.

"Yeah." Stella nodded.

"Great, you found everything you need?"

Stella nodded again.

"Alright, then let's pay for all of this and go." Jason said. After taking the clothes, he gently lifted Stella off the ground and placed her back in his pocket.

Stella huddled in the corner as she felt Jason stroll over to the check out. She remained quiet as the sounds of the cashier scanning the items could be heard.

"Aww, did you just buy a human?" Said the perky female cashier.

"Sorta." Jason replied back. "Found her last night in a bit of trouble, so I took her in."

"Oh well, we have some human cages over in aisle six." She said.

All the color drained from Stella's face as she remembered the sound of the lock sealing her freedom away. Just the thought of being locked away in a cold metal cage with only an old rag to keep her warm caused her body to tremble. This had to be the real reason why Jason took her to the store. There was no way we was really going to let her roam around, especially after she nearly escaped this morning.

"No thanks, I don't need a cage." Jason said.

Stella's eyes widened when she heard his answer. He wasn't going to lock her away? She couldn't believe what she heard. Why wouldn't he buy a cage? What was his real motive?

"Alright then, your total is twenty-five, fifty." The cashier said.

"Here you go."

"Thank you, have a good day."

Jason walked out of the store and down the busy sidewalk.

"Hey Stella, I was gonna stop at the grocery store so I can make dinner later, what's your favorite food?"