Sasha reached in the snack cupboard and pulled out a sad, empty hand. Had she really forgotten to stock up on goldfish? She didn't have any food left, so she knew that she had to venture out into the wilderness, also known as Walmart. Sasha was afraid of people so this would be very difficult.
Sasha started to prepare for her trip. She got on her bulky black sweatshirt, her favorite sweatpants, and her slip on slippers. She then grabbed her phone and a drawstring backpack. She kissed her German Shepherd goodbye and silently slipped out the back door. She tiptoed to the shed, unlocked it, and grabbed her skateboard. She flipped it around in her hands as she walked around her house. She then set it against the fence as she opened her gate, grabbed it, and closed the gate behind her.
She started on her way to Walmart. She skated to the corner of her road, looked both ways, then crossed River Road. She then skated through the gas station parking lot, then through the Sports Pub lot and through the Japanese steakhouse's lot. She then had to carry her skateboard for a little while when she passed the gravel. She then continued on her way on the sidewalk.
When she got to Walgreens, she stopped in and grabbed the cheapest water there was, 78 cents, and a pack of Skittles, you know, a HEALTHY snack. She then went to check out and headed out the door. She was happy with the good deal she got, as she had used her mom's phone number to get Walgreens Points. So she sat on her skateboard for a few minutes and ate some Skittles. The water didn't even taste like plastic!
She got up and put the water in her bag, but left the Skittles in her sweatshirt pocket. She then continued on, but needed to cross the road. This was a difficult task for Sasha as she is a very impatient person. So she stood there for what felt like hours clicking the button over and over again. She even began to make a rhythm with the button, so she began dancing. Someone stopped in their car and asked if Sasha was homeless and wanted money. Sasha was not homeless but decided that she DEFINITELY needed to have the person pay, as she was providing quality entertainment. She was also a bit low on money, so she nodded.
The lady gave Sasha a TEN DOLLAR BILL! Sasha was having the best day!
Sasha then crossed the road, and went down in to the Menards lot, as it was a much more smooth ride than the sidewalk. She went on her way to Walmart.
When Sasha arrived at Walmart, she picked up her skateboard and walked in. She got a shopping cart and put her board in the upper area of the cart. She was walking quickly and looking behind her when she ran right into someone in the tortilla section. This person was bent over reaching for a pack of tortillas when Sasha ran into him. He fell over and landed right on his bag of tortillas.
He turned around and looked terrified. Sasha quickly tried to apologize, but she was so introverted that she didn't know how to. So she did what she thought would make a guy happy, she bent down and kissed his bald head.
He looked up with a huge smile. He said, "I have the name Amelio. What name do you have?"
Sasha stuck her hands in her pocket and pulled out her bag of skittles. She said, "My name is Sasha. Nice to meet you."
"Nice meeting you also." Amelio said, "I am from Columbia, if I speak English is bad. My bad."
"That's okay. Do you want some skittles, Amelio?" Sasha asked.
"What is Skittles?"
"A candy, try some!" Sasha said, then tried to hand him some, but she dropped the whole bag on the floor on accident.
"OOOOOO!" Amelio yelled, "Dulces!"
Amelio and Sasha then attempted to pick up the Skittles, but Sasha slipped and face planted right on Amelio's tortillas. Amelio busted out laughing. Then bent over and sucked up half of the Skittles just like a vacuum cleaner. Amelio got up and helped Sasha up. This was the first person to make Sasha happy in the past years, besides the people that gave her money and checked out her candy.
Sasha then did something different than usual, she asked someone to come to her house; "Hey Amelio, do you want to come to my house and hang out?"
Amelio then answered awkwardly, "DoES tHiS mEAn I hAvE aN aMiGo?"
"Yassss, I can be your friend," Sasha said. Or more, she thought to herself.
"Okay Amelio, let's go get goldfish, peanut butter cookies, AND cookies and creme toaster pastries! Then we can go to my apartment." Sasha said joyfully.
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How Walmart Cures Loneliness
Short Story"Sasha reached in the snack cupboard and pulled out a sad, empty hand. Had she really forgotten to stock up on goldfish? She didn't have any food left, so she knew that she had to venture out into the wilderness, also known as Walmart. Sasha was afr...
