"yes mama. yes. no, not rose gold. yeah they have silver. silver then? okay i got it. bye, ill be home soon."
i hung up the phone on my mother and sighed as i looked down on all the pandora rings infront of me.
i had gotten my mom a pandora bracelet for her birthday two weeks ago and last weekend, her dog bit it up.
so here i am, replacing it with a ring she saw on tv last night.
did i have the money for this? no. but i mean its my mom so you gotta do what you gotta do.
if i told her i was struggling, she would try and work harder to pay MY bills. thats too much on her. when i decided to move out, the responsibility of taking care of myself came with it.
i guess im just a little behind.
"okay so this ring goes from .5 carats to 2.5. what size do you want?", the lady behind the desk asked me.
"uh..the .5 carat..please" , i knew i couldn't afford anything bigger.
"okay! that'll be $399.00. ill be right back with the ring!" she said, walking away. i pulled out my phone and checked the balance on my card.
$297.56
i groaned lowly in frustration. i spent my last paycheck on the light bill and rent. my next paycheck isn't for another week.
i ran my hand through my hair and stood there tryna figure out what i was gonna do now.
i looked the side and saw a girl dressed in baggy all black clothing. she had a black "fuc-12" beanie on her head but i could see some green hair from underneath it.
highlights maybe?
she caught me staring and winked at me before walking over to the back.
it'd be a lie if i didn't admit she was intimidating and beautiful but i knew what ever fantasy i wanted to make up wasn't gonna happen.
the lady came back around with a small velvet bag in her hand, just in time to pull me away from my thoughts.
"ready to pay?" she asked with a smile.
this was gonna be embarrassing
"actually, i cant p-"
*BANG*
suddenly, the store alarms went off. everyone ran out and scrambled as i just stood there like an idiot trying to understand what just happened.
the jewelry store doors pushed open and in walked a group of masked people. all wearing full on black. the same fuc-12 ski masks as the girl who came in before. the cashier dropped the bag on the counter and pushed a red button that was next to the cash register. she then ran out the building from the back.
me being the slow ass person i am, i ran behind the counter at the last minute and hid.
"that was easier than it should've been" , a high pitched female voice said.
"yeah cause they ran out like dumbasses" , spoken by a male voice.
"y'all gon talk until the cops come or take shit so we can dip?", another female spoke, this time in a deeper register.
