L + E (wip)

dragging her feet along the tiles, she browses the snacks of the local convience store "mary's", named after the virgin mary, the sacred mother of our saviour. she runs her fingers along her forearm anxiously, as a 13 year old would be. alone, wandering "mary's" without the protection of another. scared. the screen door creaks in the breeze, paving the way for any other drug-filled teens needing to please their munchies. her eyes navigate the lacking aisles before spotting her favourites. "tim's original". she grabs a bag and makes her way to the counter. 

"good mornin' ms. lu. jus yur' normal t'day?" mr. malcom, or as she calls him "mr. man", greets her with a big smile. "it sure is sunny out t'day."

"sure is, mr. man. the Lord must be blessin' us this fine mornin'." he chuckles at the long-time nickname. he scans the bag and slides it back across the counter. her coins clink down on the false plexiglass beneath her. the flimsy door creaks once more as he walked in, boots clacking against him. she pays it no mind as her and mr. malcom exchange coins and bills for the chips and her reciept. 

"don't let the door hit ya', darlin'. god be with you." she giggles at the comment.

"you as well, sir. god be with you." the typical goodbye heard around this forgotten city.

god be with you.

she finally turns to scope out who else is itching for something good. his dusty golden brown hair gently trembles from the broken ac spewing hot air at those below, his boots still clacking away. a chill runs down her spine as she bites her lip gently, intrigued by him. he turns to meet her eyes, whispering faint nothings to her, telling a story with silence. she gives him a sweet smile before continuing out. he chuckles to himself and browses the depressing array of snacks. 

"ain't nun good to eat in this hellhole," he mutters under his breath. he settles for a twix and a bag of "dawns' finest" cheddar bites, or crackers covered in a thick layer of artificial orangey-yellow cheddar cheese flavouring powder.

(to be continued, i have horrible writers block rn. this is c&p from my notes lol)