part of a real home.
When Oddily reached the misses section, she felt frumpy and home-made compared to the racks of lovely clothing. She thumbed through the merchandise and realized all too soon she needed to go to the junior department.
She made her way to the smaller sized clothing and looked through the clothes. Being so small, Oddily couldn’t be seen among the racks. Only the moving hangers gave away her location. Maxim kept his eye on her while he maintained his distance. It was easy to stay unnoticed because of the way Oddily walked around with her head in the clouds.
Oddily still found the clothing too large for her. Apparently, most designers made their garments for girls with a full bust line, so she reconciled herself to the children’s department and stood among the little girl clothes.
“ May I help you?”
Oddily acted shy when a sales clerk approached, “I’m just looking right now.”
Oddily assessed the clothes as either overly cute, the wrong color, or too many ruffles. She glanced up, becoming discouraged with the choice of styles until she eyed the soft green party dress hanging on another rack. She had found something age appropriate and knew she had to take the dress home. She didn’t want to waste one more minute without her new found treasure hanging close to her body, so she took the pretty green garment from its hanger and slipped it on over her old clothes.
Maxim’s head jolted back as if someone had pulled his hair from behind, and looked around to check if anyone caught sight of what Oddily did. He tried to convince himself it was an acceptable way of trying on clothes, and she would take the dress off after she viewed herself in the mirror.
He smirked at her strangeness, but his amusement became short lived when she walked away with the dress still on. She didn’t seem to be aware of anyone else around her, as though she was caught up in her own little world.
For Maxim, the situation concerning Oddily sunk in and he reacted; especially after eyeing the sales girl on the phone. She appeared to be alarmed while keeping an eye on her shoplifter. With several quick, flowing steps, Maxim was by the clerk’s side dropping money on the counter.
She paused for a moment, glancing from the money to Maxim’s handsome face, then asked, “May I help you?”
“ I’m paying for the green dress my girlfriend has on,” he said stupidly, wishing he had come up with a better story.
The girl hung up the phone. “I’m sorry sir. I will need the sales tag before I can complete the transaction.”
“ That won’t be possible,” he frowned.
“ We have a strict store policy here, sir.”
Maxim glanced around, spotting another dress like the one Oddily took. “Would you accept another tag from the same style dress and complete the transaction?”
“ Maybe I should call the manager to…” Before she could finish speaking, the other dress and three hundred dollars were laying on the counter.
“ Sir, you must wait for the transaction to clear, and you’ll need a receipt.”
But Maxim had already left, finding Oddily in the shoe department trying on a pair of boots. They resembled her old, worn out ankle high boots in a drab shade of brown that clashed with her new dress. Maxim tried to remain unnoticed while he moved to the counter and paid for her boots. It was a good thing he did, because Oddily walked away with her new footwear, as if she owned the entire store.
Her next stop was the perfume counter. Oddily started to spray different floral scented perfumes on her wrist and along the sides of her neck. Maxim choked and moved further away when the fumes began to make him lightheaded. Fortunately, Oddily didn’t seem to like any of the fragrances because she crossed the aisle to the makeup counter without stealing anything.
Maxim slipped his sunglasses on to hide from the pretty blonde sales clerk who eyed him while helping Oddily to choose a lip color. She picked out a shade
When Oddily reached the misses section, she felt frumpy and home-made compared to the racks of lovely clothing. She thumbed through the merchandise and realized all too soon she needed to go to the junior department.
She made her way to the smaller sized clothing and looked through the clothes. Being so small, Oddily couldn’t be seen among the racks. Only the moving hangers gave away her location. Maxim kept his eye on her while he maintained his distance. It was easy to stay unnoticed because of the way Oddily walked around with her head in the clouds.
Oddily still found the clothing too large for her. Apparently, most designers made their garments for girls with a full bust line, so she reconciled herself to the children’s department and stood among the little girl clothes.
“ May I help you?”
Oddily acted shy when a sales clerk approached, “I’m just looking right now.”
Oddily assessed the clothes as either overly cute, the wrong color, or too many ruffles. She glanced up, becoming discouraged with the choice of styles until she eyed the soft green party dress hanging on another rack. She had found something age appropriate and knew she had to take the dress home. She didn’t want to waste one more minute without her new found treasure hanging close to her body, so she took the pretty green garment from its hanger and slipped it on over her old clothes.
Maxim’s head jolted back as if someone had pulled his hair from behind, and looked around to check if anyone caught sight of what Oddily did. He tried to convince himself it was an acceptable way of trying on clothes, and she would take the dress off after she viewed herself in the mirror.
He smirked at her strangeness, but his amusement became short lived when she walked away with the dress still on. She didn’t seem to be aware of anyone else around her, as though she was caught up in her own little world.
For Maxim, the situation concerning Oddily sunk in and he reacted; especially after eyeing the sales girl on the phone. She appeared to be alarmed while keeping an eye on her shoplifter. With several quick, flowing steps, Maxim was by the clerk’s side dropping money on the counter.
She paused for a moment, glancing from the money to Maxim’s handsome face, then asked, “May I help you?”
“ I’m paying for the green dress my girlfriend has on,” he said stupidly, wishing he had come up with a better story.
The girl hung up the phone. “I’m sorry sir. I will need the sales tag before I can complete the transaction.”
“ That won’t be possible,” he frowned.
“ We have a strict store policy here, sir.”
Maxim glanced around, spotting another dress like the one Oddily took. “Would you accept another tag from the same style dress and complete the transaction?”
“ Maybe I should call the manager to…” Before she could finish speaking, the other dress and three hundred dollars were laying on the counter.
“ Sir, you must wait for the transaction to clear, and you’ll need a receipt.”
But Maxim had already left, finding Oddily in the shoe department trying on a pair of boots. They resembled her old, worn out ankle high boots in a drab shade of brown that clashed with her new dress. Maxim tried to remain unnoticed while he moved to the counter and paid for her boots. It was a good thing he did, because Oddily walked away with her new footwear, as if she owned the entire store.
Her next stop was the perfume counter. Oddily started to spray different floral scented perfumes on her wrist and along the sides of her neck. Maxim choked and moved further away when the fumes began to make him lightheaded. Fortunately, Oddily didn’t seem to like any of the fragrances because she crossed the aisle to the makeup counter without stealing anything.
Maxim slipped his sunglasses on to hide from the pretty blonde sales clerk who eyed him while helping Oddily to choose a lip color. She picked out a shade
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