Stored Away (Kaplan)

No work and no school meant that today was a day that Marina could do what she pleased. Other than running a few errands for her parents, that is. She had gotten out of bed early that morning after a rather good night of sleep, and got dressed for the day. The outfit that she had thrown together was extremely simple, and consisted of a red and white striped shirt, paired with a plain denim pair of jeans. The shoes she slipped on were black and white, completing the quick and easy outfit.

She headed into the kitchen, got herself something to eat, and then proceeded out the door to get the few things that her parents wanted her to buy from the shops nearby. It didn't take much walking to reach a close by shop, either, as her house was in close vicinity to a large market and shopping area in the District. She had purchased a few things as she went about, all of which were on the list from her parents. With just a few things left to buy, she headed into one last shop. A bell chimed as she entered, and it appeared that the boy running the shop was spaced out. Therefore, she decided it would be best to greet him.

"Hello!" she said, cheerfully. Marina was often nice and cheery towards people, whether or not she was in a good mood, and that day, she was definitely in a good mood, as these were her only responsibilities for the day. On a regular day, she would have had a lot more to do, as it was very rare that her parents let her off the hook with very little to do like they did that particular day.

In the basket that Marina was carrying, she had many different things that ranged from fruit, bread and other foods to a variety of little necessities such as a small sewing kit that her mother had requested so that she could stitch up a hole that had formed in one of her blouses. That was then Marina realized that there was a chance that the boy at the door hadn't heard her.

'Should I repeat myself?' she thought to herself. 'No, if he heard me, he'll say something. If not, I can just look for what I need.'

Marina decided not to repeat herself, hoping for a response that would let her know the boy wasn't spacing out so much to the point he hadn't heard his customer's greeting.

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The boy answered Marina when she greeted him, but it seemed to take him a moment, as if he were distracted or confused. That was okay, though. She understood that. Marina often got distracted or confused herself, forgetting what she was doing or not paying any attention to what was going on around her. He seemed to have been forgetting something. Perhaps it was the name of the shop they were in, because he referred to it as 'my store', which seemed a bit odd. Regardless, Marina let this float on by. She wasn't going to question it.

Hoping that she had gone into the correct shop at that point, the girl decided to ask if they had what she was looking for, and took out a small, somewhat crumpled up list from her right front pocket. She unfolded it and looked at the items that were written on it.

"Excuse me?" she asked, "Do you know if you happen to have any buttons? I realized I may have wandered into the wrong store for this, but I thought I'd give it a shot. I need some for a small sewing project that I'm working on. I just need to mend a few things and I ran out of buttons..."

Marina cut herself off from what she was saying, coming to the realization that she may have been rambling a bit, which often bothered other people. She was told that she'd often go off on a tangent when she was talking, and was told that it was a tad bit bothersome.

"Sorry. I realized I was rambling a bit there." the brunette girl apologized to her new acquaintance. Was she bothering him, she wondered? That could definitely be the case, she figured, but she certainly hoped not. When she bothered people, especially those she didn't know, and even more so when it was in a public place, she was often asked to leave. Hoping dearly that she wouldn't be asked to leave the premises of the nice little shop, she simply awaited a reply from the confused-seeming boy that ran it.


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