Life Reader by Shea K.M

Author:Shea, K.M. [Shea, K.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Take Out The Trash
Published: 2013-05-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“I will buy you a sturdy pair of shoes. How do steel toed combat boots sound?” Asher said as the trio wandered down the sidewalk, on their way to Saint Cloud on a blustery Wednesday afternoon.

“They wouldn’t match my skirts,” Raven sniffed. “Besides, today I’m in sturdier shoes.”

“Buckled dress shoes are still dress shoes,” Asher argued.

“Yeah, but did you see that ugly bruise they gave Daire last Saturday when she threw it at him?” Aron pointed out.

“Wait, I bruised him?” Raven blinked.

“Heck yeah,” Asher chortled. “His stomach looked like he was turning into an X-Man before Jeremiah finally found some healing cream for him. Totally classic moment.”

“But Asher is right. You’re going to need sturdier shoes tomorrow,” Aron concluded, looking up from the list of necessary items they were amassing for the break in.

“I might have something around from before my relocation. I’ll have to dig deep, and there’s no way I can wear it to school,” Raven said, adjusting her sunglasses as she looked up at the bright afternoon sky.

“Of course,” Aron snorted, nibbling on the tip of his pencil. “Wouldn’t want to blow your already revealed cover.”

“Hey, the kids at school don’t know!” Raven protested.

“Maybe last week, or Monday. But since you started hanging out with us? Hah!” Asher barked, throwing an arm over Raven’s shoulders before speaking over her head to his brother. “Aron, I’m hungry. Let’s stop at Muligan’s.”

“Muligan’s?” Raven blinked.

“It’s the only KQ Convenience store in the area, come on, we’ll show you,” Aron said as the trio crossed the street.

“Wait, it’s Kingdom Quest sanctioned?” Raven asked, hope rising in her stomach.

“Yep.”

“It’s the only place where you can get any decent Kingdom Quest snacks,” Asher grumbled.

“Yeah. Hippies have taken over KQ Headquarters, so they don’t even have a decent vending machine,” Aron complained.

“Where is the KQ city headquarters anyway?” Raven asked as they strolled up to a seedy looking grocery store.

“The town post office. Can you believe it?” Aron complained as the brothers escorted Raven to the store.

“Wait, this is the KQ convenience store?” Raven asked, pulling her lips back in a grimace.

“This is the grocery store that serves as a front for Muligan’s. Come on,” Asher chided as he pulled the doors open.

Asher removed his arm from Raven’s shoulders to stretch as he led the way through the dimly lit grocery store.

There was only one open register, and the cashier perched behind it was grizzled and warty, reminding Raven of an ogre.

Aron waved to the warty cashier as they walked down one of the long aisles. The tiling in the store was a distinct shade of 80’s mustard yellow, and between the dim lighting and the large cracks in the wall the place fairly screamed Black Market.

Raven followed the twins, but she sunk back on her heels when they tried to yank her into the men’s bathroom.

“You have got to be kidding,” Raven said, planting her hands on her hips.

“We’re not,” Aron insisted.

“Come on, Raven,” Asher said. “Don’t you want a Honey Cake?

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