A Little Bit of Joy
"You don't have any money and lost your job, probably at the departmental store down the lane which hires mostly teenagers. Having no money even drove you to steal something 'as petty as flowers,' your own words, not mine. So, that makes you desperate."
I could actually feel his pride crumbling within him, but he tried not to show it and snatched the pamphlet from my hands. I smirked inwardly and he quietly scanned the information, ignoring my lingering gaze on him. Then his piercing sea-coloured eyes met mine, he snapped, "Where's your grandpa?"
"He'll come by in some time, you can sit inside the shop till then," I offered smugly and walked towards the shop where he grudgingly followed me.
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