I’ll finish adding up the rest of what you wanted.”
With a grateful smile in Stacy’s direction, Allie grabbed the clothes and returned to the changing room. It felt so amazing to be out of the clothes that she had to wear for so long. The long sleeved, high-collared, baggy shirts and the long flowy skirts (because showing curves, shoulders, or ankles would obviously cause men to lust after her and sin), all they did was make her feel trapped. To be free of them now felt so wonderful.
Allie left the dressing room in her new outfit and made her way back to the front counter where the rest of her purchases were waiting. She pulled some of the cash she had stolen out of her purse and paid for the items.
“So are you just passing through?” Stacy asked her, “I don’t recognize you from around here.”
“Just moved here actually,” Allie smiled back. “I rent the apartment above the diner.”
“Oh, well then welcome to Serenity! I’m sure we’ll being seeing a lot more of each other in that case.” Stacy laughed and gave her a little smirk, “It is a pretty small town, so we tend to be all up in each other’s business.”
“I’m Allie Kensington,” she introduced herself, “it’s very nice to meet you.”
Stacy put the last of the items in her bags and pushed them all toward Allie. Excitedly snatching them all up, Allie looked back up at Stacy, “Thanks again, so much! I hope to see you again soon.” Stacy gave her a wave as Allie walked out of the store.
Allie was surrounded by the different bags she carried, and it made her laugh. This shopping thing was fun. She definitely saw more of that in her future. Allie started to make her way back to her apartment. It was such an eventful day. And tomorrow she was going to start her new job in her new town. Things were definitely looking up.
Chapter 6
A llie woke up the next morning eager to get started at her new job. To say she woke up early was an understatement, by the time she was showered and dressed in one of her cute new outfits (black jeans and a really funky graphic tee), Allie still had about two hours to kill before she had to leave for the shelter.
With an idea in mind, Allie made her way downstairs and into the diner. She waited for Annie to finish up with the customers she was waiting on, and then made her way over to her. “Annie, can I ask a huge favor?”
“Of course, darlin’.” Annie bustled back toward the kitchen grasping the latest orders for George with Allie following next to her.
“I was wondering if I could use your office computer just this once so I’d be able to order a laptop. I’ll only go to whatever site you approve, and I won’t download or mess with anything.”
“Of course you can, sweetie, don’t worry about it.” She gave Allie her sweet, motherly smile, “You can just go on back. The computer’s already on so just shake the mouse around a little. And the wifi password is written to the right of the keyboard. You can go ahead and write that down for yourself so you can use it when your new laptop arrives.”
“Thank you! I’ll try and finish up really fast.”
“Don’t you worry about it, take your time, sweetie.”
Allie made her way through the doors connecting the dining area to the back and walked down the hallway to the small office area off to the side. She sat down and pulled the chair up to the desk. Like Annie had told her, she rattled the mouse to get the computer to wake up. Once the screen popped up, Allie opened an internet browser and did a search for laptops. She wasn’t very picky. Honestly, she just wanted something that was reliable and preferably as light as possible so she could carry it around. Their old computer at Free Indeed was a piece of crap, so technically anything at all would probably be an upgrade. And the wifi was like a miracle compared to their old dial-up.
Back in Free Indeed, any time anyone was on the computer it always had to be supervised by a second
With a grateful smile in Stacy’s direction, Allie grabbed the clothes and returned to the changing room. It felt so amazing to be out of the clothes that she had to wear for so long. The long sleeved, high-collared, baggy shirts and the long flowy skirts (because showing curves, shoulders, or ankles would obviously cause men to lust after her and sin), all they did was make her feel trapped. To be free of them now felt so wonderful.
Allie left the dressing room in her new outfit and made her way back to the front counter where the rest of her purchases were waiting. She pulled some of the cash she had stolen out of her purse and paid for the items.
“So are you just passing through?” Stacy asked her, “I don’t recognize you from around here.”
“Just moved here actually,” Allie smiled back. “I rent the apartment above the diner.”
“Oh, well then welcome to Serenity! I’m sure we’ll being seeing a lot more of each other in that case.” Stacy laughed and gave her a little smirk, “It is a pretty small town, so we tend to be all up in each other’s business.”
“I’m Allie Kensington,” she introduced herself, “it’s very nice to meet you.”
Stacy put the last of the items in her bags and pushed them all toward Allie. Excitedly snatching them all up, Allie looked back up at Stacy, “Thanks again, so much! I hope to see you again soon.” Stacy gave her a wave as Allie walked out of the store.
Allie was surrounded by the different bags she carried, and it made her laugh. This shopping thing was fun. She definitely saw more of that in her future. Allie started to make her way back to her apartment. It was such an eventful day. And tomorrow she was going to start her new job in her new town. Things were definitely looking up.
Chapter 6
A llie woke up the next morning eager to get started at her new job. To say she woke up early was an understatement, by the time she was showered and dressed in one of her cute new outfits (black jeans and a really funky graphic tee), Allie still had about two hours to kill before she had to leave for the shelter.
With an idea in mind, Allie made her way downstairs and into the diner. She waited for Annie to finish up with the customers she was waiting on, and then made her way over to her. “Annie, can I ask a huge favor?”
“Of course, darlin’.” Annie bustled back toward the kitchen grasping the latest orders for George with Allie following next to her.
“I was wondering if I could use your office computer just this once so I’d be able to order a laptop. I’ll only go to whatever site you approve, and I won’t download or mess with anything.”
“Of course you can, sweetie, don’t worry about it.” She gave Allie her sweet, motherly smile, “You can just go on back. The computer’s already on so just shake the mouse around a little. And the wifi password is written to the right of the keyboard. You can go ahead and write that down for yourself so you can use it when your new laptop arrives.”
“Thank you! I’ll try and finish up really fast.”
“Don’t you worry about it, take your time, sweetie.”
Allie made her way through the doors connecting the dining area to the back and walked down the hallway to the small office area off to the side. She sat down and pulled the chair up to the desk. Like Annie had told her, she rattled the mouse to get the computer to wake up. Once the screen popped up, Allie opened an internet browser and did a search for laptops. She wasn’t very picky. Honestly, she just wanted something that was reliable and preferably as light as possible so she could carry it around. Their old computer at Free Indeed was a piece of crap, so technically anything at all would probably be an upgrade. And the wifi was like a miracle compared to their old dial-up.
Back in Free Indeed, any time anyone was on the computer it always had to be supervised by a second
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