Aisle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Found the junk foods section! I tossed the baseball bat and flinched slightly at the sound of it colliding with a bunch of powdered milk cannisters, creating another awful mess! I then scampered into aisle seven and began looking around for my favorite bag of potato chips.
Vincent trailed close behind holding another empty can of wet cat food in his mouth. He rubbed his side against my leg and gazed up with those big blue eyes of his. I rolled my eyes and pulled out another can of wet cat food from my new satchel which by the way was on sale at Surplus, at 100% off! Since there's freaking no one in here to charge me for anything I take!
Right after grabbing an extra large bag of chips, one liter of coke and a couple dark chocolate bars I head out to the cinema, but before that I also stop by a pizza stand and take a couple slices with me.
The cinema was pretty dark and of course, empty! I could pretty much sit anywhere I want and make as much noise as I pleased, this much freedom to do anything is just a dream come true!
It took a while for me to figure out how to get the damn movie to play, but I managed then spent the next few hours watching sci-fi and fantasy movies. I cannot count how many times Vincent begged me to open another one of those cans of wet cat food. I eventually had to restrict him from eating anymore.
What else was there to do now? I eyed the car sitting at the center of the mall. A driver's license isn't necessary now is it, since there's no one to pull me over for driving without one! But then again, I really have no idea how to drive and am really not too keen on getting injured or dying from a car accident.
With that out of my head I decided to visit the clothes store again. I entered, wearing pyjamas and then emerged a few hours later in a white sweater underneath a pair of red overalls shorts, black tights and some brown laced ankle boots. I did want to wear that animal suit but it was kinda hot in there so I just went with this.
I didn't leave Vincent out on this; the Siamese cat wore a little red scarf around his neck and I attached a new bell to his collar so it'd be easier for me to find him. The poor thing gets a little alarmed and confused whenever it hears the bell.
For the night I slept in those oversized beds with my cat; such a precious little thing! I'm glad to have him around, otherwise it'd get really, really lonely... And maybe even a little scary.
As I lay in bed, my mind began to wander once again. For how long is this going to last? The freedom of being able to do anything without consequences is amazing! Other than that, there's no one else to watch me do it, it's perfect... I rested my head on my arms, "This is the life, isn't it Vincent?"
I didn't get an answer as he had already fallen alseep. I chuckled to myself, tired and sleepy but excited about tomorrow, for the first time in such a long time.
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It was 7 am by the time I woke up. Vincent had apparently already gone to pet food aisle, seeing all this cat food laying around. I frowned at the cat as it gave me those eyes again. Uh uh, I'm not falling for that again!
"That's enough wet food." I scolded him. If he wanted some, he'll have to figure out how to open a can himself!
I got up, had pizza for breakfast then went straight to the arcade. Just like yesterday, the day was spent eating and doing all sorts of things from building a lego tower at the toy store, to dressing up at the costume shop, to making a coke rocket with mentos, to eating all the ice cream, to driving around the mall in go carts, to breaking vases and pottery with a bat at one of the shops, to finally, trying out the jacuzzi of my rich ass neighbor. Heck, I even tried freeing all the animals at the pet store!
A day had flown by so fast and now I'm off to bed... The following morning, it was pretty much the same--more or less. A day came and went, and so on and so forth until weeks passed... I was still the only one in town--or rather, the earth!
I lay on the floor, bottles of milk and chocolate candy bar wrappers lay scattered all around me. I was just sitting there watching Vincent drink his milk while brushing a wig. I sighed exasperatedly--oh and did I forget to mention I didn't have anything on other than my thigh high socks and underwear? Wasn't this what I wanted? To be alone and free to do whatever I want? To finally be rid of those judging eyes that drive me insane?
I had everything yet I felt... Empty. I pulled my knees closer to my chest and opened a can of tuna then just started gobbling it down without a spoon. Vincent gave me that "please, may I have some too?" look. I rolled my eyes and tossed some of the corned tuna on the floor which he immediately ate.
Eventually I grew bored just sitting there so I walked out of the supermarket to find something to do. I walked around for a couple minutes, made a quick stop at the bathroom to wash my face and hands then realised that Vincent wasn't with me. I groaned and hurried back to the supermarket, keeping my eyes and ears out for either the cat or the sound of its bell.
I came across the toppled shelf that was full of powdered milk cannisters, well before I knocked it over. The baseball bat was still there so I picked it up and just brought it with me cause why the hell not?
It was at that moment I froze... Before me was the yoghurt aisle! I beamed and scampered over to it, almost sliding along the floor thanks to the damn socks I was wearing.
I opened the first cup of yoghurt and dug right in.
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This place is an absolute mess! And whoever was here must've had a hell of an appetite! I grimaced at the sight of pizza boxes, candy wrappers, crumbs, empty bags of chips, tuna cans and bottles of milk just scattered everywhere around the convenience store.
Aside from that I also found a satchel full of wet cat food, a hair brush, a blonde wig and some white fur--a rabbit or cat perhaps? But this still meant something, I'm not the only one. I have to find this person, whoever he or she may be...
I hate to admit it but... The loneliness is killing me.